Yellow algae in my pool? How can I totally eliminate? How damaging can it be?

Question

Specifics: in ground pool, algae can be scrubbed away pretty easily, but will return, dosed with shock and liquid choline. A pool tech suggested not wasting money on algae chemicals. Your thoughts please, thank you!!

Answer 1

Are you sure it is algae? There are treatments for it ("Yellow Out", for example works very well when used according to label directions).
The key here is how easily it brushes away. Do you have to scrub it, or does it just brush away easily into a cloud? (algae would normally take a little more effort to move)
I had a pollen-like mustard-colored substance that settled on the bottom of my last pool. (Probably from neighbor's trees.) My automatic cleaner used to pick it up, but more was back the next day. If that's what it is, don't know if there's an effective way to keep it out of the pool. (If so, I haven't found it....)

Answer 2

sounds like your PH is off. Did you check your residual alkalinity? We use baking soda to raise the PH level. good luck.