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Green Water

by CKC » Thu 20 Sep, 2007 09:58

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I have a 21,000 gallon above ground pool. I had an algae bloom last week and I have green water. I have made 3 trips to the pool place in which all 3...

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Maintain the high FC level (20 ppm or so) until all of the following three things occur:

1) the water is crystal clear -- no visible signs of...

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Last post by chem geek
Fri 21 Sep, 2007 12:15
pink algae

by vrichard » Sun 19 Aug, 2007 15:24

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We have been fighting, what I believe is a pink algae. It looks like spider webs and clings to the side of the pool and the small material fibers on...

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I have finally gotten rid of the pink bacteria by adding lots of shock and keeping the chlorine levels up. I had to take my ladder out and hand clean...

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Thu 13 Sep, 2007 13:00
Liquid green algae?

by Deb121 » Sun 09 Sep, 2007 09:28

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We have a small 14 X 42 Intex pool that we run on a salt chlorinator. Most of the summer we have had rain, lots of it. We had problems with the first...

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Shock the pool and see if the water changes to a blue-green. If it does, you have algae and it will just need filtering to clear.

Provide test...

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Last post by South TX Poolguy
Mon 10 Sep, 2007 21:01
fiberglass algae

by melgna » Wed 05 Sep, 2007 22:06

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I have an in ground fiberglass pool and I cant seem to keep the algae away.

I've spent hundreds of $$$$ this summer alone.

My levels are as of last...

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Ok,

Drained the pool a couple of feet and three nights and 6 bottles of clorox and still just as green . No improvement. :( :( :(

I'm taking in a...

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Last post by melgna
Mon 10 Sep, 2007 07:52
Brown spots on bottom of pool

by Foreman » Fri 07 Sep, 2007 20:44

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I had black algae and we treated it and now i have these brown spots all around the bottom of the pool.We have vacuumed it several times and...

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If you have a sand filter or cartridge filter you can add a little DE powder through skimmer and this can help catch what sounds like dust.

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Sat 08 Sep, 2007 15:00
algae scrubbing

by margaret NJ » Wed 29 Aug, 2007 07:07

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As I stated before in another thread:

I have algae and it is hard to scrub off now (first I was able to move

it and it turned to dust). I have been...

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If you dont want to do this manually or cant fix the problem there are some algeacide treatment that can do the job.

One id recommend but very...

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Thu 06 Sep, 2007 12:24
Had black algea, now I don't know what it its---HELP!
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by Kasey » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 10:44

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I had black algea in the bottom of my diamond brite pool. Bought silver algeacide, used as directed and now have something tan to brown colored with...

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If you now think it is a mineral/metal problem you can try this, but be careful with colored plaster trying to put only on stained spot.

Put 1/2...
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Mon 03 Sep, 2007 16:08
mustard algae - what's my problem?

by kazoo » Fri 31 Aug, 2007 19:25

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I can't figure this out. I noticed a few streaks of mustard colored algae in my pool two weeks ago. So I shocked the pool ( using salt water...

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Hi Richard,

Well I shocked it "hard" yesterday evening by adding 20L of liquid chlorine. Historically I have found that 1L Liquid CL...

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Last post by kazoo
Sun 02 Sep, 2007 12:22
PH 7.7, Cl. 8.3, TA 142 and contant yellow algae

by Big D » Fri 31 Aug, 2007 09:44

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What am I doing wrong? I spend $75.00 for algae control and shock, follow the product recommendations to the T, run the filter return through the...

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Things needed

Pool Gallons?

Filter run time?

Type of chlorine used?

full chemical reading?

FC-Free Chlorine-level

TC-Total Chlorine...

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Fri 31 Aug, 2007 11:46
Pool that had algae that is now.

by Angela » Wed 29 Aug, 2007 16:14

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Hi, my pool had like an algae color to put the shock and the algaecide in and that helped for a day or so. We stopped using the pool so I drained it...

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Hi, my pool had like an algae color to put the shock and the algaecide in and that helped for a day or so. We stopped using the pool so I drained it...

