| There are many factors to be considered in | | | | |
| maintaining a pool. Often, pool owners have a difficult | | | | The most important thing to do with pool algae, such |
| time maintaining the pool because of the algae that | | | | as mustard algae, is prevention. As what the quote |
| grows in the pool. Algae are really difficult to prevent | | | | says, “Prevention is better than cure.” Monster |
| from growing. For the most part, algae are single-celled | | | | Pool Cleaning has a way of preventing mustard algae |
| organisms that can grow both on land and water. | | | | or other algae from penetrating the pool. Prevention |
| Algae also easily adapt to almost any situation | | | | of the pool from pool algae and mustard algae are the |
| because of the variety of colors and forms that they | | | | following: |
| have. Algae are also microscopic in size making it | | | | · Maintain good, solid sanitizer levels all |
| more difficult for pool owners to detect unless they | | | | the time. |
| have fully grown. The best solution for all these trouble | | | | · Run the filter a minimum of 10 hours |
| is to prevent algae blooms. Prevention of algae can be | | | | per day, everyday from the opening to closing. |
| found in Monster Pool Cleaning. | | | | · Vacuum the pool weekly. |
| | | | | · Brush the pool walls and surfaces |
| One of the most common algae is mustard algae. | | | | weekly (vacuuming doesn’t count). |
| Mustard algae are chlorine-resistant. Often, mustard | | | | · Shock the pool weekly. |
| algae resemble dirt or sand on the bottom or sides of | | | | · Add algaecide weekly. |
| a pool. Transfer and cross-contamination of mustard | | | | · Regularly clean solar blankets, |
| algae can be very easy. Mustard algae have the | | | | ladders, pool toys, etc... |
| following characteristics: | | | | · Regularly use the pool. |
| · They can be brushed away easily. | | | | |
| · They return quickly to almost the | | | | Though prevention is necessary, there are still some |
| exact same location. | | | | cases wherein pool owners were not able to |
| · They often create a high demand for | | | | immediately know about the problem. In cases like this, |
| chlorine. | | | | treatment is an abrupt action. Monster Pool Cleaning |
| · They can survive in pools with high | | | | also offers a way of treating penetrated pools with |
| levels of chlorine. | | | | mustard algae and other pool algae. Treatment of pool |
| · They may not always be slimy. | | | | algae and mustard algae are as follows: |
| · The pool tends to look clear. | | | | · Have water properly analyzed. |
| · They can be mistaken for copper or | | | | · Balance the pool water with proper |
| iron stains. | | | | pH, total alkalinity, and calcium hardness for the |
| | | | | treatment to work essentially. |
| Removing mustard algae from equipment and bathing | | | | · Before and during treatment, the |
| suits is extremely important to avoid cross | | | | algae must be thoroughly brushed in order to |
| contamination or recontamination of other pools. Cross | | | | “break open” the slime layer. Failure to do this |
| contamination or recontamination is easy because | | | | eminent step will be a barrier for the treatment to |
| mustard algae spores are physically transported to a | | | | work. |
| neighbor’s pool. During product application, pool | | | | · Pools treated with chlorine and |
| equipments can be left in the pool or cleaned | | | | bromine should be aggressively shocked with high |
| separately by a mild solution and needs to be rinsed | | | | levels of chlorine and a good quality algaecide. |
| thoroughly. Bathing suits should be washed with | | | | |
| detergent as directed on garment label. | | | | Pools should be properly treated and prevented. |