First time algea problem

[CarlD]

I wish I read this before I just dumped 32oz of poly quat into my 24k gallon pool. Why do you say it will make my problems worse?

You should have kept reading. Two sentences later I wrote:

"Even the only algaecide we recommend, Polyquat 60%, is not recommended to KILL algae, but only to prevent it."

As Chem_Geek said, the worst it will do is lower your FC to about zero and then you'll have to boost it again.

OTHER algaecides are the problem. They foam or add copper or do all sorts of unpleasant things that make your situation worse. Polyquat doesn't do any of those. Plus it doubles as a flocculant to help clear out the fine stuff that passes through the filter.