Cloudy And Algae In Pool
We used it last year and had no problems except with bugs on top of water. This year we bought a skimmer to try and elimanate the bugs and it was doing fine. About a week ago we noticed that the skimmer had a black sticky film on it. We kept cleaning it. The water started getting cloudy and algae started growing so we took the skimmer out of the pool and have not put it back But, we can't get the water to get clear and we also can't get rid of the algae. We have shocked with 50% and it is not working. Can someone help us please. THANK YOU! Thanks for the question I would need to know the kind of filtration system you have and a full chemical reading before I can really go any further: Chlorine CYA (stabilizer) pH Alkalinity Calcium Hardness Pool water And the kind of test kit you are using. I'm not too sure what is meant by "shocked with 50%". Does this mean you used a Dichlor chlorine shock that contains 56% active chlorine? Unstabilized chlorine granules? A black sticky line could be a couple of things. Oils, lotions, and sunscreens are not good for a pool. It will leave a scum line and clog up the filters. To get rid of this you can use a mild abrasive suck as baking soda or use AquaPill 7. This is used for degreasing filters but can be used for a scum line in the skimmer. If you have a vinyl liner it might be something called "pool goo" or "pool tar". This is when the wrong algaecide is used, mainly ones that contain copper. This post answers that question: Sticky Pool Algaecide On Vinyl Liner If you can contact me with your chemical readings and the rest, I'm sure I can help. To reply, you can find your post on the Q&A page in the "Algae" category: Swimming Pool Questions and Answers Hope to hear from you soon. Robert |
