From Florida to California and everthing in between; Mustard Algae is the most common form of swimming pool algae. Odds are if you’ve owned a swimming pool, you’ve ran into this yellowish sandy loo...

Every once and while, your pool will get away from you and turn into a total swamp filled with green algae. Maybe you had a bad storm. Maybe you went on vacation. No matter how it happened, we’ll s...

Iron is the most common type of metal/mineral staining in pools. So odds are good you’ll run into brown rust stains in your pool. In this how-to, we show you how to remove them quickly and how to...

Blue-green stains on your pool surface are a clear sign of a copper problem. Maybe you’ve been using copper algicide or have a pool heater. Either way, we’ll show you the fast and easy way to remov...

Black algae is a type of bacteria that can be really tough to kill and control in your pool. Here we show you had to kill black algae fast and how to prevent it from coming back.

Discovering dark purple or black stains in your pristine pool can be discouraging, but you do not need to drain your water to fix it. These unsightly marks are typically caused by oxidized manganes...

Over time pools develop stains. At a certain point you may consider acid washing your pool to freshen up your surface. Traditional acid washing is difficult, expensive, and can damage the surface o...

Although uncommon, pink algae in your pool can still create a real headache. This type of bacteria can grow quickly and hide in hard-to-reach areas. Here we’ll show you how to get rid of pink pool ...

Does your pool look like it was filled with shredded tissue paper? Then your pool has “white water mold”. Despite the name, this is actually a type of algae that is closely related to mustard algae...