Forum: Dealing with Algae & Slime

Noticed an algae problem scattered along bottom of pool and under ladder. It is a different color than the algae I have had in past years. More of a...

Help~~~ Yesterday my pool was crystal clear & when I came home today it is turning green. I use the Nature 2 Sanitizer, so I only shock once a...

Hi All, I have a 22000 gallon IG Plaster Pool with cartridge filter and SWG. It is my first season with a pool and also the pool is new. Beside...

Could use some help and feedback here. First time in 8 yrs. of pool ownership that I'm loosing the battle.:( IG 30,000 gallon pool had been great...

First off, praise to this site. I've recently purchased a house with an pool, and had ABSOLUTELY no idea what to do with a pool (other than jump in...

:) I've been battling algae for several weeks. Just got done sweeping and vacuuming again this morning before shocking again. The vacuum pulled out...

Hi All I Have Had A Small Proplem With Mustard Algae.lite Dusting Every Morning Keep Brushing And It Comes Back. Can Still See Bottom Of Pool But...

Hi I have learned a lot from reading other posts, but I still have a couple of questions. I have been using the BBB method this year, and have...

Hi All, I have a question about vacuuming to waste as I have never done this before. I'm currently fighting a little green algea and have gotten my...

I noticed quite a lot of pink bacteria on my cartridge filters today. None in the pool (that I can see). I switched to my backup set of...

I have a 20 x 40 pool which has been very clear until the past several days in which we have had rain. I took a sample of water to the pool store...

:D Just thought I would let you know I drained my pool till it was about a foot deep maybe less. Got huge jugs of the cheap dollar store bleach...

I hope I’m posting in the right section, sorry if not. I just picked up a home with a pool that has sat neglected for maybe a half a year. Two...

Hi, My water is very green. Since last two months I have been adding shock, bleach etc but no change. Here are my readings: FC - 8.5 CC -...

Ok I am new here but I think what I have read so far is awesome. My pool has been clear for 3 days this summer. These rest of the summer I have been...

If you are a new member and you are looking for help with your water being green, dirty, cloudy, ugly, etc, here's what you need to do: You need to...

Just spent a month getting rid of green algae and water chemicals corrected. Finally have the water balanced and handle on the algae, except...

Last weekend, I brushed the coping and walls above the waterline. In a couple spots I noticed some miniscule yellowish brown deposits on the...

i have an AG with a sand filter. the gallon size is 14000. i have been using the bleach calc, and have been testing daily. but i have brownish green...

I have spent and put so much shock and other chemical in my above ground pool trying to get the water clear again. But no such luck. I am so fed up...

I shocked to about 15 from 5 cl then added Yellow Treat. I also added 3 lbs of CYA to bring up from 12. After a couple of hours my orange oto cl...

Hi all, I opened my pool three days ago. Nasty green algae everywhere! I used what we call Javex 12, not regular bleach, but the really strong...

So what does it look like? Any pics? I was reading Ben's thing on Black Algae and he made reference to "trip and fall" which makes it sound huge. ...

I've been fighting green algae for almost a week now. I went to Walmart today and bought 15 gallons of bleach (again). I also picked up a bottle of...

I thought I might have mustard algae because there were brownish yellow spots on the bottom of the pool-always in the same places. I have treated...

I know that it is recommended here to use algaecide as a once in a while preventative. In the 8 years I've been a BBB convert, I have never had to...

:confused: I have been trying for apx. two weeks to get the green out of my pool. I have been reading this forum since Saturday and I have started...