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Hi Paul and thanks for your reply. Im new to the pool world and havent heard of stabiliser level, what is it and how does it impact? The pool is 3' deep which equates to around 3300 gallons (or 15000 litres) i think. I used Calcium Hypochlorite (75%) to shock the pool 150g as per instructions. The regular chlorine I use is Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate Dihydrate. All was well with the pool for the first 6 weeks but then we developed an algae problem (i think due to me not looking after the pool enough - the weather is rubbish and we havent been using it much and i guess i got complacent!) About 80% of the algae has now gone due to me cleaning and shocking and algaeciding but i cant seem to shift the final 20% which sits on the bottom like a fog. Is it safe to swim in water with a bit of algae in? The PH is around 7.4 sometimes up to 7.6. What am i doing wrong?

Hi Are there any natural solutions to keep a pool clean? Ive got a 15ft steel framed pool to anything like ozone isnt going to suit. How about minerals like silver etc for a 15ft pool? Ive heard of them for big pools but not small ones. Id prefer me and my kids to be swimming in something nicer than chlorine, algaecide, ph reducer etc.... Thanks

Hi The problem im having is that it takes ages for my chlorine DPD levels to drop to level in which its safe to swim. For example, I shocked the pool on Tuesday which took its reading to 6 (mg/l) which is the maximum. Its now saturday and its still 6. So we cant swim as its too high. Is this normal? On the shock instructions it said 'shock the night before a pool party so your water is sparkling clean the next morning!' How is it possible for the levels to reduce down to swimmable overnight?! How can i rapidly reduce the chlorine? It could be days before its at a swimmable level again... Thanks