Guest Chell Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 HELP ! MY POOL LOOKS LIKE A REALLY LARGE GLASS OF MILK! I have just about give up, my pool is a 24 foot round and the water was clear however, after a week-end of rain it turned green. I put five packs of shock-it in the pool and now it is WHITE. It looks like a big glass of Milk. When I test it it show my chlorine level 3.0 just a little high and the ph level is between 7.6 and 7.8. I have no idea what to do now! Please Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sally Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Take a sample of water to your local pool dealer. It's impossible to tell what the other factors are without a test. It sounds like you have too much calcium, which you added to by using shock (calcium hypochlorite). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest randy Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 this will solve your problem. when you kill the algae it leaves behind dead material that is to small for the filter to take out. my first choice is to use a water clairifier, the best is robarb super blue, you mix with water and add to the pool, it might take a couple of doses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I would suggest getting a couple of four foot Oreo cookies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hottub.pool_boy Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 sally's reply is the best. Although green algae once dead turns grey, filter, filter, filter. you know it's safe to swim if chlorine and ph are o.k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igneous Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Chell, don't use super shock or shock products that have calcium. Sally was right, just use ultra, unscented bleach and pour it right in while pump is on. It is sodium hypochlorite, not calcium, so it raises the pH somewhat. A good clarifier may speed up the process, but you don't need it. Just keep the pump ON and soon you'll be polar bear skinny dippin' in cold crystal clear water ;^) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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