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Can anyone help with cloudy green pool water?

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Can anyone help with cloudy green pool water?

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Do you know how old the filter is? You may want to have someone come check the filter for you – it may be older or need the sand in it changed and is therefore not working properly. Cloudy green water is definitely an indication of algae. Clear green water is an indication of copper in the water. What kind of algaecide have you been using? If you have just been using a weekly maintenance type of algaecide aimed at preventing algae (like Pool Blocks or Prevention 40 or Clearwater 5% Algaecide) these will likely not fix your problem, as you already seem to have resistant algae. You need to go for the stronger algaecide (like OMNI Algae Terminator). These types of algaecide are so strong and concentrated that you must first dilute it in a bucket of 4L of water before putting it in your pool. It will kill any algae you have if you use it properly, but you should also give it at least a day or two before you go swimming after dumping this stuff in. Also, when are you shocking your pool? If

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