A stupid "old bee" question

[Rangeball]

You probably also stay ahead of your pool.

Miss a day or two and see what happens.

[waterbear]

Also realize that most state Health Departments now require a minimun of 2 ppm FC in a pool with no stabilizer because of recent research on kill times of some water borne pathogens. It's not just algae that you want to keep out of your pool.