Pls Help! I have some kind of light pink/white hair like algae floating in my swimming pool?

Pls Help! I have some kind of light pink/white hair like algae floating in my swimming pool,looks like small hairs clinging together and it groups together. It looks like little needles sticking out all of the way down the string that my thermo. hangs on in the pool and its floating every where? Is it algae or Bacteria? If anyone knows what this is or has a idea of how to kill it please let me know. I put algecide in the pool yesterday and its still there today!! Please help,I can't find any info online and I'd really like to use my pool this weekend!

Pls Help! I have some kind of light pink/white hair like algae floating in my swimming pool?
You need to shock the pool with chlorine..it is not an algae but a bacteria. you need to get rid of pool yoys and floaters as well as they will hold the bacteria end re-infect.





Prevention:


Prevention of "pink slime" is preferred over treatment. Follow these steps to help prevent pink slime:


1. Physically brush %26amp; clean ALL Pool surfaces weekly, including ladder steps (especially underneath each step) %26amp; rails


2. Expose ALL pool surfaces to as much sunlight as possible (sunlight %26amp; UV are natural oxidizers)


3. Remove the lid from the skimmer to allow sunlight into the basket for several hours each day ** INGROUND POOLS MUST USE EXTREME CAUTION in doing this in order to avoid a person falling into or otherwise injuring themselves due to an open skimmer.


4. Regularly add oxidizing chemicals into the skimmer to purge %26amp; clean the filtration lines of any bio-film*


5 .When adding make-up water from the garden hose, allow the water to run for 2 to 3 minutes before putting the hose into the pool.


6. Regularly clean pool toys %26amp; floats (use Stow Away)


7. Regularly clean pool solar blanket (use Stow Away)


8. Chemically clean pool filter every 4 to 6 weeks (use Strip Kwik, Kleen It or Soft Swim® Filter Cleaner)


9. Add regular Maintenance dosages of "Shock" %26amp; Algicide every 2 to 3 weeks as prescribed.


10. Use Optimizer Plus as a preventative measure


11. Run the filter a minimum of 12 hours daily to prevent "dead spots" in the pool


12. Remember to clean %26amp; rinse the brushes, hoses %26amp; vacuums that you use to clean the pool 13. Leave as much of your pool equipment exposed to the sun


14. Keep the water balanced at all times. Recheck after heavy usage or rain or large "top-offs" of new water. Water balance refers to Free Available Sanitizer level, pH, Total Alkalinity, Calcium Hardness.





Treatment:


Treatment of "pink slime" MUST BE QUICK AND TOTAL! DON'T SKIMP!


Clean all pool %26amp; affected surfaces as prescribed above.


2. Physically clean %26amp; remove all visible "pink slime"


3. Add an initial dosage of algicide to the pool*


4. "Shock" the pool with a triple or quadruple dose*


5. Run filter 24 hours daily until water is clear %26amp; halogen or peroxide levels are maintained at a "higher" level*


6. Chemically clean the filter


7. Bring in a fresh water sample about 4 days later for a retest %26amp; evaluation


8. Maintain Optimizer Plus levels


9. Maintain good water balance of pH, Total Alkalinity %26amp; Calcium Hardness
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