Anyone else have a bromine pool

[swreeder]

I was using bleach for my bromine activator and it worked well.

However, I just was able to buy 100lbs of super sock it powder shock, which is nothing more than powdered bleach.

I got it for less than the cost of regular bleach and will use it till gone then go back to standard bleach.

[waterbear]

The biggest drawback to bromine, besides the higher cost, is that it cannot be stabilized against UV light so if your pool gets a lot of sun it can be diffucult to maintain proper sanitizer levels compared to chlorine. Also, bromine is a known sensitizer and many more people exhibit allergic reactions to it than to chlorine.