pink algae and other problems

[matthew64]

Thanks for that piece of info. So can I safely drain half my pool even if I have steps into my shallow end? Also any thoughts on "Yellow Out" vs "Pink Treat"

[PoolDoc]

So long as the steps are fiberglass, and not liner covered. If the steps are liner covered, you can't drain at all.

[PoolDoc]

Yellow Out is ammonium chloride, which creates chloramines. I don't know what Pink Treat is, but most of United Chemical's products are sodium bromide + detergent type phosphates. Make sure you know what you're in for, before you use them!!