We are in our second season as aboveground pool owners (Intex Ultra 12x24 SWG). Last year we have beautiful crystal clear water until the end of the season, when we got algae and never could get it back, even following the SLAM instructions here. We ended closing it early. This year we opened it very early and it has been beautiful and clear for a month. But we got busy last week and no one used the pool for 3 days, and it's covered. It rained a few times. And it got hot out. Water temp suddenly spiked and was in high 80s. And apparently my husband turned off the filter for some reason and forgot to turn it back on. I had been checking the chlorine and pH daily.
We very suddenly had a green pool.
When I checked levels, FC was 2.5 and CC .5. CYA was 80 and pH was 7.5. I'm confused about getting algae when we still had good chlorine and pH? I guess with water temps getting high and the water not being circulated and filtered that did it?
We added shock and the next day algae cure. No change. FC now 7.5 but CYA dropped to 35 overnight!
We are getting ready to leave town for a month so I'm freaking out that we will have to leave and come home to an unusable pool.
My neighbor says to add baking soda and CA and wait 3 days. Ideas? Our pool is about 8000 gals.
We very suddenly had a green pool.
When I checked levels, FC was 2.5 and CC .5. CYA was 80 and pH was 7.5. I'm confused about getting algae when we still had good chlorine and pH? I guess with water temps getting high and the water not being circulated and filtered that did it?
We added shock and the next day algae cure. No change. FC now 7.5 but CYA dropped to 35 overnight!
We are getting ready to leave town for a month so I'm freaking out that we will have to leave and come home to an unusable pool.
My neighbor says to add baking soda and CA and wait 3 days. Ideas? Our pool is about 8000 gals.