Pink "Algae'

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Welcome to the Forum, Darice!

Listen to our mods, they're great and won't give advice that they don't know to be true!

I believe your "pink algae" is a water mold (we have it here in the northeast - or , at least Connecticut and Maine). It can look anywhere from white to purple, pink being in between them. This stuff is persistent so, take a look at the Best Guess Chart in Watermom's signature and keep your chlorine level close to the max and NEVER!, let it drop below the min. (treat your pool as if you had black algae).

Try to brush the pool a couple times a week, especially the stairs, top 1/2 of the walls, around the light, MD, returns and the skimmer mouth (& inside the skimmer). {edit} also the under side of the ladder treads{/edit}

I don't know if adding borites to the pool would help keep it at bay, but Waterbear or chem_geek might.

We'll help you tame this beast but you've got to do as we advise.