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Thanks, i bought the recommended leslie kit FAS-DPD but it only measures from .5-5 fc.

I'm shocking my pool and the FC should be around 17, but my test kit only has a scale from .5-5. How do i know if it reaches 17?

Thanks for all of the tips..this "simple and cheap" idea of just using bleach or liquid chlorine sounded too good to be true. This is my last question...i think..if i remove the frog system, is there another chemical needed to keep the CYA at an adequate level that goes along w/ the bleach...

Alright, i see that the frog system stinks and am considering removal but then what? I read about chlorine at "poolschool" and it seems like the only real option is bleach. How do you chlorinate with bleach? Do you need to pour bleach in daily and check levels daily? From what i read, it...

Thanks for the quick reply:) You said the keep the FC at 17 until the algae is dead...how will i know, i thought i killed it after major shocking , brushing and back washing b4 but it came back...is there an average time frame? Also i have the frog system set at 10 (trying to keep chlorine...

Like many others that I've read, I tried to fix my algae problem and avoid posting. All summer I've been seeing green algae groming in spots and simply shocked and scubbed, 2 weeks ago, problem got worse, green covering 1/2 the bottom of the pool (water clear). I read about shocking...