green algae removal

I have struggled all summer with this stupid pool. I have learned more about pool chemistry than I would ever want to know. I just cannot keep the algae at bay. I had a beautiful period after a slam for about a week then that’s it. Now I just want to close it but cannot clear it up to close it...

So after a long period of unemployment, and recently getting a job, I’d hoped to save my pool from having been a bog. Got it blue for a while but it was always cloudy and after finally using HTH green to blue (which I shouldn’t have since I have a single Hayward cartridge and not a backwash...

Stats: 33,000 gallon vinyl in ground pool Sand filter - new sand as of May 2024 Located Eastern Shore of MD Last summer, we brought our pool back to life after it had sat for years with the previous home owners. Compared to this summer, it was easy. The pool was uncovered over the winter. We...

Hello! I am new to owning and this is my first time opening one up. I attached some pics of how it looks today after double shocking it yesterday evening around 8pm. I left my pool on circulate since I have a sand filter and didn’t want algae getting stuck in there. I’m not sure if that was the...

Hello, I recently took over the care of my family’s pool. It is green, cloudy, and has thousands of tiny bug larvae swimming in it. I ordered the wrong Taylor test kit which I am going to return, so I only have access to the test strips we already had which test FC, pH, and Alk. My first...

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Hi all, I'm new to pool ownership and bought a house during the winter that has a circa 1995 gunite inground pool. Decided to get professional help opening the pool last week and after filling and losing two inches of water, I decided I had a leak at the skimmer. Searching the internet for...

Today I went out and added Algaecide and Sodium Bicarbonate to a pool, the pool was blue before and just had a few green areas. Now the water has turned green. Not sure why, I listed the chemical readings below: Total Hardness: 250 Total Chlorine: 0 Total Bromine: 0 Free Chlorine: 0 PH: 6.2...

So, back in July I went through a algae problem which I was able to successfully overcome through SLAM. However, since then, I feel like it comes back so easily even though I have been making sure to keep the chlorine over the recommended levels for my CYA and I feel like I am constantly running...

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Hey all, I recently purchased a home with a large 20x40 pool and have ZERO experience in maintaining one. I have read up on many articles you all have contributed and I just have to show you the before and after. The pool had not been taken care of for at least 3 years. This is the first...

First post- Need help! Background: As per routine, had pool guy open our 20,000 gallons, outdoor DE pool 10 days ago, added 10 gallons of chlorine. The pool started to clear and algae sunk/ collected at bottom over next 3 days. Added tablets to the chlorinator. Rained continuously 2 days...

Looking for some algae advice. My Chlorine 33,000-gallon pool's DE filter went down about a week ago. One of the grids had a golf ball size hole that was causing havoc. No matter what I through at the algae, shock, Green to blue, and so on, nothing seems to get it corrected. Every time I go...

Hey everyone, I decided today to take my cover off and check out how my pool water is doing during the winter months...turns out it's not doing great. I have had this winterizing pill in there: Amazon.com : SeaKlear AquaPill AP71 WinterPill Swimming Pool Winterizer Pill : Swimming Pool...

Hey folks. New pool owner here. I’ve learned a lot over the past month from my local pool supply store, friends, and the internet, but still... Couple of questions. But first, the issue at hand: I had a green algae bloom pop up (seemingly out of nowhere) and after just over a week and...