Closing with "pink slime and white water mold"

[CarolineM]

Thanks for your reply CarlD! Guess I'll have to reopen the pool - peeked under the cover yesterday and it already looks like a swamp

[CarolineM]

Oh my goodness!! Took the cover off - green swamp - added (5) 121 oz 8.25% Clorox two hours ago - just tested and showed 1.5ppm!!!!! Adding 4 more now. Can this really be happening?? Been scooping out chunks of green slime for 2 hours - using kneehigh hose in the skimmer - getting clogged every 10 minutes - rinsing and replacing. I'll have to take the hose off skimmer for the night - will my filter blow up???

[CarlD]

Gotta get that junk out of the pool.

[CarolineM]

Tested this morning and found "0" CYA - it was 45 a few days ago. Is that possible? Expected the sand filter to have way high pressure this morning, but it didn't go up - could I have a filter problem? When I turn off the pump water rushes back into the pumps skimmer - it loses prime and I have to add water to get it started again. Thanks for your advice!!!

[CarlD]

MASSIVE amounts of algae have been known to consume CYA and leave (I think) ammonia. If the filter pressure didn't go it, it's filtering--but you may have a leak in your plumping. It should be self-priming.

[CarolineM]

Thank you Carl!

[CarolineM]

Think we should rename the thread NOT closing with pink slime/wwm! To date have used 41 bottles (121oz/8.25%) Clorox. Water is finally starting to clear - can almost see bottom of deep end. Have brushed every day. I'm still trying to maintain 15ppm chlorine, but with my CYA dropping to 0, will this hurt the vinyl liner? Do I need to raise the CYA now or wait till spring? Does the mesh cover let in enough sunlight to matter?
Thank you for encouraging me to go ahead and clean this mess up! I appreciate your help! Never seen anything like it!