Green Water In Pool

RE: Green Water In Pool Post By Cathy (Guest Post) (08/19/2005) Before you waste any more time and money to fix the problem, get a pool specialist in. I tried to fix my green pool, finally resorting to draining it in frustration, and the pool specialist stopped me and had it clear by late that afternoon! Yes, it cost money, but it would have been a waste of water and chemicals to start from scratch! When I've been stumped in the past, they often find the problem that I simply was not aware to even look for! RE: Green Water In Pool Post by kimmcg (132) | (08/17/2005) Contact I know this is a no-no, but my inlaws have always dumped about 5-7 gallons of regular bleach into the pool to clear it up... of course I would stay out until you get the clorine level strightened out. But it has worked for them for over 30 yrs. RE: Green Water In Pool Post by reddlb (20) | (08/09/2005) Profile | Contact Living in the south we used to go through this every year about this time. Here's what we did....... 1.Super Shock It ....... Run Pump about 12 hours 2.Super Shock It Again ....... Run Pump about 12 hours 3.We also started using Aqua Chem Stabilized Floaters. They have the cholorine tablets in it that are stabilized cholorine. This type cholorine, running the pump as much as possible, and Super Shock It seem to have taken care of the problem. We have had no green water in 4 years. One year we tried the pool specialist and they had our water black. We had to drain it, clean it and start over. We get the above products at Walmart.(Super Shock It and Aqua Chem Stabilized Floaters) The Aqua Chem Stabilized Floater has little tips on the sides of it that you snip off according to the amount of water in your pool. Running the pump as much as possible helps alot. Good Luck, Debbie RE: Green Water In Pool Post By Heidi (Guest Post) (08/09/2005) It sounds like you have a pretty good algae problem. I would do as the previous poster suugests (IMAQ1962). Shock Scrub Algaecide and if that doesn't work, collect a sample of the pool water and take it in to your local pool specialist or spa store for them to run a diagnosis on it. and if that STILL doesn't work..have you ever thought about raising catfish? RE: Green Water In Pool Post By IMAQT1962 (Guest Post) (08/09/2005) THIS IS A RESULT OF HUMIDITY. YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE ALGECIDE AND SHOCK IT I HAVE A BOOKLET FROM HTH CHEMICALS IN FRONT OF ME. IT STATES THE FOLLOWING.... ADJUST PH OF POOL TO 7.2-7.4 WITH MINUS OR PLUS AT LEAST 1 HOUR BEFORE SHOCKING.SHOCK POOL WITH SHOCK IT BRUSH WALLS VIGOROUSLY USING A BRUSH DESIGNED FOR POOL CLEANING RUN FILTER FOR 24 HOURS OR UNTIL POOL CLEARS VACUUM POOL ADD ALGECIDE TP PREVENT RE ACURRENCES...MAINTAIN CHLORINE AT 1.0-4.0 MAINTAIN PH AT 7.2-7.8 SHOCK WEEKLY HOPE THIS HELPS YOU