CLEARING UP A GREEN POOL, Movie magic or can it be this easy...

[Watermom]

Algaecide is better at preventing algae than clearing up and existing bloom.

[PBLsQuad450]

I'm not understanding the line of logic. Been dealing with a pool for almost my entire conscious life (missing a few years back in the mid 80's, but I know they were way fun). This forum has de-mystified the process and chemistry like nothing else. The chlorine (sodum hypochlorite/bleach) will kill everything. Getting the dead stuff out is a different issue. Flock to weight down dead algea and other organic waste is a way to do that but it is a bit like using caviar to de-ice your driveway instead of rock salt. This is strictly a filtration issue. DE in a sand filter works well. If the issue is a bit too much for that, vac to waste works great. Fill to absolute max. On waste I have about 17-20 minutes of vac time before getting to below half of the skimmer. Fill. Repeat. And again. Using a brush, you can gently push the dead algae to a spot that stuff naturally gathers the day before vac'ing. Let's you get more bang for the limited time. Takes a whole day but not non-stop work. And once a year at most. I have not needed to do this in two years though.

Take your time, be patient and use the simplest methods possible. Use them well. I wish I could get people to think like that in their every day lives because it works. If your equipment is mis-matched you MUST fix that because it will haunt you until you do.

Kill it. Chill. Push it to where you want it. Chill. Vac to waste. Chill. Repeat. Chill. DE vac. Chill. Swim for the rest of summer.