I am new to this. I have had Intex above ground pool 16 by 32 for four years.
This is my 3rd algae incident. The first time I relied on the pool expert to guide me. I did what he told me, and poured muriatic acid in the pool and then the next day had to add many pounds of baking soda. It worked.
The second time, I tried the muriatic acid but it didn’t work so I relied on another so called expert and he did the flocculant. Dropped it to the bottom. He vacuued out
once . That was last year at the end of the season. He closed with the pool being filthy. I must say that is the first time the pool was not clean when closed for the winter. It hasn’t been right since, continued green stuff on bottom. So called expert told me it was dead algae.
I started researching and here I am. No longer relying on the so called experts and unreliable strips. The strips told me I had no stabilizer in the pool. I added stabilizer and now it is at 100. I am draining my water. I am wondering, how much do I drain. The algae continues to flourish. I am trying g to get ready for a slam when I get a reliable test kit on Monday. Not sure what I am looking for but support guidance. This pool is so important to me and it’s really sad to see it so green and knowing it’s going to stay that way for awhile.
I have worked hard not necessarily smart at keepingMy pool clean. I brush just about daily, vacuum with a robot daily and Make sure It had chlorine tabs in it at all times (except when I had Covid and didn’t do anything for a week). Yup that was the first algae breakout.
Feeling lost and hopeless, and just maybe this site can help take the green out of my life.
This is my 3rd algae incident. The first time I relied on the pool expert to guide me. I did what he told me, and poured muriatic acid in the pool and then the next day had to add many pounds of baking soda. It worked.
The second time, I tried the muriatic acid but it didn’t work so I relied on another so called expert and he did the flocculant. Dropped it to the bottom. He vacuued out
once . That was last year at the end of the season. He closed with the pool being filthy. I must say that is the first time the pool was not clean when closed for the winter. It hasn’t been right since, continued green stuff on bottom. So called expert told me it was dead algae.
I started researching and here I am. No longer relying on the so called experts and unreliable strips. The strips told me I had no stabilizer in the pool. I added stabilizer and now it is at 100. I am draining my water. I am wondering, how much do I drain. The algae continues to flourish. I am trying g to get ready for a slam when I get a reliable test kit on Monday. Not sure what I am looking for but support guidance. This pool is so important to me and it’s really sad to see it so green and knowing it’s going to stay that way for awhile.
I have worked hard not necessarily smart at keepingMy pool clean. I brush just about daily, vacuum with a robot daily and Make sure It had chlorine tabs in it at all times (except when I had Covid and didn’t do anything for a week). Yup that was the first algae breakout.
Feeling lost and hopeless, and just maybe this site can help take the green out of my life.
