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Pool Algae Problem Support

by shotbeck » Fri 12 Jun, 2009 14:51

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Problem: Can't seem to get rid of growth in concrete pool. It is very rough in texture. On the walls of pool it is almost yellowish orange in color...

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In the future, please post a separate thread. You should get your own good test kit, either the Taylor K-2006 you can get at a good online price here...

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Wed 17 Jun, 2009 14:48
Clear pool, brown tinted slime on shell

by Guest » Mon 15 Jun, 2009 18:42

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Just as the subject states, I have a clear balanced pool, but it is a fiberglass shell. On the sides and bottom of the shell are a slimy brown...

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any ideas?

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Tue 16 Jun, 2009 21:00
Green water after 2 weeks of opening/shock/etc

by ricojohn » Mon 08 Jun, 2009 19:07

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cant seem to get water clear. opened pool 2 weeks ago and have shocked and vacuumed and circulated as much as possible (even though the DE filter...

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thanks! i think i may just replace them because i did soak very very well a few days ago. they were very clean! the green has gone away! but now it...

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Last post by Denali
Sun 14 Jun, 2009 12:19
Green water

by patricia » Sat 13 Jun, 2009 07:37

We were away for 6 weeks and returned to a very swampy pool. We emptied and cleaned it, and are refilling it with a pristine clean filter. As it...

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Sat 13 Jun, 2009 07:37
Dark green, almost black pool with a salt system.

by Chris » Fri 12 Jun, 2009 07:32

Just opened my neighbors pool and it is filled with algae. The water is so dark, you cannot see the bottom in the shallow end. She has a salt system....

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Fri 12 Jun, 2009 07:32
Brown Spots on Liner

by FSMILEYS » Fri 12 Jun, 2009 01:59

I started getting brown spots on my liner. I took a sample of my water to the pool place and they told me my alkalinity was low so I purchased a...

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Fri 12 Jun, 2009 01:59
Advice needed please
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Attachment(s) by jokrswylde » Mon 01 Jun, 2009 09:45

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pool has been a nice, cloudy, olive green color for about a month. During the three weeks I have tried using bleach, sodium dichlor, calcium hypo, I...

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With a Cyanuric Acid (CYA) level of 69, the shock level of chlorine is around 25 ppm FC or so. It will take a lot longer to clear at 10 ppm FC so I'd...
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Thu 11 Jun, 2009 21:15
Green tint

by steve1793 » Tue 09 Jun, 2009 10:30

hello
i have never had problems in the past. i have a nature 2 cartridge and usually can keep my chlorine low.
recent check has everything in the...

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Tue 09 Jun, 2009 10:30
Green water coming through return

by dnjsmom88 » Mon 08 Jun, 2009 18:42

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This is the 4th summer we have had our pool...it came with the house. The pump is about 2 years old, the Hayward 220 sand filter is about a month...

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You should be shocking with high levels of chlorine to break down the algae. Read Defeating Algae and please get yourself a proper test kit (either...

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Mon 08 Jun, 2009 21:01
How do you vacuum debri to waste rather than filter??

by sptygl » Sun 07 Jun, 2009 02:20

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oh!!! I am so overwhelmed... I just wrote earlier about my green swamp that I have been having trouble clearing up!!! It is a mess. Now I am...

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also... I just tried to hook up the manual hose to the skimmer, and I had no luck in getting suction into the hose. I held it against the return of...

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Sun 07 Jun, 2009 17:27
Finding CYA?

by Howlleo » Wed 03 Jun, 2009 20:21

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Hi,

I'm taking on an algae infested pool that goes with the house I'm in this summer. I don't know anything about any of the equipment, but I do...

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To get it tested I bring a sample to the store? Do I need to store the sample in a particular way or just put it in a bottle?

Just in a clean...

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Last post by Denali
Thu 04 Jun, 2009 19:46
Slightly green/turquoise, cloudy water

by StillerGirl » Thu 04 Jun, 2009 09:22

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This year when I took the cover off of my pool, the water was nice & clear & blue...to my surprise!. I started up the filter, shocked,...

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Heres another one of my probably over simplified explanations. This won't really explain the color tinge tho, thats probably an oxidized metal or...

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Thu 04 Jun, 2009 10:00
Minimun Phosphate Levels ??
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by hoodfigga » Mon 12 Nov, 2007 04:58

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Well after trying to clear up a green algae bloom for three weeks I think I have finally succeeded. I had to shock the pool twice. Placed a phosphate...

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Now I know it .,Thanks for sharing you ideas I am so glad that I am a member of this site.,

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Thu 04 Jun, 2009 05:24
Alge Problems in a PebbleTech Pool

by sdelano3 » Sun 31 May, 2009 05:49

Goodmorning,

I seem to be having this problem with green alge with my Glacier Blue PebbleTech pool.

I have shocked it, tested it, brushed it,...

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Sun 31 May, 2009 05:49
Green Pool for over a month
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by virginia » Thu 07 May, 2009 10:34

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Green Pool, also Nitrates =40 :

FC : .4
TC : 6.2
pH : 6.5
TA : -30
CH : 250
CYA : 90

My pool : 18,000 gal., vinyl liner
Pool chemicals :...

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Now that you have your test kit, check the Cyanuric Acid (CYA) level and maintain an appropriate Free Chlorine (FC) level to keep algae from growing....
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Tue 26 May, 2009 13:53
White cotton like material in pool

by sws63 » Mon 25 May, 2009 22:38

hello,

i just opened my pool and for the first time i have this white cotton like substance floating in my pool. i read this is uncommon in a...

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Mon 25 May, 2009 22:38
First time doing pool duties

by newpoolbie » Fri 22 May, 2009 19:55

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HI it's my first time cleaning my parents pool and i've been reading this forum since i've started. I've been keeping the FC level high (I think but...

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If the CYA is really zero, then the FC will drop by half every half-hour in direct noontime sun so are you sure 1) you have no CYA and 2) that you've...

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Fri 22 May, 2009 20:20
Problems with zeobrite or zeobest

by azpoolpros » Fri 22 May, 2009 18:51

Every pool that I have ever serviced with zeobest, or zeobrite, has had nothing but problems.

Example:

Drained a pool due to green water plus it...

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Fri 22 May, 2009 18:51
Pool is green and cloudy

by sunvalley144 » Thu 21 May, 2009 05:52

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My pool will not clear up

i do have a metal problem with my pool, 3 weeks ago added 3 quarts of conquest to sequest metals. i sent bottom cloud...

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Could be the zeobrite. Every pool I've ever serviced that had zeobrite in the filter has had nothing but problems. I recommend replacing the zeobrite...

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Fri 22 May, 2009 17:46
Red Algae

by mprince » Fri 05 Sep, 2008 18:23

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I live in Phoenix and was just told my pool has red algae. I don;t see anything red in the pool, it is actually clear. How is this treated if this is...

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This winter i have taken over the maintenance of a standard sized indoor pool. It is housed in a conservatory type building and as a result the...

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Fri 22 May, 2009 13:25

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