How Quats and Polyquat Algaecides work.

[Lenny]

I don't understand the fuss over this thread.

It may not be of interest to everyone but, then, most threads aren't.

[haze_1956]

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Thank you Dave, that was much appreciated.
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[PoolDoc]

I don't understand the fuss over this thread.

It may not be of interest to everyone but, then, most threads aren't.

It's always a judgement, as to how to moderate the PoolForum. In the end, it comes down to my judgement. I won't even begin to claim that the way I do it, or see it, is the BEST way.

But it's the nature of forums to drift off topic. And when that happens, their value is diminished their value, especially for newbies.

The original post had two features that caused me to move it.

First, it was theoretical, and didn't reflect a current problem, needing a solution. This time of year, it's nearly impossible to respond to all the immediate questions, and it's really not (in my opinion!) the right time of the year for speculative discussions.

Second, it addressed a chemical that is almost always a 'second-best' answer. In other words, there's almost never a pool situation where linear quats are are the best available tool. Consequently, I tend to view dicussions of how linear quats work, or how to optimize their use, as a bit of a waste of time. It's sort of like trying to figure out how to get good results sending a photo by fax, when email's available, and the photo can be sent instantly with no loss of resolution by email. There are ways to improve fax resolution . . . but why bother if you've got email?

The only time I can think of, where "linear quats" are the best answer to a pool question is on PHMB treated pools. But, if a pool's on PHMB, they've got worse problems than quats can solve.

Anyhow, for better or worse, that's the way I saw it.

[CarlD]

China Shop seems such a great, ironic name:
"You break it, you own it"

But really it's "a bull in a....."

Here's where you can BE a bull without fear of what you break.

And wherever there's a bull, there's BS!

So once this went to the China Shop, the discussion can be freer. And less relevant to most.

[Lenny]

Thanks for the explanation, Ben. The move originally seemed a bit heavy-handed to me but now I understand the logic.

[brent.roberts]

I went and read the link to Heidi's thread and recall that she had another thread going as well ... and if memory serves me correctly the bottom of the pool was lined with debris which she did not get out for quite a while.

That being said, ( or recalled ) if the killing of the bloom and clearing of the pool co-incided with the addition of the polyquat, then it is possible that the polyquat is being given too much credit for the result.

Darned computers will crash and make us rely on grey matter. I'd love to have re-read her whole thread. Seems to me it went on for a long time last year, and then another 2 weeks this year. You gotta wonder.

[haze_1956]

Well, it seems some testing has begun.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=3108

Science Marches On !!!!!