Yellow at bottom of pool

Oscar477 · Jul 22, 2016

Hi everyone. Hope summer is going well for all. My pool is crystal clear, but We just noticed a bit of yellow dust in a few spots. I'm assuming it's alge. Not sure what to do at this point since it's Friday and we have a hot weekend coming up here in the northeast and don't want to slam to like Sunday Night. I'm thinking of Putting some DE in my sand filter to help get out what's in there. Am I playing with fire?
Here are my numbers. Thanks

Ph-7.5
FC-7
CC-1
TC-8
TA-80
CYA-30

Texas Splash · Jul 22, 2016

Because you see something "unknown" at this point and your CC is elevated, I would perform an overnight (OCLT) test just to be safe. Hopefully it's just some dust pr pollen of some type because if you always keep your FC that elevated (with a CYA of 30) it would seem difficult for algae to grow. Still, you never know which is why the OCLT might be a good choice for now. Let us know how it turns out.

Oscar477 · Jul 22, 2016

Thanks Splash. Will do the OCLT test. BTW My wife just told me she just wiped up a bunch of "Yellow Pollen" off the furniture on our screened porch. Hope that's all it is.

zea3 · Jul 22, 2016

Odds are it is pollen. It should vacuum up for you. You may find yourself needed to vacuum more often until whatever is throwing pollen is finished.

Oscar477 · Jul 23, 2016

I did the OCLT test last night and had no drop in chlorine. Yahoo! I guess it is the pollen. Wow. If it weren't for this site I'd be driving myself nuts trying to get algae out of the pool. Oh and the DE trick works wonders.
Thanks for the help.
Oscar

PAGirl · Jul 23, 2016

Don't forget to brush regularly! It helps!

duraleigh · Jul 23, 2016

Pollen in NY in late July?

Oscar477 · Jul 23, 2016

Yes that's what thought. I'm thinking it's the giant shrubbery landscaping we have right near the pool and porch.

PAGirl · Jul 23, 2016

The pollen I had in late May/early June tended to bind together and look very fibrous when not vacuumed out right away. It was also on my cover, my car, and all of our patio furniture. When it clumped together in The water , you could easily pick it up with your hands.