Hey pool owners! How much pool shock do you need to kill algae? It all depends on the color of your water. - If you have light green water or teal green water, it’s a newer algae bloom. Use a double dose of shock to kill it. - If you have dark green water, you’ve got significant algae growth. Use a triple dose of shock. - If you have black green water, this is the hardest algae to kill. Use a quadruple dose of shock. One pound of shock treats 10,000 gallons of water. So if you have a 20,000-gall

Hey Pool Owners! Are you adding the wrong amount of shock to your pool? A regular dose of chlorine shock is 1 pound per 10,000 gallons of water. But if you’ve got algae starting to form in your water or your combined chlorine levels are high, you’ll want to double that. And if you’ve got serious issues like dark green water, you’ll need a triple dose. Shocking with a regular dose once a week can help prevent these problems in the first place. Follow us at Swim University for more pool care tips

Hey Pool Owners! Are you damaging your pool liner by using shock? Any chemical that clumps on or around your pool liner can damage it. So if you’re using shock, consider pre-dissolving it in a bucket of water. Then add it to the pool by slowly pouring it around the edges. This will help reduce the risk of bleaching your liner. Follow us at Swim University for more pool care tips throughout the year. . . . #pool #poolcare #poolmaintenance #poolchemistry #swimuniversity #dyk #helpful #tips #poolti