Forum: Dealing with Algae & Slime

I have a salt pool I have used a couple of different Algaecide. used Black Algaetrine about 2 months ago and Phosphate Remover about 2 weeks ago....

So I let the pool get out of control, and now I can't even scrub the algae off. I'm trying superchlorinating now. Is there any hope other than...

Hi! I am dealing with an algae problem and I just want to confirm what I think I need to do to solve (based in my reading). I am feeling overwhelmed...

For the first time, I have pretty strong green algae in my pool after letting it sit all winter. I've vacuumed the heaviest stuff off the bottom and...

Hello All, I had a new liner installed in April. Dark blue, previous one was white. I use the BBB method and never any problems. This year,...

As usual, I am running behind on getting the pool closed. I went to the local pool store and asked for PolyQuat and they sold me ClearView "quat...

I'm drainig my pool for leak repairs and it has some black algae,if I spray it down good while dry with Round Up will that kill it?

My chlorine level is above 10 and I have algae still. Would it be effective to add Yellow Out now, or does it only work if you put the yellow out in...

I have a sand filter which I do NOT run very long every day. Alternately, I do run a pool robot every day because this does a much better job of...

I have a green pool that seems resistant to everything I've tried!!

Hello, all! We have a 16,000-gallon pool in central Florida with a Hayward AquaRite salt chlorine generator. We seldom use the pool and the...

Newbie Here! First off, let me say that these forums have been immensely helpful so far in starting to understand the basics of pool ownership and...

My pool water is lime green, it is a inground and is 26' x 36' approximately 20,000 pounds of water. My pool guys said is from algea that is...

Why is there alge growing in the pool when the chlorine levels are in the normal range?

Hello everyone! My husband and I bought our house 5 years ago and it came with a 24’x54” above ground round pool. We always had an easy time keep...

I have an in-ground pool with a DE filter. I had a very green pool this year when we opened it. I shocked it and then started the pump. It has been...

Our pool was not covered during the winter. It was green and we added yellow out, then 2 pounds of pool life turboshock. The next day, at the advice...

I have a 10,000 gallon fiberglass pool,with a cartridge filter. I live in lower Alabama and for most of the day my pool gets full sun. I'm having...

I am a new user to this forum, but have researched many notices, buyer notices and have read comments about copper leaving stains and the dreaded...

I have a very green and cloudy pool. I have been going to the pool store 3 times a week for about a month now and have spent far too much money on...

this is the first season we are opening our pool with SWCG. After closing for the winter with the winter cover I was expecting better...we had a...

Well the wonderful warm winter we have had has caused me to start having an algae bloom. I never checked the chemical levels over the winter as i...

I have a thread hear about getting rid of black Algae - which requires that I shock the pool. I'm concerned about the safety of my dogs if they go...

My pool has black Algae. It's a 20,000 gallon in-ground SWG pool in central Fl. I didn't notice that the SWG stopped producing chlorine because the...

<<photos sent to poolforum acct.>> Last year I had a localized stain (about 6'x3') downstream of the outflow where I put most of my chemicals in. ...

I have been battling algae in my pool since I moved into my house. This pool had been neglected for many years and I'm still dealing with the...

I got my pool last year and, aside from having very hard well water, I didn't have any problems. I put polyquat in the water before closing the pool...

FIRST DAY: Opening the pool, water was more green than ever. I netted off the heaviest from the surface, and vacuumed the dirty bottom to waste. ...

I have a salt water gunite pool about 40k gallons. It is half empty already as we had to replace lights. So my question is it simpler to just...

Hey folks, I have a question. I have a pool - first season. It's a 15x30 semi-inground. In the past, I've been successful treating algae with...