Pool Algae - How To Remove It For Good

If you have a pool, you certainly noticed the ugly looking green growth on the floor and the walls of the swimming pool. The same green stuff also floats on water and you now longer feel like taking a bath in the water. This greenish material is green algae and it can be eradicated by using a chemical combination called �shock�, which is based on chlorine and has as a purpose to kill all the algae in your swimming pool. When the solution is dissolved in your pool, the water becomes chlorinated and all the organic things in the water is killed.

This is how you should proceed to get the best effect from using this agent for eliminating the green algae from your pool. First, the pool walls and floors must be brushed so the algae is removed from them. Then, you must get the exact dose of shock substance. For 10,000 gallons of water, 1 lb. of substance is enough to maintain the pool free of algae, but if you want to get rid of them, because your pool is already infested, you must increase the dosage to 1 lb. per 7,500 gallons of water and follow the manufacturer's instructions. Before adding the chlorinated substance to the water in your pool, you must dissolved it in a bucket with some water and wait until you see it dissolved. After pouring the shock substance in the pool, wait for the algae to die and for the water chlorine level to get to a safe value of about 1-3 ppm.

Another rule you must follow when you want to clean off your pool from algae is to let the filter system work all the time from the moment you put the chlorine into water and for 24 hours after that so that all the algae gets killed. You must keep an eye on your filter system and be careful to clean it each time you see it rise the pressure 10 psi. above the normal value. This must be done quite often as the algae tend to get stuck in your filter. If the pool does not get clean after one day, apply another dose of shock substance. You will know that the algae is dead when you will see it floating all gray or white in your water or staying on the bottom. When green is out, all the algae will be dead and all you have to do is to clean the pool thoroughly and to clean the filter very well or else the algae may return.

The pool chemical levels must remain at some certain values so the water does not cause damage to the skin or sensitive eyes. A chlorine level of 1 ppm is enough to kill bacteria and green algae. Other measurements should indicate for a proper pool water a value of pH of 7.2 - 7.6, an alkalinity of 80 - 120 ppm and calcium hardness of about 200 - 350 ppm.