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    Default Re: pink algae and other problems

    Don't panic; do all the following instead:

    1. Get a cheap OTO testkit (or a Walmart HTH 6-way if available)
    2. Raise your chlorine to the orangish-yellow range (~20 ppm)
    3. Compete the PF Pool Chart, to allow us easy access to your pool info:
    Pool Chart Entry Form
    Pool Chart Results
    4. Look at the test kit info page in my signature, and order a K-2006
    5. Brush your pool thoroughly.
    6. Check into the cost of having your pool professionally drained. (It's tricky to drain a liner pool without ruining the liner.)

    Do not panic; a few bromine tabs are not going to make or break things. (How few was it?)
    Last edited by PoolDoc; 06-20-2012 at 04:45 PM. Reason: fix pool chart links

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