Help!!! Pool is green. Bad!!!

[ganny76]

I have algae out a wazoo!! Free Chlorine is 5.5 ppm, CC is .5, PH is 8.0, ALK is 70ppm, Cal is 80ppm, and CYA is 58 ppm. What should i do?

[ganny76]

Went ahead and dropped 6 gallons of bleach in and swept it like crazy.

[jwhouse]

You need to get your chlorine levels up and keep them up until the pool clears. With a CYA of nearly 60, your chlorine levels need to be between 15 and 20 ppm. Give the chlorine a chance to work and then brush it real good.
This is really a basic overveiw of what should be done till someone with a better knowledge of what shoud be done can address your post. Just remember, as PoolDoc says, if you're not winning the battle with algae, you're losing. There is no middle ground so be sure to keep your chlorine levels high until ALL the algae is dead.
Good luck!

[ganny76]

Tested water this morning and chlorine was running 12.5. Went ahead and added another 6 gallons of bleach this morning. Supposed ti br rainy all day with no sunshine.

[jwhouse]

Stay on top of it. You may have to check it a couple or more times a day and add more bleach to ensure the chlorine levels don't drop. 12-13 is still too low with your CYA level so every time you let it drop below 15, you're going to be playing catch up and all the bleach you've used will have been wasted.
You will also want to test each day just after the sun is off the pool completely and then again in the morning just before the sun hits it to check your overnight CL loss. Ultimately, you want your loss to be .5 or less.

[ganny76]

Should i go ahead and add some more stabilizer also? I know i need to bring my ph down also. Do you know how much acid to add?