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Why does my pool have a white tissue paper like substance floating toward the bottom of the pool? Why are there bright pink spots on my liner?
Do you have white tissue paper like substance floating toward the bottom of the pool?
Do you have bright pink “algae” on the pool liner?
• White water mold and pink slime are usually mistaken for algae when they are in fact bacterial growths.
• Very common in non-chlorine pools they can occur in chlorinated water, but usually when the water temperatures are at their warmest.
• Biguanide (SoftSwim) pools should double shock with C and add an initially dose of A to kill these bacterial growths. SoftSwim C is regularly added at the rate of 1 gallon per 10,000 gallons of pool water. SoftSwim A is regularly 1 quart per 25,000 gallons initially.
• Chlorine pools actually do the same to treat but with Spot Kill instead of the regular chlorine shock. Spot Kill is a concentrated algae killer that contains slightly more chlorine then regular shock. The initial dose of Back Up algicide should also be added. The initial dose of Back Up2 is 1/2 quart per 25,000 gallons. Spot Kill for white water mold or pink slime should be 2lbs. per 10,000 gallons of pool water.
• In all instances of these bacterial growths the pool should be brushed thoroughly and the filter should be chemically cleaned to prevent any re-growth.
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