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Green & slimey, mustard lined, pink in the pipes, black algae mats; Green Treat, Yellow OUT, Yellow Treat, copper algaecides, & more.

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Algae . . . or something else? Recognizing & treating pool algae successfully.

    _____________________________________ Algae . . . or something else? Recognizing & treating pool algae successfully. this post . ] ...

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 06-24-2018 07:18 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Dealing with mustard algae

    Mustard algae tends to be very chlorine resistant, and tends to reoccur. Most algaecides are ineffective against it. There are several options, but...

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 06-18-2014 09:29 AM
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: FAQs & Guides: Dealing with Algae

    ____________________________________ FAQs & Guides: Dealing with Algae Algae . . . or something else? Recognizing & treating pool algae...

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 06-24-2018 05:18 PM
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  1. "What's It All About, Algae?"

    Hi, I wrote this once but think I goofed and it never got sent. I am under a full algae attack. I have been with this pool for almost 10 years...

    Started by bill_saxon‎, 08-06-2007 02:28 PM
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    08-08-2007 02:49 PM Go to last post
  2. "Whats It All About, Algae?"

    Thanks to help from Poolmom and several others I now have sparkling blue water again. Repeated bleach shock treatment along with getting my ph up to...

    Started by bill_saxon‎, 08-16-2007 03:49 PM
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  3. *SIGH* Looks Like I Have da' Mustard

    "Cowardly, cowardly Custard... Can't cut the mustard!" Well, it's time to divert my previous thread:...

    Started by Tom.B‎, 05-20-2014 07:55 PM
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    attaboy, sticky, sticky-history, sticky-mustard, sticky-phosphate
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    05-31-2014 02:00 PM Go to last post
  4. 1 ppm combined chlorine

    -gallons: 24000 -in ground plaster -fc=23ppm -cc=1ppm -cya=45-50 -ph=7.2-7.6 sanitizer used=all clear 1pnd packets, 2 per night-supposed to...

    Started by fhorta‎, 05-30-2013 01:50 PM
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    05-31-2013 10:40 AM Go to last post
  5. 10 days so far fighting the green pool monster

    I thought I had maintained my chlorine levels during the winter but when I finally pulled both the net and cover off I was greeted with a dark green...

    Started by St8kout‎, 05-18-2013 07:42 PM
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  6. 18 x 36 filled with algae

    salt water pool 18x36 - cover all winter - after opening it pump died and pool sat open for a week with out water moving - had major green algea. ...

    Started by shannon2014‎, 05-27-2014 08:29 AM
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    06-08-2014 05:04 PM Go to last post
  7. 1st year with a loop-loc cover...Yikes! Water is black

    Hi guys, this is my 1st year with a loop-loc mesh cover. Upon opening my pool yesterday I found that my water was black. This is quite a unique...

    Started by TomC‎, 06-02-2012 06:04 AM
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    06-16-2012 03:47 PM Go to last post
  8. 20x40 IG - Still have some algea...can't seem to get rid of it...

    Howdy... Got a persistent algae problem I think. I have a 33000 gal in 20x40 vinyl liner pool (IG). I just got the 2006 taylor test kit...(Bad...

    Started by Stevez48‎, 07-12-2013 08:52 PM
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    07-13-2013 08:31 AM Go to last post
  9. Exclamation 25PPM super shock

    OK! Here we go. I've battled this algae long enough!:mad: I poured 4 gals of 6% bleach in my 10,000 gal. pool. With a CYA level of 40PPM my...

    Started by fuelman‎, 09-19-2006 07:46 PM
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    09-23-2006 02:43 PM Go to last post
  10. 27K gallon pool with slippery sides

    First I'm a new pool owner. I had the same slipperiness problem now I have spots of darker algae I guess. Can I do the same? I have a 27,000 IGL pool.

    Started by southjerseypool‎, 08-15-2013 04:57 PM
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    attaboy
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    09-06-2013 05:07 PM Go to last post
  11. 3rd time's a charm...

    I hope. I've attempted to post this twice before...hopefully this time I'll have appeased the forum gods well enough to at least get this thread to...

    Started by Missy‎, 07-04-2010 03:28 PM
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  12. 4 weeks of work and pool still green

    Branch fell through my cover last winter. Opened up to a black pool. Shocked heavily with liquid shock and dredged up all the leaves I could. Have...

    Started by Jonb127‎, 05-26-2013 09:47 PM
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    05-29-2013 09:23 PM Go to last post
  13. 60 vs. 40

    Forgive preese, if this question has already been raised. "Algaecide 60" seems to be trade name for what the Forum refers to as POLYQUAT, the...

