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Q: When filling your pool with fresh water do you need to shock it or just chlorinate it?
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How many pool tabs to shock chlorinate a well?

depends on how deep your well is and how high the water is in it


How do you get the green out of your salt water pool?

go to your local dealer and purchase a bag of pool shock in one hour it will be clear again If your controller has a Shock or Super Chlorinate setting then put it in super chlorinate and run the filter. You should also add sone algeacide and maintain it.


Why do you chlorinate water?

Kills bacteria and harmful organisms.


Why would you need to use an extremely large amount of shock treatment or chlorine in an above ground pool?

It does not matter if it is an inground or above ground you need to super chlorinate to kill the bad things in the water that you can not see with the naked eye, and have sparkling water the sun will consume or remove the chlorine from the pool if you shock your pool, do it at night when everyone is finished swimming for in the morning you can let people back into the pool to enjoy the clean water, some people just find it easier to just super chlorinate their above ground pools or shock because of the small amount of gallons of water to treat you need to keep the chlorine level up, for if you do not you are asking for problems.


What happens if someone put fresh water fish in saltwater?

it would eventually shock the fish and kill them


Can Saltwater Minnows Live In Fresh Water?

If the fish are an Estuarine species it is possible that they could be slowly and gently converted to live in fresh water. They would however die of shock if they are taken from salt water and suddenly placed in fresh. If they are true marine fish from the Ocean, then they will never live in fresh water no matter what you do.


How do you make a pool uncludy?

Test the water, then adjust your Ph to about 7.2. Then chlorinate.


Why chlorinate the community's water?

Chlorine is a highly efficient disinfectant and is used to kill disease-causing bacteria in our water.


How do you chlorinate a water well?

To chlorinate a water well, you can mix chlorine bleach with water and pour it down the well. Let it sit for several hours or overnight, then flush the system by running water from all faucets until the chlorine odor dissipates. It's important to follow safety guidelines and local regulations when chlorinating a water well.


When filling up a turtle's tank should you wait for it to heat up before actually putting the turtle in?

I've read that it was a shock to put them in colder water when they were just in warm water. All you have to do is simply replace the water with the same temperature as the original water.


How does one stock koi fish into a fresh and what happens after that?

do some research on them, water temp is the most critical thing for fish, if you place a fish into a cold water system from a warm water system they will go into shock,


What is filling but fat free?

WATER!It is filling and has no calories.