Will I have to shock daily to get rid of algae?

[Charlie_R]

Yes, you will have to MAINTAIN a "shock level" of chlorine in your pool for as long as it takes to clear your pool.

Please read this thread for how you can get started with this process.

Current pool balance numbers are important. If you don't have a Taylor K-2006, please order one. While you await it's arrival, go to your local Wal-mart and pick up the HTH 6-way test kit. Once you have a kit in hand, post your numbers here.

Here is a guide for how high you will need to maintain your chlorine levels while you clear your pool of algae.

You will also need to be running your pump 24/7 to help clear the pool, along with daily brushing.

If I have forgotten anything here, I'm sure others will pop in to help.

[sunlove]

I had to do this last year & everything charlie said is true. Ben & the other folks here helped me tremendously. Go ahead and stock up on a ton of bleach, because you go through more than you think. I think Walmart has been selling "ultra concentrated" bleach that is 8% and that might be easier to handle the smaller bottles since you're going to need so much. I don't know what kind of pump/filter you have? But you will have to clean or backwash filter frequently during this process.

If you want to leave your pool open over the winter, you must spend a few minutes a week on maintanance, and it's easy breezy to get it swimmable in the spring I left mine open this past winter, just added bleach weekly, kept ph in check and spent a few minutes dipping out trash with a long net, let pump run on timer for a few hrs a day and this kept pool crystal clear all & sanitary all winter. Good luck you'll start making some headway soon as long as your pump/filter are working properly.