![]() Troublesome to treat but also relatively susceptible to treatment Black AlgaeĬan be very difficult to get rid of, especially in plastered pools Pink Algae Types of Pool AlgaeĪlgae in swimming pools is often referred to by its color: Green Algaeīy far the most common and relatively easy to treat Yellow/ Mustard Algae The algae “spores” found in the air are from algae that have dried out (at a nearby stream, from a neighbor’s pool, etc.) and become airborne with the breeze. ![]() ![]() It takes as little as a few hours on a warm sunny day for your sparkling pool to develop an algae problem. Algae is almost constantly entering the pool, and as soon as the sanitizer level drops too low, the algae begins to take hold and multiply. There are well over 20,000 species of algae, only a few of which are encountered in swimming pool water. Algae brings danger in that it converts sunlight into food, releasing wastes that become the feeding grounds for unwanted and harmful bacteria and other micro-organisms. Algae in itself is not dangerous - in fact, it is the main ingredient in many health supplements and tablets. Algae is the most common pool water problem only because it is the most visibly obvious one. ![]()
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