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    Is this 'dirt' algae?

    Hello all, we've recently set up our pool again after moving. I keep finding this black 'dirt' looking stuff at the bottom of our pool even after daily vacuuming. Do you all think this is algae? I've been using an algecide that kills all algae for the past 4 days and still I wake up to more of...
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    Mustard Alge problem - please help

    Hello again all, So my pool was great until my SWG stopped working and we developed a mustard alge problem because I was not taking care of the water (boo for me)! Since, my husband fixed the SWG and I keep doing the same thing over and over almost every week - shock with a 2.75 no phosphorus...
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    Copper - Maybe

    Hello All, I opened up our pool about 2 weeks ago to find it green and we accidentally let the cover drop in the pool with all the debris on it! This is our first time having a pool over the winter so it's the first time we opened a pool after winter too. Anyway, I used some concentrated...
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    chlorine question

    I have a swg pool running on a 6 hr timer with my 2650 gallon pump running 8 hrs. The pump starts at about 9am the swg at about 9:15am. The sun is right on the pool daily. My kids were out of the pool for one month. Now that their back in the water &i went back to daily testing, i noticed...
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    Frustrated with Cloudy water and ph level

    Hi, I know that the test strips are great but thats all I have right now so i'm using them. Anyway, my water has been cloudy for some time now and based on my reading, I have been shocking the pool with shock plus but with no results! I have gone through 4 1/2 bags of shock in just over a...
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    Pool Calculator

    Hi all, I've been reading a LOT on this site - Thanks for that! However, I can not get to the pool calculator. I keep getting an 'access forbidden' page when i click any link that says 'pool calculator' - right clicking, copying, and even typing the address in all get the same 'access...