Skimmer Socks vs Knee Highs

[cinbia12]

Never thought about using skimmer socks, but after reading the posts last night decided to give it a try We have been battling what looks like dirt for the past week, putting the sock on the skimmer it is definitely algae. We changed the sock (rinsed them out) atleast 4 times this afternoon and boy was there a lot of green stuff in there each time. So we will add more polyquat and keep the chlorine high.

[Sumo1]

I've never used it, but from what I've read here, polyquat is only a preventative and will not aid in killing the algae. I had an algae bloom last week after a lot of dirt and organic stuff washed into the pool during a torrential rain. Just use bleach to boost your CL level to about 25-30ppm and keep it that way for 2 or 3 days while running the filter 24/7 until all the algae is dead and gone. Then resume using polyquat if you want to, or just rely on bleach to keep it away. That's all I ever have needed except for the unusual occurance I had last week. Just keep swimming,swimming,swimming.....
Hal