Love2swim,
If you take the time to read all the info that you can on www.poolsolutions.com and then read all the stickies in this forum you will learn that taking care of a pool IS easy and inexpensive once you know what to do. The biggest expense you will have is for a GOOD test kit such as the one sold on poolsolutions or a Taylor k-2006....the poosolutions kit is a better 'bang for the buck'
Your floatron is putting copper into your pool. The same results can be achieved with a $15 dollar bottle of copper algaecide. The Floatron instructions say that you still need to maintain normal chlorine levels. A properly chlorinated pool will NOT get algae nor get cloudy. Why don't you do yourself a favor and also save money in the process and learn how to properly care for your pool. I am saying this to help you out. I work in a pool store and sell copper/silver units but I do NOT recommend them.