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Mustard algae tends to be very chlorine resistant, and tends to reoccur. Most algaecides are ineffective against it. There are several options, but...
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Water is clear and not green. Algae is building up on the walls in the deep end. The algae does not brush off anymore. Any suggestions?
last yr I started using store brand 6% reg liquid bleach, not sure if I Also used Leslies chlorine tab in floater in pool. Leslies tabs are Trichlor...
I have a 23 yr old concrete pool. The floors are white and have not been resurfaced. All the surfaces SEEM to be in good shape in terms of...
This is my 3rd year with the pool and by far the most frustrating. I can't tell you how much money I've spent trying to get it right only for it to...
I've been a fan of poolsolution for years but now find myself in need of assistance. Somehow my levels got out of whack...so I added chlorine...
I have a unheated pool and wonder if I should leave cover on in the summer when we are away for a few days ? Last time I left it for 3 weeks algae...
could this come from the sand in our steps?
I have had a strange white substance at the edges of the pool bottom and on the walls. At first I thought it might be remnants of baby diapers that...
I have had the worst last 2 years EVER dealing with my pool. I live right next to a freeway that has had construction going on the last couple years...
We have an in-ground pool that up until recently has had very few problems. This pool is at least 30 years old but has been maintained well the...
Our pool pump broke and in the time it took to get it repaired, we developed a "severe" algae problem. We went to our pool supply store and was sold...
We have a 16x48 intex metal frame pool, we filled it last week and the water was crystal clear and at that time I put in maybe a cup of shock (from...
Hi, I am in my first full season of owning a pool. I developed a problem with mustard algae and successfully cleared the pool through advice found...
Went out of town for a week and friend was watching the pool; she and her son went swimming twice, but neglected to call when they couldn't figure...
We have an inground plaster pool, 40,000 gallons (painted surface) that has a Caribbean Clear system. I am trying to convince my husband that we...
Hi, We have had an Intex AG pool for the summer and about 3 weeks ago, we had an algae bloom. Our local Leslie pool place had us do Green-to-Clean...
Inground 16x32 in Southern Ohio. Trying to beat the dreaded mustard algae. Things are looking pretty good now. Just now bleached the crap out of...
Once again I just got back from a 10 day vacation. I shut off all power to the pool before I left because I knew there would be a lot of evaporation...
I started using the forum this spring, and have had great success dealing with some situations that have come up! You guys are great. I now have...
Hi all, Longtime user of pool forum. Very grateful for it. Have used BBB method for many years now and this is probably my first real problem. ...
i have an above ground 8000 gallon pool that has cloudy green water. i have good chlorine levels, i believe, i have been aggressively been vacuuming...
I setup my 23 foot round above ground pool with a Hayward Goldline AQ-TROL-RJ-TL AquaTrol Above-Ground Pool Return Jet pool Chlorinator. Running 6...
I have an in ground gunnite (plaster) pool, 18,000 gal. Until recently, it was saltwater. The circuit board that tells my chlorine generator to...
Hello I am a new user to this forum and have only a basic knowledge of pools and chemicals. This summer I have been helping a friend attempt to...
Shocking with liquid chlorine, scrubbing, vac to waste!! Who's going to win this? ME?
Hello All, I bought a house about three years ago that had an above ground pool. The first year of ownership the pool pretty much just occupied...
Had been gone on vacation, when returned pool showed signs of alage and was light green (this was 2 weeks ago). I shocked and have continued to...
My 24 foot above ground pool took about two weeks to get sparkling clear after I opened it in May. However two weeks later it started to cloud up in...
In ground pool 20,000-25,000 gallons sand filter After reading the forums all day, I've realized we've been doing pool maintenance all wrong....
I just started using the BBB method of pool maintenance about 8 weeks ago. The cell on my salt system quit working and I decided to give this a try....
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