Yes, if there is a lot of it floating on the surface. Take a look at a ditch or shallow pond anytime from midsummer to fall; sometimes the entire surface will be covered with a green slimy layer of algae up to an inch thick.
algae is lke any other water plant, it needs food(aka:nitrates).If you keep your pool properly sanitized and oxidized you wont hav a problem.
Lack of proper filtration and lack of proper water chemistry and neglect.
cause of the algae in your pool! c.s.
Algae
When a pool turns green, the cause is the build up of algae. To remove the algae, chemicals will need to be bought to restore the PH levels in the pool, killing the algae.
If it is genuine 'black algae' it is very difficult to remove without emptying the pool and gouging the black algae out of the pool surface. Other algae can be removed by shocking the pool, filtering continuously and brushing walls while maintaining a good sanitizer level.
No, but it could cause similar appearing skin irritations.
Pebble finishing for a pool's surface has its perks in terms of increasing the surface life of the pool finish, but indeed it can cause bruises; However, I haven't heard anyone getting a splinter from Pebbled pool surface. That can only be possible if your pool is unmaintained causing twigs or anything that can cause a splinter to enter the pool unnoticed.
Yes, a pool can get orange algae.
Red or pink algae in a swimming pool is actually a bacteria. The most common cause is contamination from swimming suits when going from the ocean to the pool. Chlorine is the most effective treatment. Algae products will not work because it is not a true algae.
I expect that the pool has a history of algae growth. Algae often forms itself in a circle, eating away the gunite underneath it.
shock the pool add algaecide and scrub the pool walls with a stiff pool broom this should take care of the problem within a couple of days.
I am not sure why this has not been answered. The most common reason for the green is algae growth. If you put on a solar cover and ignore pool maintenance, then the algae will grow as the water heats and when you remove the cover, the pool will be green
well when you leave your pool covered for the winter, you are unable to put chlorine into it. Chlorine prevents algae so to answer your question, the lack of chlorine causes algae