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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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Hi, I have an inground pool with SWG and vinyl liner. Since I live in Alabama, we don't really close our pool over the winter. We actually were...
I'm starting a new thread as my old, long one seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. I'm pretty sure I have mustard algae, thanks to info from...
Hello all - I need some help. I can't keep my CL levals above 10 for any length of time. Here are my numbers fc = 2 tc = 3 ta = 90 cya = 70...
Opened my pool about a month ago. Shocked it once a week and have been vacuuming. Noticed debris on the bottom a few days later after vacuuming...
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...
Hi, and thanks for the great forum. I've been reading for several weeks and finally decided to register and ask a question. I recently converted...
Hi, First let me say what I have. I will attach a picture of my pool as well. We bought the house recently and so did not have a lot of info on the...
I opened the pool this year a bit late and discovered a pretty nasty mess of algae underneath the cover. It was mostly brown and pretty disgusting.....
I first opened my pool and it looked like a pond because the tarp fell off. I immediately added shock, algaecide and brushed the bottom. It took...
My other half and I have recently bought a house, and inherited a +/-45k gal in-ground vinyl-lined pool. It wasn't opened last season, the cover had...
In the past I have been a firm believer in the PoolForum, have used it often and have been a contributor. Previously I was using a BBB method and...
I shocked my pool due to what I think was algae at the bottom. When can I algaecide 60? Also, I always have a low ph. Please help.
Hello, I am new here and am one of those people who hates my pool right now. I have a totally green, cloudy pool and nothing I do seems to fix it. ...
finally got the murky swap to go away but now am dealing with mustard algae. Brown clumps in low end and shady areas - dissappates into cloud when...
We bought a house with a 30,000 gallon gunite pool that is black onyx. Across the winter we turned pump off and now have a solid green yucky pool....
Hello, I am new here and have a problem with a white gritty substance on my pool walls no one can seem to figure out. Hoping to get some answer to...
I have a 15x30 AG pool that was installed last year. About 11000 gallons. It has a Heyward pump and sand filter with multiport valve - it can vacuum...
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...
Another newbie here with cloudy water after a horrible algae bloom... Prior to finding this site, I have been following pool store directives (I...
I thought I'd post some photos of my green pool in the hopes that seeing it might shed some light on my situation. The photos dated 5-23-06 is where...
I'm getting mixed feelings about this. We have had this show up in the pool. I shocked (with granular chlorine) and the chlorine level maintained...
Hi to all! I decided to open the pool up today. As per usual, we already have an algae bloom going on. I connected everything, added water,...
Hey PoolForum, let me first say that I've been trying to research this as much as I possibly can and have taken a liking to poolsolutions for my...
"Cowardly, cowardly Custard... Can't cut the mustard!" Well, it's time to divert my previous thread:...
Hi. Thanks for taking the time to help me out. I've ordered one of Ben's kits (yesterday) after reading TONS of great material about pools on this...
Hi I have a 10,000 gal inground fresh water pool. Purex Clean and Clear 320 Cartridge type filter. 1 hp pump, also a connected (discharges to the...
I had Algae issues last season and followed the advice this forum gives and it has been going well. I dont know if I started noticing more this...
We're just getting our pool opened for the year and we had a lot of algae in the bottom of the pool. We used Aquachem and it's showing all levels are...
I have a 24' ag pool that has been perfect until last week. I have been using the BBB method since installing the pool in July. However, late last...
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