To treat, kill, get rid of and remove Black Algae from your pool. Follow the following steps:
STEP 1: Get a stainless steel brush (found online at AquaSupercenter.com or at most pool stores). This will look like your normal pool brush but instead of nylon brush bristles.... there will be metal wires as brush bristles. This is very important as you need to brush the pool hard with a Steel Brush to destroy and get rid of the what I call ‘shield’ the black algae forms.STEP 2: Turn off your pool pump and give your pool about 30 minutes for the water to ‘settle’ to a standstill after you just brushed the black algae hard. This is important as the next step requires the pool water to be 100% still.STEP 3: With the water still; you should have Black Algae Destroyer (some chemical which is for black algae which will be granular and will have the words “TriChlor” in the active ingredient). The goal is to sprinkle the black algae chemical (TriChlor) directly over the black algae. The goal is for the little granular of TriChlor to sink to the bottom of the pool directly on and around the black algae. Since you just brushed off the ‘shield’ protecting the black algae. What this step does is pretty much eat up the black algae. TriChlor is the strongest form of Chlorine there is. So by sprinkling a bunch of black algaecide/TriChlor at the bottom where the black algae is, the chlorine concentration level in that immediate area will be STRONGER than ever before; it will literally eat up the black algae - kill it and destroy it.STEP 4: Wait 24 hours with your pool off so the black algae chemical/TriChlor has time to work... You can then start your pump. Give it a few days then do your normal water test and do not assume you will need Chlorine, there is a good chance your chlorine level is high due to the black algae treatment.
Thats it! Your pool should be beautiful after that.
Costs:
- Stainless Steel Pool Brush = $14 - $34
- Black Algaecide/TriChlor = $12 - $25
- Total Cost: $25 - $59
- Total Labor Time: 2 Hours
