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When cleaning up a mess, remember that the chlorine that you put into the pool will kill the algae, but it is the filter or manual skimming that will remove it from the pool. What size pool is this, and what type of filter do you have? (sand, cartridge, etc). What size (HP) is your pump? I ask this because many ABG pools have pumps that are too large for the filters, and will push stuff through the filter and back into the pool. Depending on whether this is the case, and what type of filter you have, there may be some other things you can do to make it work more efficiently. Have you backwashed or cleaned the filter since you started this process?
In the meantime, if you have dead algae on the pool floor, vac to waste is the quickest way to get it out. If you vac it to the filter, and it's going through, then you're not making any headway. If it's on the surface, you can skim it with the net....otherwise, you might try a skimmer sock (that's just one brand but they're sold under different names) that is basically a fine mesh bag that fits over the INSIDE of the skimmer basket to help catch some of the larger stuff before it gets into the filter. You can also try brushing it up to send as much of it as possible through the filter to see if it will at least catch some.
If you could post a set of test results, taken with a drop-based kit, we might be able to help at least keep more algae from becoming a problem while you work out how to get the older, dead stuff out.
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