Good action Bryce.
I certainly agree that keeping conditions as Cavan mention will keep algae in control and all of us knows, but, lets face it, most of us have had algae problems some time, so this is a very controlled and monitored experiment driven by hoppy and I am sure he doesn't want to damage any plant of animal in his aquarium.
The chemicals used are known, there are reference of what these can do, and so it is a controlled test within parameters that theorically wont affect any living critters.
I think this is a great experiment conducted by hoppy and there is a lot to win with it. Someone may disagree but do your observations keeping limits.