What is a phosphate?

Algae develop with three things: warm water, sun, and phosphates. Phosphates are basically algae food. They come from a construction project that puts dirt in the pool, an animal that jumped in, or even too much sunscreen/ body oil in the pool. Wright Water Pool takes care of this problem by offering a seasonal program called PhosFree. We add a phosphate remover to the pool every week to combat algae food development during the warmer months.