Prevent algae at all costs! Keep your pool sanitized.
What do we mean by sanitized? We mean chlorine, bromine or Baquacil-type sanitizer. Sanitizers both prevent algae and kill bacteria.
Why should you prevent algae at all costs? Algae is a group of microscopic organisms which start out in your pool virtually invisible to the naked eye. If left alone, it will multiply and grow and pretty soon you will have a murky, cloudy water.
Algae can be very difficult to get rid of. It can clog your filters, stain your pool liner and wreak all kinds of havoc for you. So, in other words, you don’t want it to start growing.
Algae grows best in out of the way areas or where water circulation is poor and then spreads from there. It also grows quickest in warmer water. Once you have it and don’t completely get rid of it, it can come back again.
All in all, algae is a relatively common problem, but it is definitely one you don’t want, because, in addition to the other problems, it can also be a very expensive problem. Do everything necessary to keep your pool water sanitized. By doing so, not only will you not get sick from bacteria and the like, but it will keep you from getting algae infestations.
How can you prevent algae growth:
-Keep your pool properly sanitized with chlorine (or a non-chlorine sanitizer) and keep your water chemistry correct.
-Add an algae inhibitor (algaecide) to your water (not necessarily needed if everything else is in balance)
-Make sure your pool toys or rafts don’t have any algae on them when you bring them into the water. This could be this start of your worst nightmare.
As noted previously, if you go swimming in a lake or pond, make sure you wash off your toys, floats and swimsuits before you bring them into your pool. You can introduce algae directly into the pool if you don’t clean them off, first.
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