Quote Originally Posted by bassadict69
I went today to get my tap water tested for phosphates & metals. The guy at the pool store GAVE me a bucket of Sodium Tetraborate. Since it was free, I took it! After thinking about it, the name sounds familiar.

Is this stuff the same as Borax? The brand name on it is ProTeam Supreme.
BINGO

The folks at ProTeam love their borates, it seems to be their panacea for just about any pool problem (except low pH, though that's the only thing I know it works for ) In fairness, I cannot say that their products don't perform as advertised, we just started using/ carrying their line at the end of last season, so the only thing I have personal experience with is the Winter Kit (Results - the same as our regular closing chems - some pools open swampy, some slightly green, and some clear). One last thing, it isn't exactly the same as Borox is sodium deca (maybe penta?)borate... but what's a few borates between friends