Ideal Salt Level Pool Pilot

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What is the ideal level of salt ppm for the Pool Pilot? The manual states 2500 to 3500. Is 3000 the optimum for chlorine production?

What, if any, are the benefits or negatives of running it at either extreme, 2500-3500? I do realize that lower levels produce a less corrosive enviroment and higher more corrosive; theoretically one could use less calcium with the lower number. The second consideration is that bees are attracted to the pool when the salt level is higher. I am told but do not know if it is correct that bees are attracted to salt, from my experience this is true. I can only suppose that they use the salt, as do horses, as a salt lick. Are there any other considerations?

I love this unit, SC-60, it maintains 6 ppm of chlorine and holds it there most of the day in 10,000 gal pool running 4 hours per day at level 3. Level 2 produces around 4.5 ppm.

The reason we go to 6 ppm chlorine is to control mustard and black algae, creating an HOCL as ppm of 0.080 at a CYA of 35 and pH of 7.5.

Any help would be appreciated.