Mustard Algae in Pool

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I'm in the middle of a "SLAM" with chlorine at 25 ppm.

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What’s your CYA?

The SLAM process will kill it. Just keep it up until you pass an overnight chlorine loss test.

I haven’t had mustard algae since I started the trouble free pool method

I did have it bad before that though. And I used a yellow algaeicde with the ingredient sodium bromide that worked good. They sell several yellow algae chemicals at the pool store but the one with sodium bromide worked.

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Ph was well over 8

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Took me like 6 gallons of acid over like 10 days to get everything back in order.

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Wow. I have a new saltwater pool. The PH will climb constantly and will get over 8. A 1/4gallon will bring it back to mid 7's

I used to abandon my pool for the winter and algae did it's thing. 14,000 gallon pool and I'd dump a half pound of pure copper sulfate in and circulate. All algae was dead in 24-48 hours.

Vacuumed that out, and Hit it with a startup sized measurement of Eclipse 2 and shock and chlorine tabs

Pool was crystal clear.

Eclipse 2 cut down on all my other chemicals by half.

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Wow. I have a new saltwater pool. The PH will climb constantly and will get over 8. A 1/4gallon will bring it back to mid 7's

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Mine wont come down that fast. I need at least half a gallon. But my saltwater generator will not keep up if I dont keep stabilizer added a few times a year, especially on bright bluebird conditions.

I'm not sure why, but I do not have a lot of confidence in the taylor test kits. It seems as though I have to put more drops into the samples than I should be. Maybe my kit has expired (3 years old)? I hear the test strips, albeit much easier and much quicker to use, are not accurate and yet when I use them (AquaChek 7) and keep everything in the "good" sections, my pool is crystal clear. So I wonder if they are more accurate than their reputation would lead me to believe? Is there a third testing option that is not only easy, but accurate?

Thank you sir. So, basically I have to buy a new Taylor kit every year?

TftTestkits

This hands down. Couple different kits depending on chlorine or salt.

I have the pro salt kit with magic stir. It’s really nice kit. Everything in a nice storage case. Larger reagent size than normal.

They also run sales at the beginning of the season to refresh your kit each year.