Algae. It’s what a pool service professional dreads. Prevention is the best solution, but everyone knows a clean, clear pool can turn green overnight. A pool professional’s algae arsenal usually includes multiple bottles of liquid algaecides and chemicals along with a skimmer, pool brush, pool vacuum, hose, pool test kits, pool shock, and more.
It’s a lot to carry in a truck, and a lot to lug to a pool. And the bottles leak. But these are essentials – algae must be prevented. Outbreaks must be cured.
While algae is an age-old problem, a new way to prevent and kill it involves much less work, along with less risk of over/underdosing or staining. Even better, it eliminates measuring and pouring liquids into the pool and dosing weekly, all while keeping your hands clean.
FROG Algae Blocker 4Pro is a breakthrough in science that introduces a new level of convenience and a totally different way to prevent and cure algae.
What Makes FROG Algae Blocker 4Pro Different from Other Algaecides?
1. It’s Not Liquid
Typically, most algaecides contain a carrier solution of 40% or more to help effectively disperse the active ingredient. You figure out the dosage and dump it into the pool.
Many require mixing in a bucket of water to distribute around the pool perimeter. It’s a messy job. Along with measuring, bottles of liquid are prone to leak and spill, causing stains.
That’s not the case with FROG Algae Blocker 4Pro. It’s a dry, concentrated algaecide that comes in a prefilled pod. Pods don’t leak, spill, or need to be mixed in a bucket. They fit into the skimmer, go to work immediately, dispense within 24 hours, and can be discarded on your next visit. It makes the job much easier.
2. Eliminates Dosing Challenges
Dosing instructions are on the back of algaecide containers in tiny print and require math. Typically, they say something like:
MAINTENANCE APPLICATION: Add one quart of this product per 50,000 gallons of water every 3-5 days.
Algae Blocker 4Pro pods are different. They’re premeasured to deliver the exact amount needed for algae prevention or treatment. Dosage is one pod per 10,000 gallons – that’s easy math. And the dosing chart is in large letters on the back:
Precise dosing ensures consistent results and reduces the risks of over/underdosing. Overdosing means decreased profits. Underdosing means a possible algae outbreak.
Algae Blocker 4Pro eliminates both risks; profits remain consistent, and algae is prevented or cured.
3. Dose Every 3-5 Days vs 1x Every 6 Months
Are you or your company ordering hundreds of bottles of algaecide, loading them in the truck and disposing empty bottles? Are you cleaning up leaks and spills? That’s the nature of liquids in a bottle – it’s part of the job.
FROG Algae Blocker 4Pro eliminates that. Here’s an example: If you have a route of 10 20,000 gallon pools, you’d need to carry at least 40 bottles of liquid algaecide, just for the day.
With FROG Algae Blocker 4Pro, you’d carry 2 small buckets that contain 18 pods, use 2 pods per pool, with about 16 pods remaining, nothing to discard, and no leaks or spills. Plus, you’d only apply the pods once every 6 months. That’s less product that’s more effective, and less work.
4. Hands Stay Clean
The pod design means no direct contact with the product, which keeps your hands and uniform free from chemicals. The pod fits in the palm of your hand, so it’s easy to manage.
Plus, as a dry pod, no glugging, splashing and no subsequent staining happens. Everything stays clean.
5. No Staining
FROG Algae Blocker 4Pro was designed with 4X StainGuard™ Protection. This product won’t stain, plus it’s a dry algaecide prefilled in a pod. It dispenses in the skimmer within 24 hours. It can’t be spilled or splashed. The formula contains 4 chelators to protect against staining, and it’s been thoroughly tested. No one wants the risk of staining, and Algae Blocker 4Pro’s design removes that worry.
6. The Confidence of a Guarantee
FROG Algae Blocker 4Pro comes with a 90-day Algae Protection Guarantee. While you’ll need to call or email the company, a phone call or an email takes just a few minutes and FROG provides free product to resolve the issue.
Plus, a product guarantee is a selling point, and a reputation saver for you. With Algae Blocker 4Pro, you won’t have any algae issues, guaranteed.
7. Ease of Use
With its straightforward application process, FROG Algae Blocker 4Pro saves time and effort. You can focus on other aspects of pool maintenance. It’s a real game changer when you don’t have to lug, measure, dump and discard multiple empty bottles.
Best Practices
Algae Blocker 4Pro offers numerous benefits. Enjoy the most effective, efficient use with just a couple of tips:
1. Water Chemistry Balance
Like any algaecide, FROG Algae Blocker 4Pro works best in properly balanced water. Maintaining the correct Total Alkalinity, pH, and Total Hardness levels is crucial for optimal results.
2. Incorporating Seasonal Dosing
Some pool service professionals are used to weekly schedules for dosing various pool chemicals. Transitioning to a longer lasting formula could require adjusting routines and training staff.
However, eliminating the multiple bottles of liquid dosed weekly seems like an easy transition. Dosing once every six months with a prefilled dry pod is so much easier. Especially if it means less risk of over/under dosing and taking less time to apply the products. Plan ahead, train your staff and you’ll enjoy the best results.
Innovation – Would You Try Something New?
A focus group at the International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo in November 2024 included pool service professionals from nine companies, large and small, from five states. These professionals saw a presentation on FROG Algae Blocker 4Pro, learned it’s benefits, how to use it and asked questions.
Overall, they were very much in favor of its practical benefits. One said, “Anything that makes it easier for techs, I’m all for it.”
A few others commented on its simplicity, saying, “It’s simple and easy for the techs,” and “I like the ease of dispensing.”
What’s Your Algae Management Plan?
If you’re taking care of pools, you’ve got to have a plan for reliable algae protection. Copper-based algaecide dates back to 1904, and most are still in use today. Now, more than one hundred years later, FROG Algae Blocker 4Pro represents a shift in approaching algae management. It’s the easiest, most efficacious, and efficient algae protection. It’s about time for something new!
Algae Blocker 4Pro won the People and Experts Choice for the Service Product Award at the 2024 International Pool Spa Patio Expo.
