Results for "algae identification"

According to my pool guy I've done everything right — shocked twice, scrubbed every surface, ran the pump nonstop — but this mysterious brown crud keeps coming back. I know green algae is the usual suspect, but this stuff is definitely more brown/yellowish. Is that even a thing with pool algae?

I'm trying to figure out if I need to shock it like regular algae or if there's some other treatment I should be doing. Don't want to waste a bunch of chemicals if I'm treating the wrong problem!…more

Pulled off a perfect shock treatment on my old above-ground pool for this exact cloudy water mess, but my new inground pool still looks like milk. I can barely see the bottom and it's honestly embarrassing with summer parties coming up.

I'm pretty sure I need to do something with the chemicals and maybe run the filter more, but I have no idea what the right steps are or how long this is going to take. Should I be testing the water first? Adding chlorine? Help me get my pool back to that beautiful clear blue!…more