Algae In Vinyl Pool

By joanne opened our pool 2 weeks ago we used liquid shock.

Algae in vinyl pool.

There s no way the water will come back if you have a layer of leaves on the bottom of the pool or floating around on top. Fill a clean 5 gal bucket full of pool water and pour in 2 3 lbs of pool shock. Green algae chlorophyta is a slimy substance that can be found on pool and spa surfaces first signs of it appear in small clusters on pool steps or lurking in corners. It s at this stage that you should start to attack it green algae can grow quickly in 24 hours or less.

The pool water is clean but the liner is covered it what appears to be brown and red algae. Brown algae won t come off of a vinyl liner. If you have a cement or natural element pool a stiff or wire brush may be used to remove the protective layers of the algae. And while a vinyl pool is not nearly as susceptible to algae if you happen to notice an infestation a softer bristled brush can be used.

If you have a vinyl pool liner pour the shock into a bucket of pool water first to avoid bleaching warning liquid chlorine will explode and produce corrosive gas if it touches chlorine tablets or granules. Never pour the liquid chlorine into your pool. The first thing that has to be done is to clean the pool to remove as much organic debris as possible. It s more at home in concrete plaster or gunite pools because they re porous surfaces the organism can really latch onto and even grow roots past the surface.

With the pool filter running add the shock directly to the perimeter of the pool. Pool algae treatment tips. Stir with a suitable paddle continuously for 1 minute then walk the solution around the edge pouring it into the pool. Here s my recipe for turning around a dark green algae filled vinyl liner pool.