I used Yellow Treat and my pool turned green.
If you used Yellow Treat and shocked and the pool water turned green it's likely you have metal in the water. We recommend lowering your Total Alkalinity to 80ppm and consider using Pool Stain Treat to sequester the metals.
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I used Pink Treat and my pool turned green.
If you used Pink Treat and shocked and the pool water turned green it's likely you have metal in the water. We recommend you lower your Total Alkalinity to below 80 ppm, and add Pool Stain Treat.
I used No Mor Problems and my pool turned green.
If you used No Mor Problems and shocked and the pool water turned green it's likely you have a lot of metal in the water. We recommend lowering the Total Alkalinity to 80, and consider using Pool Stain Treat to keep the metals in solution.
I used Green Treat and my pool is still cloudy.
After using Green Treat the pool may cloud from dead algae. Make sure to run your filter until it clears up. If the water doesn't start improving, make sure to check that your filter is operating correctly.
I used Yellow Treat and my pool is still cloudy.
After using Yellow Treat the pool may cloud from dead algae. Make sure to run your filter until it clears up. If it is not clearing up over a few days, check to make sure your filter is operating properly.
I used Yellow Treat and my pool can't get a chlorine reading.
Yellow Treat can sometimes interfere with chlorine readings, especially if you use too much and not enough chlorine. If that happens, don't shock. Just chlorinate as normal until the reading returns. You shouldn't get algae in the meantime.