I've been having recurrent algae problems for months now. I've followed the SLAM instructions several times and it still seems to keep coming back here and there.
Measured today with my Taylor kit:
FC: 7
PH: 7.5
TA: 60
CYA: 60
My SWG has been disconnected for the winter, but I'm about to reconnect it as soon as I'm in the clear.
I have a new solar bubble cover, but haven't unpacked/cut/used it yet because I don't want to get algae on it.
I have three possibly unique clues/conditions: one is at my pool steps, that's where I almost always see the algae. (So I brush it extra.) Second is that the underwater pool light in the deep end might be slightly off center (leaving a crack at its seam leading to the area behind the light), and it's possible there could be some algae hiding behind it. Third, my pool color is a blue that has some orange overtones within it -- making it difficult to ID the orange algae clearly. Sometimes I look at an orange-ish section and can't be sure if algae is growing there or if it's just the natural color of the pool. (When I brush, of course, then it becomes clear.)
I feel like I've read those SLAM instructions a hundred times. I don't know what I've done wrong. While I'm prepared to follow it again, I'd love any special, advanced tips that the forum would have for making sure it's finally licked.
I'll raise my FC to 24 via liquid chlorine. I don't mind going even higher just to be sure. (No reason not to, right?) I'll brush my pool daily. How often do I need to vacuum? Does vacuuming make a big difference? Does cleaning my DE filter make a big difference? If so, at what point do I clean the filter? After the SLAM is done? Does it matter, or is the algae all dead by that point?
At this point I'm so desperate to be done with the algae that I would also consider more radical pool store nuke solutions if it gets me clean once and for all. Recommendations welcome.
A few days ago, even with FC >5, I spotted some of the orange-colored algae on my steps. I brushed it away, and added some extra liquid chlorine in the hopes that it would help get rid of it. But correct me if I'm wrong: if I saw the orange algae growing, it's definitely going to come back until I SLAM, right? It's not like I can just brush the small area of visible algae and hope the pool is cured...
Dumb question: this is definitely algae, right? It's kind of orange-colored, appears on the walls of my pool, and brushes off easily with my brush. When a spot starts, it tends to grow unless I brush it. My water always remains clear (both before and after brushing). It's not like I'm trying to apply an algae treatment to something that's not algae, right...?
Thanks all.
Measured today with my Taylor kit:
FC: 7
PH: 7.5
TA: 60
CYA: 60
My SWG has been disconnected for the winter, but I'm about to reconnect it as soon as I'm in the clear.
I have a new solar bubble cover, but haven't unpacked/cut/used it yet because I don't want to get algae on it.
I have three possibly unique clues/conditions: one is at my pool steps, that's where I almost always see the algae. (So I brush it extra.) Second is that the underwater pool light in the deep end might be slightly off center (leaving a crack at its seam leading to the area behind the light), and it's possible there could be some algae hiding behind it. Third, my pool color is a blue that has some orange overtones within it -- making it difficult to ID the orange algae clearly. Sometimes I look at an orange-ish section and can't be sure if algae is growing there or if it's just the natural color of the pool. (When I brush, of course, then it becomes clear.)
I feel like I've read those SLAM instructions a hundred times. I don't know what I've done wrong. While I'm prepared to follow it again, I'd love any special, advanced tips that the forum would have for making sure it's finally licked.
I'll raise my FC to 24 via liquid chlorine. I don't mind going even higher just to be sure. (No reason not to, right?) I'll brush my pool daily. How often do I need to vacuum? Does vacuuming make a big difference? Does cleaning my DE filter make a big difference? If so, at what point do I clean the filter? After the SLAM is done? Does it matter, or is the algae all dead by that point?
At this point I'm so desperate to be done with the algae that I would also consider more radical pool store nuke solutions if it gets me clean once and for all. Recommendations welcome.
A few days ago, even with FC >5, I spotted some of the orange-colored algae on my steps. I brushed it away, and added some extra liquid chlorine in the hopes that it would help get rid of it. But correct me if I'm wrong: if I saw the orange algae growing, it's definitely going to come back until I SLAM, right? It's not like I can just brush the small area of visible algae and hope the pool is cured...
Dumb question: this is definitely algae, right? It's kind of orange-colored, appears on the walls of my pool, and brushes off easily with my brush. When a spot starts, it tends to grow unless I brush it. My water always remains clear (both before and after brushing). It's not like I'm trying to apply an algae treatment to something that's not algae, right...?
Thanks all.
