I understand the frustration. The danger is, and we see this a LOT, that your frustration will drive you to "JUST DO SOMETHING" expensive and often useless that sometimes even makes things worse! Pool stores live for those moments in pool owner's lives, because they add immensely to the profit margins (and most pool stores aren't doing all that well, thanks to salt systems).
Regarding the 1" tabs, can you look on the label, and see what the chemical ingredient in those tabs is?
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