Hey pool owners! How much pool shock do you need to kill algae? It all depends on the color of your water. - If you have light green water or teal green water, it’s a newer algae bloom. Use a double dose of shock to kill it. - If you have dark green water, you’ve got significant algae growth. Use a triple dose of shock. - If you have black green water, this is the hardest algae to kill. Use a quadruple dose of shock. One pound of shock treats 10,000 gallons of water. So if you have a 20,000-gall

Hey Pool Owners! If you’ve got algae in your pool, you need to add chlorine shock to your water ASAP. But how much shock you need depends on the color of the algae. A normal dose of chlorine shock is usually 1 pound per 10,000 gallons of water. If you have light green algae, you’ll need to add a double dose of shock. If you have dark green algae, add a triple dose of shock. And if you have black-green algae, you’ll have to add a quadruple dose. Follow us at Swim University for more pool care tip