It's a bit more complicated than that. I would shock your pool first (use liquid shock that is made for salt pools, and our pool guy has told us it's the same as plain old chlorox)... That should start to get the algae down. At the same time add salt to get the ppm up to around 3500ppm... if you're under 2700 you won't be producing chlorine, therefore you aren't really helping your water at all. Then I would start on the pH. I learned something this year that was very helpful... your alkalinity is the ability of your water's pH to move into the right range. So... get your alkalinity right first, then your pH second. There's a technique called "acid balling" that helped my alkalinity a lot. Wait til the pool turns off at night, then pour a whole bottle of muriatic acid in, all in one place. That helps your alkalinity come down a lot. Then just keep adding muriatic acid during the day (wait a few hours at least in between to see how far you still have to go, test, then add more if you have to.) until you get to your goal! Hope that helps... I'm not a pool pro, but have a 30,000 gallon salt pool, so... good luck! Yank Ans:You just can't add a full gal of acid and never add the acid with the pump off. The acid will pool at the main drain at the bottom of the pool and then will be sucked into the pump, filter, heater when the pump is turned on - possibly destroying the heater. You need to test the pH 1st. If your readings are high - 8.0 then add no more 1 qt. at a time. Test the water in 20 min after circulation distributes the acid then adjust again until you reach the desired readings. Add a gal. of liq chlorine 12.5% to pool for the algae and brush the algae often or until it stops coming back. If tests tell you that your salt level is low add only enough salt to bring the readings to about 3200. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SALT BAG. USE ONLY POOL SALT. Please do not follow the previous instructions.
Muriatic acid will lower the Ph of the water in a swimming pool which may be helpful if the pH is too low, However the best way to kill algae in the pool is to try shocking it first and failing that get algaecide. as a last resort use a clarifier making sure you follow the instructions on the container.
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sunlight
no respiratory system
In order to determine how much algae weighs, the amount of algae being weighed is needed. The more algae, the more it will weigh.
No
Yes algae is a living thing because it is a plant and has a cell system.
Oxidation Ponds treat wastewater through the interaction of sunlight, bacteria and algae. Algae grow using energy from the sun and carbon dioxide and inorganic compounds released by bacteria in water. During the process of photosynthesis, the algae release oxygen needed by aerobic bacteria. Again bacteria digest sewage by decomposing it and releases CO2 and inorganic compounds needed for growth of algae. Thus Sewage is digested by bacteria by decomposing it. The cycle and relation between bacteria and algae for food is known as algae bacteria symbiosis.
It's as alive as a plant. The only difference is that plants have leaves, roots, stalks. Algae tend to be unicellular.
It could be, but sounds more like hi alkalinity. Check your TA ( total alkalinity ) It should be between 80-120 ppm. You can bring it down using muriatic acid if you need to.
Algae is a term used to describe a wide range of organisms that include seaweed. Because algae is found in all types of marine environments, it can be studied anywhere near or in bodies of water and analyzed in labs as needed.
Yes. This is a potent chemical. It will kill the algae and turn it brown. Hope you have a good filtration system to filter all the brown out.