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Wed 29 Aug, 2007 16:15
can't scrub algae off sides and bottom

by kenmanblue » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 19:02

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have a 35,000 gallon in ground pool, and have maintained it since the beginning about 15 years ago. I never have issues with the color of the water,...

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Ken i presume what you are using is BCDMH as treatment, your check is fine however I would recommend you raise the Bromine level to around 4.5 - 5...

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Last post by fatybabe
Wed 29 Aug, 2007 00:52
Algae all season long

by margaret NJ » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 15:14

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Hi,

It seems I am fighting algae all season. I gave up on the pool stores. They made me throw in stuff I couldn't pronounce...lol

here are my nos....

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stop using chlorine tabs and start using liquide chlorine or bleach that does not keep adding cya.

Empty out some pool water and refill so you can...

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Last post by mr_clean
Tue 28 Aug, 2007 20:05
Is The Bloom Dead?
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by Jack Sparrow » Tue 07 Aug, 2007 08:35

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Ok, I've been shocking the snot out of this pool now for 4 days waiting for it to turn that beautiful aqua color of cloudiness. I have kept the FC...

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OK, it's been a week since my last post on this issue and I'm reporting back.

On Aug. 14, after a 36 hour shock at 20-22ppm, I added Leslies...
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Last post by gonefishin2
Mon 27 Aug, 2007 23:21
high cya and water restriction
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by carlj0599 » Sun 19 Aug, 2007 21:10

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so here's my predicament....

been fitghting mustard algea for two weeks..........water has been green/yellow.........shocking every night using...

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Ernie,

Are you posting on the right thread? It sounds like you are answering a question that wasn't asked here, unless I'm missing something....
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Last post by chem geek
Thu 23 Aug, 2007 21:03
sediment that filter does not catch

by joan » Sun 19 Aug, 2007 18:45

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first off, my pool is 6200 gallons with a 2500 gph pump running an intex

"B" filter. my problem is my filter wont catch the really fine...

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backglass is correct about this vac.

as for vacuuming from your suction line on this small setup with a vacuum I have not seen it.

so if you...

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Last post by mr_clean
Mon 20 Aug, 2007 16:06
algae problem in bacquacilpool

by garth » Sun 19 Aug, 2007 10:36

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I have a bacquacil pool, I HAVE ADDED ALGEACIDE,SHOCKED IT SWEPT AND FREQUENTLY BACKWASHED IT, BUT I STILL HAVE THIS GREENISH TINT TO MY POOL. NEED...

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We here this over and over again on the internet pool forums about the Baquacrap. Everything is great for a year or two, and then bizarre things...

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Last post by Backglass
Mon 20 Aug, 2007 15:32
ph levels

by darwinsti » Thu 16 Aug, 2007 17:22

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I tested my pool water(with the yellow and red liquid testers(chlorine and ph)), the ph was unusually high and the chlorine was very low. How do i...

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so if i keep chlorinating my pool with a high ph it's not going to do any good?

I'm not sure what you are asking. Chlorine doesn't really effect...

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Last post by Backglass
Mon 20 Aug, 2007 12:14
Slim feeling

by all4him » Fri 17 Aug, 2007 07:00

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The last time I was in my pool my Phantom felt like it had a slimmy film on it as do some of the tiles that are under the water. I have a Salt Sytem...

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Clorine was .5 yesterday

Free chlorine was abot 10

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Mon 20 Aug, 2007 10:25
Ostracod

by techmom » Sun 19 Aug, 2007 19:44

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Has anyone ever had Ostracod in their pool? These are microscopic crustations that live in ponds and lakes.....apparently someone has brought them...

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Haven't heard that one before, but that's interesting. One more thing that looks like yellow/mustard algae -- pollen sometimes being another (though...

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Last post by chem geek
Sun 19 Aug, 2007 22:02
BACKWASHING

by darwinsti » Sun 19 Aug, 2007 12:55

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Can someone please help me out. I am, again, pool illetarate. What is backwashing and how can i do it???

18 x 4 fot intex round vinal pool

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This process uses the pump to reverse the flow of the pool water through the filter to flush out the accumulated debris in the filter. It can take...

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Last post by mr_clean
Sun 19 Aug, 2007 13:24

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