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Thank you for this thread!

Vermiculite. Brushing makes it lighter but brushing does not make it go away completely. Pouring Shock right on it makes it disappear …did that a couple hours ago so we will see if it comes back. My husband said he has to do something else to it as well. I did order the pro test kit for $150.

We poor shock right on it and it goes away but next day it’s back.

So, I can test this by putting a Cacium Supplement tablet on it?

First, thank you for your reply. We believe the gunite is cracked which may have occurred when we had a new bulkhead put in. It’s clay and sand around here so there was most likely some shifting. In a few years we will most likely need a new liner and then hopefully repair the gunite but in the...

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I the crack is not the liner …no leaks…we believe it’s a settlement crack under the liner and algae gets in there. We keep making adjustments to chemicals and it seems to be getting lighter but not completely gone. I plan to order the $150 recommended test kit. I will be reading your links...

I’m very new at pool care. My husband takes care of the pool. This year he is struggling with what he believes is algae (goes away when shock is put on it, but then returns) that seems to have settled on the pool floor in the shallow end. We have a vinyl liner (28 year old Gunit in ground pool...

I’m very new at pool care.