Forum: Dealing with Algae & Slime

Going to try and follow the posts in china-shop to get my borates to 50ppm. Bleachcalc says I will need to add 650oz or 40lbs! (40,000 gallon...

This chemical has 99% Trichloro-s-triazinetrione. A friend of ours pool person claims this works very well on black algae. Could this be so? ...

I know this is a bad picture (cell phone pic), but this is what keeps appearing on the bottom of my pool: When running the filter, the water...

My apologies for the long post but otherwise it is too hard to understand. After having been a member of this forum for some time I now hope that...

Hi all:) I was at a customer's pool the other day because of filter issues. When we got the DE filter open the grids were slimy :eek:. At the...

Haven't posted for quite a while - things are going generally very well with the pool now that I'm following this forum. Watermom - you are in my...

THIS IS MY POOL 4 DAYS AFTER GETTING IT TO SHOCK LEVEL. I STARTED WITH A SWAMP GREEN AND NOW 7 DAYS LATER I CAN KINDA SEE THE BOTTOM BUT IT IS STILL...

I grabbed a bottle of algacide and threw it in my pool. UGH it was 50% which means I added 2x the amount. The result is one big foamy mess. Does...

Me again.....retained 30PPM FC for the past 30 hours or so and still can see the bottom....pressure is strong at 11psi with no need to back wash,...

I am having a hell of a time this year with Mustard algae. I think I'm gonna add Borax to 50ppm asper the posts I have searched. Will this kill...

I need help as to what to do about algae at the bottom of pool. DO I stir it or will the bleach kill it <a

Is it Algae? its not slimy or anything and you can only see it when the sun hits the pool but its everywhere across the surface. i was thinking...

Another green pool story. here are my levels, wondering if my CYA is too high (I had pucks in the skimmers for the first week) CC=24ppm PH=7.3...

I think there are too many people around me using the BBB lol. everytime i go to walmart they are out (past 2 weeks). My pool is still green. How do...

:mad: okay I am starting up my pool this year and this is what I have so far 24 round AG Pool = gallons ? PH 8.2 ch - 0.1 alk - I got 3 drops...

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What would be the best way to clear this up? I have a 24' AG. Do I just skip the starter kit and add 2 bottles of bleach a day with the pump...

I'm not exactly new to the site but this year i'm having issues. I've already poured over 15 jugs of bleach into the pool and it's still hasn't...

Just a note to say thanks . My wife said when we took out the steps this year "they are just as white as when we put them in !" Great year...

One man's tale of stupidity and woe. 1. Timing Timing is everything they say. They couldn't be more right. I live in the southern US and...

So sad, I opened my pool yesterday and it is full of algae. I've been doing the BBB method for the last 4 years and have always opened to sparkling...

Have a couple of quick questions: First tested the PH and it is higher than 8.2 This was taken before I added any Chlorine. Is it possible to...

Although some of you might investigate further, I found this site that offers the 1Qt. Pooltrine 60 for $18.99. They have flat rate shipping $3.99...

So I never got around to buying the cover I needed last fall and waited too late. Leaves were already falling bigtime. I went out about every day...

I'm gonna super chlorinate before closing and I'm wandering about adding Borax to fight the algae next year. I have read that I need 50PPM. Is there...

I had to leave home for an emergency and was gone 2 weeks and the pool didn't cross my mind. Well the bottom is covered with algae. Can I still...

A coworker just bought a HUD house, hasn't closed on it yet. She doesn't know the size. I told her if she would measure the length, width and depth...

Hi, A week ago I noticed the water started getting agreen tint. I vacuumed and it was a tad better but still greenish and a little murky. I went out...