Mustard Algae or dead phosphates?
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martinjg8
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Mustard Algae or dead phosphates?
Hello, how can i tell if i have mustard algae or dead phosphates? It looks like a grey milky substance and will appear on the bottom of the pool. I vacuum and then will show up a few hours later.
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bloodog
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Re: Mustard Algae or dead phosphates?
I have just asked this question at my pool shop
He told me to get in the pool and scratch with my finger.
If its hard like metal it is
If its fury its algae
Then go back to him
He told me to get in the pool and scratch with my finger.
If its hard like metal it is
If its fury its algae
Then go back to him
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Teapot
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Re: Mustard Algae or dead phosphates?
Dead phosphates?
Black algae is hard to the touch and isnt an algae its a bacteria. A cyanobacteria.
Black algae is hard to the touch and isnt an algae its a bacteria. A cyanobacteria.
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