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Can a pool get orange algae?
Yes, a pool can get orange algae.
What do you do if your pool has green algae and black algae spots?
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.
Are algae helpful?
Not if you have a pool. If you have a pool you will learn to hate the stuff. Certain types of algae may provide health benefits in humans. Algae can also be used as an energy source.
Where does algae come from?
Click on the link to your right for algae info, if the question is about algae in the pool read below: Algae are tiny microscopic plants that enter your pool by rain, wind and fill water. If allowed to grow unchecked, your water will quickly become unusable. One ounce of water can contain millions of algae cells before they are visible. They can clog filters and reduce water circulation and the effectiveness of pool chemicals. The main types of pool algae are: Green Algae: The most common type of algae. It
Why would there be brown algae on the bottom of a gunite pool and how do you get rid of it?
Algae spores float around in the air and can hit your pool at any time You can fix it by 1 shocking the pool and scrubbing the walls and floor of the pool if this doesn't clear it up just get an algaecide from your pool shop. When you vacuum the dead algae out of the pool it would be a good idea to vacuum it to waste to reduce the risk of reinfecting the pool.
Will clear pool covers decrease algae growth?
No if any thing it will increase it as algae uses sunlight
Can you build a swimming pool on fill?
Not gunnite. Plastic lined MIGHT be OK
Dangers of having no chlorine in a pool?
Raised Bacterial levels as well as promotion of algae growth
What would cause round etched patches that are slightly discolored in a gunite pool?
I expect that the pool has a history of algae growth. Algae often forms itself in a circle, eating away the gunite underneath it.
Is there any risk of premature corrosion of the steel reinforcing rods if salt water is used in a gunite pool?
No, a pool using a salt water sanitization system will not cause premature corrosion of the steel reinforcing rods within the gunnite. The steel reinforcing rods are fully encased in gunnite and are not exposed to any water at all. The only way water could corrode the steel rods would be if the gunnite cracked allowing water to leak out and into the gunnite. Hope this helps ...
Can a solor pool cover cause green water?
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
Why does your pool smell of algae?
cause of the algae in your pool! c.s.
Can a pool get orange algae?
Yes, a pool can get orange algae.
Does swimming pool water normally have algae in it?
No, not if the pool is kept clean, treated with the proper chemicals that maintain the proper pH levels, and cholorine to prevent the growth of fungi.
Why is your pool getting yellow around it?
Beacause chlorine is not being put in which is making it turn yellow :)
Can you swim in a pool with mustard algae?
Test your water for phosphates. Leaves contain it and phosphates are a growth nutrient for algae. Always use a sodium bromide based algaecide when dealing with yellow algae. (Yellow/brown/mustard algae is chlorine resistant.)
Does shampooing hair while in the swimming pool harm water chemistry?
You may be increasing the phosphate levels which promote algae growth.
