antipode said:
I mean, if that's all it took, then why do they sell so many other products?
Thanks
To make money, plain and simple. :grrrr:
You were Pool Stored. It happens all the time.
In over two years of being on this forum, I have
not seen a single documented case of Black Algae in an Above Ground Pool. It just doesn't grow in them. Plaster pools, now that's a different story. Black Algae doesn't vanish - they are tough little buggers that won't go away without a little elbow grease and a lot of brushing.
You don't have Black Algae.
I was told that I had Black Algae, by a pool stealer, and treated it that way for 3 seasons, before I found TFP. I'd follow the instructions, the stains would
vanish overnight, only to return when the FC dropped to normal levels. Of course the instructions with the Black Algae chem were to
shock the pool....
2 months after switching to bleach, the stains were gone and have not returned. The stains were reacting to the shock levels of chlorine, not the black algae treatment.
I have added nothing to my pool in over 2 years except bleach, and I have zero problems, and never
have to shock.
I suggest you take control of your pool by getting your own test kit and staying far away from that pool store that is robbing you blind.
If you want to clear your pool, follow the instructions in
Defeating Algae, and How
to Shock your pool. To the letter. If you want to spend hundreds of dollars and still have problems, then go back to the pool store.
Return the tabs, and the shock, unless the shock is liquid chlorine.
What was the active ingredient on the bottle of Algaecide?