Does this pick up algae that has settled on the bottom of the pool
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Hi This is Steve at Aqua Products, This unit is indeed designed to vacuum debris including leaves, loose algae and sand. Be sure to empty the bag often. Note: Some stubborn debris that sticks to the bottom may benefit from units that Scrub or those that have Power Washing Jets - these help loosen that debris and vacuum it up more efficiently. If you would like more information please reach out to me at sferry@aquaproducts.com
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Well can,t really tell you for sure about the algae never had it but I can tell you one thing it will pick up sand and everything else pretty stong suction so far it does a great job and I have a 30 above ground round pool
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I haven't had success with this aquabot picking up algae at all. Have run it twice with no luck. You're better off getting the pool rover jr.
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Yes, it does. This is the main reason I chose it. You may see it fluff up the algae but after the 2hr cycle around and around the pool it is diamond clear. Rinse the fine filtering bags after every use with a garden hose. My formula for algae success is shock with chlorine powder AND use swamp treat or yellow out plus a.clarifier while running pump 24/7. This works within days and the algae at the bottom is gone with rover the vacuum. I use it daily, every day and would not be without one. By far the best purchase I made.
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We've had our unit for less than 2 weeks and it's been a champ at vacuuming up algae . We don't have issues with leaves or sand, just algae and bugs.
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Yes it does, as long as it hasn't been growing for a lobg time. I'd first treat water with algaecide, wait for algae to die and then let the Aquabiøot do its thibg. Yoou'll probably need to hose iff the 2 filter bags several times during the treatment. Good luck.
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Definitely not live algae. This has no brushes and algae tends to stick a bit even when it's been killed. Even my more expensive Aquabot with brushes has a tough time with algae. As I said in my review this is best used for large and/or loose debris.
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I did not think it would but my pump died in the middle of cold season so by the time I got it up and running again, some algae accumulated in my pool. I treated the pool with some algaecide then afterwards I ran my Dolphin. I was going to help it out with some brushing but noticed that my Dolphin did the job just fine. Must clean the filters after each run because as you know dead algae does a great job of clogging up filters and decreases the cleaning efficiency of any cleaning system. Love my Dolphin.
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it will suck it up, but when pulling the Vac out of the pool let it drain over the side as the filter does Not retain the algae, it will fall back into the pool.
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It does a very good job of vacuuming up everything from dead leaves to fine dirt. I don't have algae so can't speak directly to that but it works well.
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I have used this net and find it works very well to skim out floating algae. In the hot summertime here in Texas, my koi pond, which is out in the open, sometimes has a serious algae bloom. In the morning, the surface will be clear, but the water is green. By evening, a thick scum of algae will be covering the surface. Just touching it sends it swirling back into the water, but I can scoop it with this net and remove a very large percentage of it.
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It picks up dead algae just fine, especially with a filter bag. To pick up live algae, you need to press down pretty hard. Use algaecide first, or right after, and it will clean up easily. I love mine because it does go through the filter, making opening and maintaining much easier.
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I suggest putting algicide and chlorine in your pool to kill whatever it is that growing. This pool cleaner picks up everything on the bottom. I have never had an algae problem so I can't say that it will clean it off your pool.
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yes! we don't get a lot of leaves in our pool, but after a windy day or a storm we get some, the vac gets them all. We have been very satisfied with this product- I am not positive when we bought this product but I think we have used it the past 2 summers. No complaints.
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The algae needs to be DEAD to sweep it up with any vacuum. So either shock the pool, or get an algaecide. This vac will sweep the dead stuff up just fine.
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Yes, It attaches to your sink to make clean water for the aquarium which will help keep algae down.
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It can suck some small leaves in, but not a whole mess of them. I love the skimmer, because I have to plug my kreepy krawler into my skimmer to clean the pool, so when I do this , I cannot clean the surface. The skimmer motion keeps the surface clear of scum,small bugs and small leaves. I am happy with it.
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It works great in my 5 gal. The other one I had took the water out too quickly. This gives you plenty of time to suck the bottom stuff up.
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Im using it for my pool it picks up all my small debri such as nats and small insects. works great!
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When using the product you should brush the pool completely to remove algae because they like to stick to the sides of the pool when you use the product you are taking away something the algae needs it should only take 24 hours for you to get a reading.
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It does vacuum the bottom of the pool well. Doesn't pick like leaves well. Not really go a lot to the sides. Still a good vacuum for our purpose.
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it cleans very well not sure about algae. I use chemicals to kill the algae and then i clean the pool filter several times
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I bought the pond vac to remove dead "sludge" from the bottom of my water garden ponds.It will certainly pick up sand. I must admit though,that the vacuum power requires constant "tickling" to maintain the vacuum power (the placement of the vacuum has to be ideally below the pond level being vacuumed.