Algae nightmare help!!

[vmbp]

Algae bad after winter new cover mesh safety...16 x 32 inground
Have not started filter yet..afraid will clog??
What do I do. Never had this problem before. Pool is 30 yrs old
Never an issue with black solid cover and old water bags...

 

[ajw22]

Welcome to TFP.

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[kul]

Some more reading. And don’t forget you’ll need a test kit to do the slam
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[9753]

Algae bad after winter new cover mesh safety...16 x 32 inground
Have not started filter yet..afraid will clog??
What do I do. Never had this problem before. Pool is 30 yrs old
Never an issue with black solid cover and old water bags...

I also have a permeable safety cover for my pool as a couple others have and it was swampy black-green upon opening. I inherited the pool and so I don't know what it was like opening with a standard tarp-like impermeable cover, but I'm thinking that using one of those might solve my opening woes by preventing all the wintertime rain dilutions and phosphate seeping in. Any others can corroborate?