Whether or not the algae is dead test the pool again for the new chlorine and ph levels.
Pool floor covered in algae.
Brush the pool walls steps and floor at least once a week more if necessary to prevent algae growth from forming in your pool.
Dead algae turns white or gray and either suspends in the pool water or settles to the floor.
This page covers having walls steps floors.
Mustard algae is a stubborn pool algae that results in dirt colored or yellowish brown spots clinging to the walls and floor of your pool.
In prevention and treatment water chemistry is one of the most important steps to getting and keeping your pool algae free.
The actual surface of the pool being covered in algae.
Water green or cloudy.
This algae typically brushes away from pool surfaces easily but it quickly returns to nearby areas.
Pool walls floors and steps are the most common places to find algae in your pool.
Click here if there is dead algae sitting in a green powder form on the surface of the pool go to.
If the water itself is green or murky go to.
You need to test your chlorine and ph levels with a good test kit which are more accurate than test strips and bring your ph level to about 7 8 by adding sodium carbonate to increase it or sodium bisulfate will also need to make sure the chlorine is at least above 1 ppm.
If left untreated algae can burrow their roots inside the cracks on these surfaces making them very difficult to remove.
The exact tint of your water might not be so obvious plus it ll be cloudy so it may be difficult to tell which kind of algae has take up residence in your pool.
Swimming pool algae types.
Dirt or powder on the pool floor click here.