What Went Wrong?

[tundraSQ]

I would start here....I think it would be the warm weather and lack of filter and FC, compounded by the mesh cover letting organic matter get into your pool. Plus it would seem you had warm weather and no FC for at least a couple months brewing underthat cover. I try and get my cover off as soon as i can and get the filter going and stabalize the FC once the water gets above 50 degrees.

just took the cover off of our 16X32 AG pool (with vinyl liner and 6.5 deep end) and YUCK! Last year was green but with the help of Ben's kit and the advice here I got it cleared up and running. I put it "to bed" for the winter using Ben's advice for winterizing and used the typical black woven pool cover. It was a mild winter here in western PA and April was untypically warm. I probably should've taken the cover off then but knew the weather wouldn't stay that way. I think that cover is awful. It seems to let all the blowing dirt drift right down into the pool.

[CoffeeBean]

I sort of figured that might have been the combination. I guess I just have to start much earlier next year.

We bought a solid cover for it but never had the time to install the deck anchors last fall. You can bet we will this year!

Thanks.

CoffeeBean

[CarlD]

Like Tundra, I'm looking and thinking about opening as soon as the ice melts off my pool. I get the first part of opening done by mid April --getting the cover off, the filter running and cleaning the bottom. I let things like the ladder and drop-in steps go. As soon as the water is into the 50's you can expect algae to be in your future if you don't get chlorine in soon. Other people have different strategies, like an auxiliary pump to circulate the water then (even if it's not filtered) just to get the chlorine up.

Get chlorine in before the water has a chance to grow algae and you are OK.