I have an above ground pool but my regular pool brush doesn't work. Anything else I can use? I'm not even sure yet if it is black algae or just staining yet but just in case I thought I would ask.
pool brush for black algae
- Thread starter Iwilk
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What is a blue "soft scrub" sponge? Is it for pools or just a regular sponge you buy at like a grocery store. lol
Like these. I get a big pack at Costco and we use them in the kitchen... I know I have one under my step, on the edge of my pool. I keep it there so when I am in the pool, I can do a quick scrub of my ladder. It dries out there but is not sitting in the sun.
You can scrape off black algae with a fingernail. If you can catch it, it will turn green when you mash it. Sometimes you'll see green on the pool when you scrape at it, too. It's kind of soft and waxy, it won't be like a stain when you scratch at it.
I guess I should mention, I use a standard nylon pool bush also for the larger sections of the wall but for my ladder and it's black spots, I use the sponge. I also use the sponge on the water line/fake tile area. I scrub a lap around the pool and inside the skimmer body with the sponge. I like to do it each weekend but when I forget...it reminds me (junk builds up to where I can see it).
Awesome, thanks! The picture answered it all, lol! I will do the fingernail test tonight!
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