SLAM worked just fine to clear my cloudy water, but I am confused about how it works.

[TomAtlanta]

My pool was cloudy. I did the SLAM process as recommended, ran the filter non-stop, and now it is crystal clear. Thanks to the people who explained it on this web site. I am curious about just what happened. The water was not green. It was a milky cloudiness. Once before the water got green and I slamed it and I understand that. SLAM was killing the algae. But what is the milky non green cloudiness? Is it indirectly the result of algae, or was it some other thing growing in the pool? If so what?

 

[drsipe]

That cloudy water is Algae, and the earlier you catch it, the quicker you can kill it and get back to crystal clear water.

When the water is cloudy, your just a day or two from green.

 

[TomAtlanta]

Thanks for the info.

 

[IceShadow]

It’s dead algae. The filter clears that out.