Forum: Dealing with Algae & Slime

First thing, I am newbie pool owner and I have learned a ton here....thanks to all those who help OK on to my question, I used the tri-Cl pucks...

I need some advice,I have been fighting this stuff on the botton of my pool now for three weeks.Not sure if this is algae or what,however I"m about...

Hello, I have a 15,000 gallon above ground pool. I have had many algea problems this year. i have used the polyquat, shocked it and no luck. ...

Three weeks ago, upon return from a two week vacation, I returned to algae in my pool, which I cleared up thanks to reading up on this forum. ...

How do you know when the algae is dead and gone forever. A healthy pool should have -Clear water, -Chlorine levels that hold overnight, -0cc,...

The local Walmart and pool supply outlets do not carry the polyquat (only linears and copper based.) I checked with Leslie's online and apparently...

i am having a problem with pink slime esp under the stairs. bacqua pool- above ground 18'. changed sand...used assist....used pink away?...it still...

I have been advised to do this. Question is, how? I am thinking it is in the bottom of my skimmer, correct? I have two holes down there, one I...

I have a 26,100 gallon Diamondbrite inground pool that has recently developed problems with green algae. The test results from a pool store are as...

First off I'd just like to say I'm new here and plan to stick around for awhile (Or at least til I have to drain my pool ;)). So anyways, heres my...

Still waiting for water to clear. I went on a 10 day vacation and returned 8/1 to a green pool. Being a newbie I went to several pool stores and...

I remember reading back before the forum crashed that someone was using the HTH Super Algaecide that is 60% strength. I could be total wrong but i...

My water is crystal clear and all my number seem fine, but I keep getting algae back. I sweep and bleach, but the next day the algae has just...

A few nights ago, my husband and I noticed tingly skin while we swam. I had just checked the ph and it was 7.6. The next morning I noticed green...

After 2 weeks of high heat (over 100 degrees), my pool is showing its first ever infestation of mustard algae. The pool water was at 88-91 degrees...

28' x 48" Aboveground, vinyl, sand filter FC 26 CC 0-0.5 (FC too high for 0.2 increments) TC 26-26.5 pH 7.8-8.0 TA 200 CH 280 CYA 100 Temp...

This is my first year with a pool (AG 16x32) and I'm currently dealing with my first water problem. Here are the details: We went on vacation for 10...

I have a 18,000 vinyl pool with algae. Six days ago (before vacation) I shocked the pool raising the cl to over 20-ppm with a pH around 7.4. This...

I have had every problem possible this year with my pool. My pool is a 24 ft above ground round pool, only two years old. I have been using the...

Good day all. I'm a new pool kit and chlorine bleach this summer and all has gone well until this past week. My pool was clear last Saturday and we...

I have a 24 foot round AG vinyl pool. It was doing OK untill I went on vacation for two weeks. When I returned it was black/green. I tried...

I'm so pleased to find some help with my pool. I've about given up trying all the various products from the pool stores. Anyway, my pool is...

Him my inground pool 70,000 litres is slighly cloudy. I had put 3 cups of granular chlorine in this morning, and 10 litres of bleach before taking a...

We've been battling leaks and mustard algae this summer. We've had no time to really enjoy our pool. We plan on getting a new liner next spring,...

On Saturday I woke up to a pool full of green water. I immediately came here and learned that I needed to shock it. On Sunday, the green was gone,...

I've had some dead algae (At least I think its dead) settling around the pool. Its very fine and disappears when brushed or walked over. The...

We have the 'wedding cake' steps in our AG pool and the amount of green algae growing under them is awesome! We have no algae groth anywhere else,...

I just found this website and its great! thanks to everyone who contributes. I have a inground plaster pool which is about 30,000 gallons, and a...