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    Default Re: Cloudy water after algae kill.

    You need to measure your chlorine after the sun is off the pool in the evening and again in the morning before the sun hits the pool. If you've lost more than 1 ppm of chlorine in that time, then you still have live algae and need to raise your chlorine again to shock level. If not, then you'll just have to be a little patient, because the chlorine kills the algae, but it's up to the filter to get it out. I'm assuming you have a sand filter--have you tried the handful of DE trick to start filtering out some of the finer stuff?
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    Default Re: Cloudy water after algae kill.

    Haven't tried DE. Not sure where to get it. Would a hardware store have it? No pool stores within 30 miles of us.

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    Default Re: Cloudy water after algae kill.

    Lowe's or Home Depot might but not certain. Jan is right that DE can help filter out the finer stuff, but if you just recently killed algae, it might not be time for the DE trick yet. I think if it were my pool, I'd wait a few days and when the sand filter has removed most of it, the DE can help you get that sparkle.

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