Algae loves my pool

[Watermom]

It has been several years since I bought it and I can't remember how much I paid for it but it is a Hayward Super Pump 1/2 hp full-rated inground pump, single speed.. Probably paid around $200 or so I think but not sure. I have a 200 lb. sand filter. The problem with oversized pumps is they are so powerful that they force stuff right through the filter and don't do as well as they should at filtering the water. This is especially true if your filter isn't that big. Do what you feel comfortable with but you really can get by with a smaller pump. It will most likely help your filter to work better (and yours isn't that big) and it will save you on your electric bill. We often have people on here with algae problems who finally get the algae cleared up but can't get it to filter out and typically we find that they have pumps that are way too big and thus it is just forcing stuff through the filter back into the pool without filtering it.