Recent content by Ice2u

Dont drain your pool. This will ruin the liner. And dont worry about putting too much clorine in. I had my chlorine over 50ppm for a week and kept everything circulating and no harm was done. I'm not suggesting that you put over 50 ppm chlorine in your pool, I'm just saing dont freak out or...

I just got rid of a SEVERE case of mustard algae. Here is what I learned. Forget the yellow out type of stuff. That will cost unnecessary money, waste your time, and mess your pool water chemestry up. Unfortunately there are no easy inexpensive ways to do it (because of chlorine prices), BUT...

Ok sorry for the delay. I am officially Mustard algae free (passed the OCLT) and Lilypad was right! Those little balls I have been so worried about are in fact CATAPILLAR CACA! They were hanging out in those certain areas because of pool circulation and I guess their only relation to the algae...

Ok sorry for the delay. I am officially Mustard algae free (passed the OCLT) and Lilypad was right! Those little balls I have been so worried about are in fact CATAPILLAR CACA! They were hanging out in those certain areas because of pool circulation and I guess their only relation to the algae...

I havent seen any catapillars but i haven't been looking for them. We definately have millapedes, centipeeds, catapillars and every other kind of creepy crawly thing. The hardwoods around my pool arent directly hanging over the pool but they are very tall and close enough for anything to float...

SOME OF LAST NIGHTS ADDITIONS So over a 12 hour period these new guest have arrived along with about 200 more. I have a new theory. I have been attributing these to mustard algae because they are showing up in the same cracks and creases. But my pool is surrounded by hardwoods, oak, elm...

For sure on the FC levels. I just wanted this stuff gone and just kept upping the FC and have kept it there. Its has killed off the greatest portion of this stuff but not all the way (at least yet). I'm gonna let it ease on down now, Meanwhile I want to find out exactly what this critter is and...

I apologize for not including more information about my pool. I have a 20k gallon, vinyl pool, sand filter, non swg. And i live in Georgia. I did remove the pool light and there was a large colony hiding there. Other than the pool light there are no other big places for them to hide. It's a...

Its been about 3 hours since I first posted and BRUSHED the liner bottom. I'm at 23 CYA and 55 PPM chlorine and here are my little green friends again just popping up out of nowhere