Recent content by shannonij

A friend of mine is having so many problems with her pool. I told her that I would ask for help. She had algae, black algea, and, in my opinion ,mustard algae. On Friday night she completely drained her pool. She power washed everything. She was told by several "pool people" to do this...

Thank you so much for your help and your response. Well, today I got in my pool I took one of those Mr Clean white sponges and with a lil elbow grease rubbed all of the "black stuff" off. I dont know if you can rub algae "off" with a sponge but I did. I will watch and see if anything returns...

I have returned from Leslies and I have my test results.... FC 5 PH 7.3 TA 90 hardness 175 CYA 40 Phosphates 300 Thanks for your help.. What a great site Shannon Jordan IG gunite 24,000 gallons Clear water SWH (hopefully working Tuesday) DE filter

Hi ya'll!! I have been lurking on this site for months, reading Everything. My husband says I am obsessed. It is kind of ironic that this morning I ordered the test kit. This afternoon I went for a swim and I have small black spots (about 20) on the side of my pool wall. My husband and I...