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    Nightmare black algae

    So I managed to get a sample of water via 2 different carriers to a shop that would analyse water for me , this is all I got back ! And they talked them out of buying chlorine as it was a salt pool :( is anything any info any more use , 5 more hours in the pool scrubbing algae in the hope there...
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    Nightmare black algae

    Thanks Casey , Would the calcium buildup feed the algae ? Certainly seems to work that way ! It was the first dose of calc hypo it had ( ever I think ) and I'm not convinced I used enough , apparently there are different strengths available so it might be a weaker concentrate than I'm used to...
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    Nightmare black algae

    Hi Dave , thanks for the reply, I had read other articles on this and feared this sort of scenario , couple of things that I can't find definitive answers to ; when adding to chlorine , hypo or liquid chlor , can I run the filter ? With a normal pool I would always run it constantly and be keen...
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    Nightmare black algae

    Hi guys , having a bit of a nightmare with black spot algae in a salt pool that's not mine but trying to clear it up before I leave , when I got here it looked like a carpet of algae on the walls but dose of calcium hypochlorite followed by 3 days with a dive mask and a hand scrubbing brush and...