Forum: Dealing with Algae & Slime

We have been dealing with some kind of staining since we opened the pool this spring. In ten years, this is the first time we have had any problem...

This is very scary. New white plaster pool. Pool filled with 1/4 of our wellwater (Texas Hill Country) and two truckloads of water from local water...

I've been reading for a couple of weeks now to work out our problems. We've always had a good relationship with this pool for the past 10 years but...

Hi all, this is my second post to the forum and I look forward to learning a lot from everyone and contributing myself in the future. Here's my...

I opened the pool in the beginning of june..only problems up to now due to the storms and damage to property my pool was dark. I tried on my own,...

After reading through the "Yellow/Brown dusty deposits that reappear repeatedly" sticky, I thought I'd discuss my experience and see if I still have...

OK, so it is not limeade, but it sure looked that way - LOL. I have been lurking here and have gotten quite a few tips and tricks. Thank you to...

I have a pinkesh colored algae...I think...it looks almost like cotton candy....anybody deal with this before?

Hi, I am having a problem with green water in my pool. Here is what I can tell you... 1. I have a 14,000 gal pool 2. I use chlorine tabs 3. I...

Just subscribed to the forum, and have been battling algae mostly via trips to Leslies, and so I'm hoping to get smarter on pool maintenance. I am...

i think i may have posted about this a few years ago, but i can't find the thread, and i don't remember what the responses said. i seem to...

I hope. I've attempted to post this twice before...hopefully this time I'll have appeased the forum gods well enough to at least get this thread to...

We have a 10,000 AG pool. We were going to sell it this year and free up our lives a bit, but our daughter wanted to keep it...so here we are...

Hello, my name is Tricia and I am new here. We live in South MS. We bought an Intex 15' by 48" metal-frame vinyl pool from Walmart and spent a week...

Hi there. I've been reading, and reading, and reading the forum questions and answers and feel like I'm in waaay over my head. So, let me apologize...

I first opened my pool and it looked like a pond because the tarp fell off. I immediately added shock, algaecide and brushed the bottom. It took...

I have not tested the water yet, so..But here is my problem - I have algae, we went straight from summer to winter last year in Kansas and so the...

My chlorine has been high for three days now between shock and bleach, lots of it too. I can see the black spots getting lighter and they are not as...

Still trying to get pool clear from winter....I live in the Northeastern piedmont of Georgia. I have a as of last year new vinyl liner in pool of...

Hello all, I am having some trouble I was hoping you can help with. I have a underground pool with liner. About a week ago, I noticed black spots...

A local supermarket - Tom Thumb - has carried the AquaChem brand and really been the only source for this the last few years, but they're not selling...

I opened my pool like 3 weeks ago and my pool has been agreen,cloudy swamp.I was shocking with cal hypo everyday and adding clarifier a couple times...

I have a severe case of algae. When I opened my pool over a month ago it looked like a swamp. I brought my chemicals up to normal then started...

I am curios what DE looks like if it were to re-enter the pool (bad grid etc...) I know if you were just adding it ...it would come out white from...

This is really getting to me. Had a clear pool till the first big rain several weeks ago. The next day had some sediment that looked like...

Im back ,you remember me? The one with no cover on during winter!!! well my pool has seen some improvement had water tested they said it was fine...

We have a 27 ft round pool. We have had water problems for years but this year is horrible. We opened the pool in late April adding 15 gallons of...

Hi, Had this algae the end of last year. It never really left. Opened the pool this year and the fun begins again. Currently my pool is: CYA...