SCIENTIFIC NAME/TYPICALLY PACKAGED AND SOLD AS: Some pool owners refer to chemicals by their "scientific name" while other pool owners refer to these same chemicals by the name they are "typically packaged and sold as." The following table is a cross-reference:

Scientific NameTypically packaged and sold as
Hypochlorous AcidChlorine Gas
Sodium HypochloriteLiquid Chlorine
Dichlor*Granular Chlorine
Tichlor**Chlorine Tablets
Cyanuric AcidConditioner
Stabilizer
Calcium HypochloriteShock (chlorine-based)
Lithium HypochloriteShock (chlorine-based)
Potassium PeroxymonosulfateNon-chlorine Shock
Sodium Bisulfate***pH Decreaser
pH Minus
Sodium BicarbonateAlkalinity Increaser
Alkalinity Up
Alkalinity Plus
Sodium CarbonatepH Increaser
pH Up
pH Plus
Calcium ChlorideHardness Increaser
Hardness Up
Hardness Plus
AlgistatMaintenance Algaecide
Preventative Algaecide
AlgaecideVaries due to types of algae
*Consult your local pool professional
CoagulentClarifier
FlocculentClarifier
Floc-and-Vac
Drop-and-Vac
Metal Sequestering AgentMetal Out
Stain and Scale
*The actual scientific name for Dichlor (Granular Chlorine) is Sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione.
**The actual scientific name for Trichlor (Chlorine Tablets) is trichloro-triazinetrione.
***Sodium Bisulfate lowers both pH and Alkalinity.


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