    Started by kingbud‎, 07-30-2007 10:33 PM
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    07-31-2007 04:11 AM Go to last post
  14. Unhappy 8 gallons of bleach...still green!!!

    We have a 10,000 AG pool. We were going to sell it this year and free up our lives a bit, but our daughter wanted to keep it...so here we are...

    Started by Andersonian‎, 07-03-2010 08:03 AM
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    07-03-2010 11:01 AM Go to last post
  15. Smile A coworker's swamp

    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...

    Started by elsie‎, 10-24-2007 04:26 PM
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    11-06-2007 05:41 PM Go to last post
  16. A MAJOR problem

    My pool has been leaking. After 5 weeks of haphazard experimentation we had a breakthrough yesterday. All the light had to be just right, but we...

    Started by SL Dan‎, 08-31-2011 12:42 PM
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    09-01-2011 04:53 PM Go to last post
  17. A picture is worth a thousand words . . .

    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...

    Started by Pamsel‎, 06-12-2006 12:51 PM
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    05-26-2007 12:21 PM Go to last post
  18. A Thank You

    I would like to make my first post be a THANK YOU to all the mods on this forum, watermom, waterbear, aylad, poconos and also to mwsmith2 for his...

    Started by Marillionfan‎, 06-14-2006 10:00 AM
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    06-14-2006 09:36 PM Go to last post
  19. A Total Cure for Mustard, Yellow Algae (NOT! PoolDoc)

    Coral Seas couldn't find a way to transport the chemicals in this process. They were too volatile when combined. They evaluated it for three weeks...

    Started by Thawk_Pools‎, 06-06-2010 07:47 PM
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    06-06-2010 09:26 PM Go to last post
  20. Angry About to throw in the towel...

    I have a 24' round, above ground pool and for the past week it's been a deep, olive-colored green. I just have the Aqua Chem test kit that measures...

    Started by PSpark74‎, 09-10-2012 08:46 AM
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    09-12-2012 04:58 PM Go to last post
  21. Above Ground thats driving me crazy...

    22' diameter, 52" Intex, with a 1 hp pump and 24" sand filter and over $100 in chlorine and its still green. Chlorine level has been 20+ ppm for...

    Started by FalconFixer‎, 06-15-2014 08:27 PM
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    06-17-2014 04:05 PM Go to last post
  22. Accepting the challenge

    My neighbor asked me if our pool was all green when we open it this year, ours was not and the kids have been in it a few times already. There pool...

    Started by lstinthot‎, 04-16-2012 09:34 PM
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  23. Added too much algaecide...help!

    I have a 26,500 gal I ground pool. It was cloudy so I went and had the water tested. I came home with a box full of chemicals and 2 pages of...

    Started by Jenrader‎, 07-15-2013 10:33 PM
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    07-15-2013 11:23 PM Go to last post
  24. Post adding algaecide

    does adding an algaecide to your pool help keep alge down or does is truly help kill your chlorine?

    Started by sobrien2‎, 06-06-2014 05:43 PM
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    06-08-2014 06:04 PM Go to last post
  25. Adding Borax to Make your Pool Resistant to Algae

    ------------ IMPORTANT: BORAX WILL *NOT* ELIMINATE ALGAE ---------- ----------------------------- It just makes it easier to control....

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 08-06-2012 07:52 AM
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    06-17-2015 12:37 AM Go to last post
  26. Adding stabilizer

    Is it possible to dissolve stabilizer too fast? I put 7 lbs in two socks and had the kids "play with them" in front of the skimmers. It was all...

    Started by dedkrd‎, 07-21-2011 01:24 PM
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    07-21-2011 04:48 PM Go to last post
  27. adjust cya before or after shocking

    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...

    Started by Kateyru‎, 04-01-2012 04:36 PM
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  28. Advice Sought for Green Pool - Numbers Posted Inside

    Hi guys: I think I'm on the right track but would like some advice on getting rid of the green. :) Concrete/plaster Approx. 23,000 gallons DE...

    Started by markintosh‎, 07-18-2011 11:26 AM
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    07-20-2011 04:32 PM Go to last post
  29. Exclamation after $180 pool is still GREEN

    I have an above ground 24ft round pool and this year has been horrible! Over the past 2 weeks I have dumped over $180 worth of chemicals in the pool...

    Started by jenkins368‎, 08-15-2011 02:53 PM
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    08-15-2011 07:27 PM Go to last post
  30. After algae clear, when do I stop shock

    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...

    Started by TRHOD12‎, 07-14-2006 11:21 PM
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    07-16-2006 10:42 PM Go to last post

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