Mustard algae -- SLAM before/during/after new robot?

[senex]

Hi all, I'm in the south, so my pool has been open all winter. I have mustard algae that wasn't killed in my prior SLAM because I followed regular SLAM (didn't realize there was an extra mustard protocol).

My Polaris 280 also broke a couple weeks ago, so the pool hasn't been getting its daily brushing from the Polaris tail.

I'm using the dead Polaris as an opportunity to switch to a robot. I have the new robot in box, ready to deploy. I'm trying to decide whether to Mustard SLAM before putting in the new robot, vs. letting the robot scrub a few cycles before SLAMing, vs. putting the robot in the pool during the SLAM.

I can see benefits and drawbacks of each option. (Robot brushing may help kill the difficult algae, but algae may get inside the robot, and/or high chlorine may damage the robot).

Looking for advice. Thank you --

 

[PoolStored]

I would not hesitate to put the robot in during SLAM. SLAM FC is safe for people, pool and equipment.

I would take it out when you raise to Mustard level.

 

[Newdude]

Regular slam is safe for you, and I don't know you and all, but the robot has thicker skin than you do. Just saying.

And due to that super cool CYA stuff that the industry ignores, SLAM FC has less active HOCL (the harsh part) than tap water. Possibly a few times over. Think about that the next time you're hosing it off. It's worse than SLAM.