Hello all, I'm in need of major advice. I've been a pool owner for 2 years now and done all of the maintenance myself, but I'm at a point to where my pool is in a very poor state and I don't even know where to start to get it back in shape. I battled some yellow algae throughout 2020 and started having a small black algae problem late summer. I got sick w/ COVID in August and the pool went untouched for most of the month. The black algae really spread and the water went green. Once I was back on my feet, I shocked the pool heavily (it literally had zero chlorine in it when I started). Chlorine levels read great after that, but the water was still green. Local pool store ran my water and said I had copper in the water, likely due to the algaecide I was using to kill the black algae. I followed their instructions to no avail. This was back in Sept-Oct timeframe. Well, I got frustrated and pretty much gave up. I have not touched my pool, except for clearing skimmers, for the last 2 months. So it's green and yucky and I'll likely see black algae if I can get the color cleared up.
I'm willing to call a pro in if this is too big for myself to get squared away. I'm willing to do the work, but I really have no idea of where to even start. Advice would be much appreciated.
I'm willing to call a pro in if this is too big for myself to get squared away. I'm willing to do the work, but I really have no idea of where to even start. Advice would be much appreciated.