Pool PH should always be maintained between 7.2 & 7.6. Most other pool chemicals including algaecides, clarifiers, and chlorine work most effectively with PH maintained in that range.
No
Regular clothes detergent should suffice.
i don't see the problem with swimming in a pool of algae i wound not swallow it thought! it may not be good for u
Chlorine is always a must. You can also get algae killer/preventer and also make sure you have a working clean filter.
Obliviously
There are a wide variety of solutions when it comes to controlling algae in swimming pools. The best and most widely used method for controlling algae is by using chlorine.
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.
Pool Shock
it can vary, between 1 year and 7.
Answer: Perhaps you have an algae problem.
pool algae...YUCK!!!! it's algae basiclly and it grows FAST!!!!!!! Basiclly the picture tells all. The pool became green and don't imagine swimming in it!!! This is echosong101lol speaking to the person who wrote this^^^^^ Pool algae is not that bad you know.Its nature.To be honest, I wouldn't mind swimming in it.(I would just want goggles)!!
If you live in or around Florida, call a pool tech. Not familiar with pink algae in my area.