About 10 years ago, I guess my dad might have said something along the lines of "Screw it" when he realized he has overpaying for pool chemicals (It's a 35k gal pool with no sunshade at all.) When my nosy ass neighbors peeked at my pool, they got the city on us, and forced us to drain our pool. This caused it to rise about a 6 inches out of the ground, deforming the surrounding concrete decking. My dad refilled it, hoping to fix the prob, but the pool remained in its popped out state. It was great to swim in, and the pool had a beautiful green tinge for about 2 weeks before it clouded up and algae took over. He was afraid the maindrain piping was kaput, so he didn't bother to run the filtering then, and since. Now the pool rests in a pathetic stangnant state, with stray turtles and the occassional toad invasion during a heavy rain

It pains me to have a large pool and not being able to invite folks over to have some fun in the sun, so I decided to take a long look at it and I decided to poke around some forums. This was the most replied to forum I saw with a google search, so I picked this one here.
Being 16, I can't afford to have it inspected by anyone, so hopefully you guys can help me with my problem with the main drain piping, It probably is broken, but then again, maybe not. The filtration machinery is still okay, the pump motor and the return motor still works, but I'm not sure about the state of the impellers though, all I know is that they run. The sand filter... well I really don't know how to confirm if it works. The hose going to the pressure gauge is broken, and the filter itself is about 30 years old, so I might think about replacing it for safety reasons, with a cartridged filtration unit, or another sand unit.
I will pick up a job soon for proper funding though, hopefully I'll have enough for a SWG. though I've heard of the BBB system, I don't know how much I can potentially save with it though, since I'd have to buy a steady supply of bleach.
Ok, I don't really have the mother of all algae problems, it is bad though, but no out of the ordinary algae like purple or yellow, just regular green.
The debris problem? I have about 15 120 foot pine trees against my back yard fence, and until five months ago, some overgrown chinese tahloes with several limbs hanging over the pool for years.
With a new net and pole I scooped out the shallowest side, and I could scarce lift the net out, because with each scoop, I catch about 25 lbs worth of pine needles, chinese tahloe leaves and seed shells, dead algae, and other organic matter. With the water still pouring out, it's about 40, which bends the pole.
At the deep end, I dip the pool net in, and some soupy liquid is in the net, far too thick to escape out of the holes in the net, which I assume is dead algae, decomposed leaves and turtle and toad droppings. It smells awful and I can't help but think this is a toxic condition in the pool and it should be drained immediately, with my pathetically low rate but reliable 1/6 HP sump pump.
Does anybody know what the difference in my water bill would be if I used 35 thousand gallons to fill the pool?
Before I refill it, what should I use to degrease and sanitize the walls and floor? Anything extra to do while it's drained? I have access to a powerwasher if need be, and this is a plaster pool.
Pictures to come
