Hello!
Our home and pool are located in the woods of deep East Texas We are constantly scooping out frogs, turtles and other small wildlife that make their way up from the woods and surrounding ponds on the property. We also remove many, many leaves and seed-like particles or pine needles. It seems like there is always something floating on top, even when the water is clear. Because of this (I think!), we are struggling to keep black algae spots out of the pool. It's rarely green, just very dark blackish spots that seem to grow into the plaster.
We currently have a salt chlorine generator. I've recently heard that pools surrounded by wooded areas might be better off with traditional chlorine tablets. This will begin our 4th summer with this pool and most likely the cell will need to be replaced in the near future. Does anyone have advice on converting to chlorine tablets? Would this have any impact on the black algae? Does anyone have tips for removing black algae aside from chiseling it out????
Thanks!
Callie
Our home and pool are located in the woods of deep East Texas We are constantly scooping out frogs, turtles and other small wildlife that make their way up from the woods and surrounding ponds on the property. We also remove many, many leaves and seed-like particles or pine needles. It seems like there is always something floating on top, even when the water is clear. Because of this (I think!), we are struggling to keep black algae spots out of the pool. It's rarely green, just very dark blackish spots that seem to grow into the plaster.
We currently have a salt chlorine generator. I've recently heard that pools surrounded by wooded areas might be better off with traditional chlorine tablets. This will begin our 4th summer with this pool and most likely the cell will need to be replaced in the near future. Does anyone have advice on converting to chlorine tablets? Would this have any impact on the black algae? Does anyone have tips for removing black algae aside from chiseling it out????
Thanks!
Callie