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It depends if you have a lot of chlorine in it. If you do it will take about 4 months. If you dont it will probably take 2-5 weeks(depending on where you live and the animals around it).
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How long does it take for algae to grow in an fish aquarium?
Algae can grow back in as soon as 5 hrs.
How long does it take algae to grow in regular water?
Ordinary ground water? A few days can see the algae form.
How long for algae to grow in the wild?
it varies depending on how well you take care of the water. it can take up to 3 days to a month
How much time dos it take for algae to grow on a sloth?
.00000986 units of algae/ year
How long should it take to clean a salt water pool that has been full for the winter but covered?
2 to 4 days depending on how much algae there is in it.
When you vacuum the pool the algae returns the next day how come?
Vacuuming just moves the visible algae to the filter. It does not kill it. You need to shock the pool and treat with algaecide. Brush pool thoroughly and vacuum up dead algae. Then clean your filters. It may take more than one treatment to kill all the algae. Also have your pool tested for phosphates. Phosphates are basically food for algae. If algae has a good food source, it can survive in even high amounts of chlorine. Therefore, you may also need to treat for phosphates. It would be best to take a water sample to a retail pool store such as Leslie's. They will give you printout of what your pool needs, amounts or chemicals, and order to apply them.
How do you clean algae from a Pebble Tech pool surface without draining the pool?
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.
What help algae grow?
Sunlight. Also warm water, and chlorine below 1 ppm contribute to algae growth. If there is a high concentration of phosphates in your pool, you can get algae even if chlorine is higher than 1 ppm. If you see algae, take a sample of water to a pool store and have it tested for phosphates. Generally, if you have more than 200 ppb of phosphates, it should be treated. Do not let store convince you to buy phosphate remover if results are under 200 ppb. It's not necessary to treat at that low level.
Is draining a pool an option for treating black algae After two weeks of rainy weather and no chemical treatments our in ground pool is consumed with black algae. It is pitch black from the surface?
Black algae is the hardest to get rid of However be very carefull when it comes to emtying your pool especialy after rain as the ground water around your pool could forse it to start floating. which would ruin your pool altogether. Let me tell you this - in 2 weeks you could not get that much black algae. It took you months of neglect to harvest this crop of algae. I think you pool plaster could be no worse than as if you left the pool dry for the entire summer. If th estatement above thinks that emptying the pool during rainy weather is going to be bad for your pool ( and it will) then what you have spurned here is just as serious. Take some lessons on how to maintain a pool and look for a pool contractor who can remove all the plaster in your pool and start over again. Black algae is not your only problem. As an inexperienced person with a pool you can not see the problems that have developed along with the black algae. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. Shame on you.
How do you cure black algae in your pool?
There are many different products designed to remove black algae from your pool. A good strong dose of pool chlorine will relieve the problem most of the time. Chlorine will naturally dissipate into the air and is removed from the pool by sunlight. You will need to stay out of the pool for a day or to until the chlorine settles back to an acceptable level. Other methods that work well are to lower the water level a few inches to give you better access to the algae and spray it with chlorine bleach. This will kill the algae and also take the color out of it. You may need to use a soft brush to remove it from the pool wall and re-spray to get rid of any algae left after brushing.
Can algae grow in hydroponics?
Yes they most certainly can. Algae are opportunistic and they will take hold and colonize a nutrient rich habitat such as the hydroponic medium. They can also grow heterotrophically and therefore do not need sunlight if there is a carbon source in the hydro water.
You have cloudy water with air bubbles?
You also have Algae this can usually be treated with bombing the pool and hitting it with an algaecide. Just to be on the safe side take a sample of the water along to your pool shop and have it tested.
