Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: mandtra on May 03, 2013, 11:51:47 am
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I'm using the floating frog system , and added the correct amount of sodium bromide for the bank. If your using the floating frog and shocking with di clor .
When you test your water , which one are you reading ? the Bromine , or the chlorine ?
I somewhat understand that the diclor activates the bromine , but i'm reading that with ozone and the frog system , i can run 2.0 bromine and be fine.
How do you know if your Bromine level is low ? When using this system , how often and how much diclor should i add ?
How do you know its not reading mostly chlorine from the diclor and not the Bromine ?
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Why do you want to shock with dichlor instead of MPS (shock) would be my question. While shocking with dichlor works it's just putting more unwanted crap in your spa..
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(diclor)& (frog) Its what they gave me with my new spa. I'm looking for something good to go with the floating frog system , that's good and easy to maintain . Do you recommend only using the frog and shocking with MPS ? if that's the case. How often would i use the MPS ? and how much ?
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Once your bromine level has reached the desired PPM, I would shock with MPS once a week depending on use. Start with like 2oz once a week, I know some will shock 1 tblspn after use per person. You can hit it with dichlor periodically if the PPM of bromine drops. To be honest I never understood why people use the spa frog/bromine at all! My take is why not just use a Nature2 stick with either one tblspn of shock per person after use then Dichlor (chlorine) once a week. Or you can use Dichlor after use then shock once a week maintaining a 1ppm of chlorine in the water give or take, adjust PH/ALK as needed.
The other option is to just use bromine with floater no spa frog thing (nature2) and maintian a ppm then shock once a week. Spa frog to me is a waste of money. It really depends on use and how many people are using it. I do like bromine floaters with large familys and mom&dad not always around or to busy to maintain the chems..
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i'm really a noob when i comes to spas , i'm not even sure what the nature 2 is . We do stay really busy and the kids and grand kids will be using , so i would like something easy to maintain , and keeps the water safe . i currently have a 6 month supply of spa frog , and diclor , and a bottle of non chlorine shock of some type . What do you suggest ?
Though i have had a pool for over 7 years
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The cartridge part of spa frog is basically Nature2 mineral stick. Keep with what you have since you have it, maintain a 1 ta 2ppm of Bromine not sure I would worry about the chlorine reading. Shock once a week 1/4 cup roughly with MPS, boost sanitizer every once in awhile if it's getting heavy use. Watch PH/ALK. Take two asprin and call us in the morning!
Chem geek may chime in with thoughts as well.
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Nope. Nothing to add.