| What is Algae? | | | | each bag in its own bucket of water before putting it in |
| Algae is small plant life which grows in pool water. It | | | | the pool. This will prevent your liner from being |
| comes in green, yellow, and black. It is slimy in texture | | | | bleached out by the superchlorination. Also NEVER |
| and Yellow and Black are the hardest to kill. | | | | POUR SHOCK THROUGH THE SKIMMER IF YOU |
| Kill Algae by SuperChlorination | | | | HAVE AN AUTOMATIC CHLORINATOR. We cannot |
| There are 3 different stages of algae in which | | | | stress this enough. Calcium Hypochlorite which is found |
| different amounts of shock are needed, there is: | | | | in shock mixed with trichlor which is found in most |
| Light Green | | | | chlorine tablets creates a deadly explosive green gas. |
| Dark Green | | | | And remember always shock at night. Chlorine burns |
| Black Green (Creature from the Black Lagoon Green) | | | | off 1 PPM (Part Per Million) every hour in direct sunlight |
| Creature From The Black Lagoon | | | | causing the chlorine to drop below breakpoint oxidation |
| If you have a light green pool you need to double | | | | required to kill algae. |
| shock your pool in order to kill algae. | | | | Floc Your Pool |
| 1 pound bags of shock treat up to 10,000 gallons of | | | | This is not a pun on words, Floc or Flocculant is a |
| water so if you have a 10,000 gallon pool or less you | | | | chemical which takes all small particles (like algae) in |
| will need to double shock it by adding 2 pound bags of | | | | your pool and drops them to the bottom. This method |
| shock. If you have a 20,000 gallon pool or less you | | | | however is more work and time consuming but gets |
| need to add 4 pound bags of shock and if you have | | | | rid of algae the fastest if done correctly. Just follow |
| 30,000 gallons or less you need to add 6 pound bags | | | | the directions for a cloudy pool on the back of any |
| and so on. | | | | Flocculant product and instead of you vacuuming |
| If you have a dark Green pool you will need to triple | | | | cloudy water you will be vacuuming green water. And |
| shock it. So if you have a 10,000 gallon pool or less | | | | never vacuum that through your filter. You the waste |
| you will need to add 3 pound bags of shock. If you | | | | option to completely rid you pool of green water. After |
| have a 20,000 gallon pool or less you need to add 6 | | | | that you need to double shock just to make sure you |
| pound bags of shock and if you have 30,000 gallons | | | | got everything. |
| or less you need to add 9 pound bags and so on. | | | | Algacide |
| If you have a Creature from the Black Lagoon Green | | | | Normally algacide like pesticide is only a preventive and |
| Pool you will need to quadruple shock it. So if you | | | | should be used throughout the pool season but there |
| have a 10,000 gallon pool or less you will need to add | | | | are some algaecides that contain b14 or metals such |
| 4 pound bags of shock. If you have a 20,000 gallon | | | | as copper or silver which can kill algae. These |
| pool or less you need to add 8 pound bags of shock | | | | algacides may have to be added in large doses |
| and if you have 30,000 gallons or less you need to add | | | | depending on the brand but mixed with shock can do |
| 12 pound bags and so on. | | | | the trick just as effective as just plain shock. |
| Note: If you have a vinyl liner pool you should dissolve | | | | |