Banzai Waterslides: How do you keep the water in the pool during the summer from getting green from algae?
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We have always drained it and air dried it...but seriously, with the durability issues of the seams, it won't last long enough to matter. Toy Quest/Minimoto Director of Customer Service 1-800-434-6178 Fax 1-800-720-1618 manleytoy.com
1583986
I have an all in one filter/UV/fountain, the light is in the unit, in the water. I haven't had green water or string algae since I started using a UV light system in my pond. I highly recommend it.
300678
I also found that by taking the tray you put the water in and putting playground sand covering that with alum foil. Then taking an alum pan and putting water in that and setting it on top of the covered sand helps to maintain the heat better.
447176
I had algae on one end and i think it was the solar cover that was causing it. Once i got rid of it algae went away. With the cleaner once u shock the pool sweep algae away and use cleaner a few times a week it doesnt come back. The cleaner also keeps my filter clean. I only hav to backwash once in summer not because i hav to. I tell everyone to get this tiger shark
2121573
Our pool has tile around the edge and its doing a good job keeping it clean. good luck
432703
Very easy....just let the water out. I have had two, my grandsons tend to puncture with trucks...even though the rule is no trucks in the pool, but its at the end of the season and I just empty and toss it. I'm getting another for this coming summer. Make sure the one you order has the filter with it. Not all of them do.
1625760
You have to use sand. Our pool is also about 6 inches below our deck. We used sand and have never had a problem.
973657
We use it wet or dry. The water in the pool doesn't fill high enough to really cushion the landing on the slide, so it's pretty hard either way. The plastic gets hot in the sun so check it often when using dry. The kids love it either way. Well worth the price.
956728
Our slide works with the pool pump system. There is an on/off lever at the pump (there is also a lever on slide itself that can be used). A garden hose can be used so as long as the hose you use to get the water to the slide fits then the type of water doesn't matter. This slide is bolted to the ground so you've got to be willing to bolt it to the dock to keep it safe but you may have to get a different type of bolt, the ones it comes with are made for cement.Side note: the slide, itself, has no pump.
1412242
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.
1270464
You can use household bleach to kill the algae first, then clean with PowerSoak. I would use about a quarter cup of bleach to about a gallon of water and let the filter soak for a bit, agitating a couple of times. Use a soft-to-firm brush (depending on your filter media) to help dislodge the crud after you've soaked them and before and during the rinse.
1778266
Yes, I blew it last year not putting chemicals so had quite a clean up with serious stuff. I had a pool cover which kept the leaves out so didn't get one of those floaters to keep the pool in balance. Good luck and enjoy
482898
you need the water. Otherwise you just roll down. Also, the bottom of the pool in not padded at all so you want the water in there to soften the landing!
1304239
I just attended a seminar from the guys that do the show "Tanked" on Animal Planet. They recommend (if additional filtration is needed) an outside filter that sits adjacent to the tank. These supposedly provide much more thorough filtration than an in-tank system, and dramatically cut down on the biomass debris from food that can cause algae bloom and fish kills.
676308
I've seen people put these into a small wading pool (kiddie pool) and just fill it with water so that the plants self water through the membrane. That could be an option (or just put something like that under it so the water doesn't drain down).
1081692
I'm probably not enough of an expert to answer this. It's true heating a pool can cause algae that gets started to grow more quickly, but I think a warmer pool is well worth it. I believe algae usually gets started by airborn spoors, or by people having algae on their suits (from say swimming in a lake). I would think the cover might protect it a bit from the airborn issue. We have had no negative issues from putting the cover on so far. We do heat our pool with pipes that run through a wood stove and then back into the pool, and the cover is vital to helping keep it warm. You might get a second opinion. I'm probably not enough of an expert to answer this. It's true heating a pool can cause algae that gets started to grow more quickly, but I think a warmer pool is well worth it. I believe algae usually gets started by airborn spoors, or by people having algae on their suits (from say swimming in a lake). I would think the cover might protect it a bit from the airborn issue. We have had no negative issues from putting the cover on so far. We do heat our pool with pipes that run through a wood stove and then back into the pool, and the cover is vital to helping keep it warm. You might get a... » Read More I'm probably not enough of an expert to answer this. It's true heating a pool can cause algae that gets started to grow more quickly, but I think a warmer pool is well worth it. I believe algae usually gets started by airborn spoors, or by people having algae on their suits (from say swimming in a lake). I would think the cover might protect it a bit from the airborn issue. We have had no negative issues from putting the cover on so far. We do heat our pool with pipes that run through a wood stove and then back into the pool, and the cover is vital to helping keep it warm. You might get a second opinion. « Show Less
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We have a vinyl lined pool, and don't get a lot of algae, or perhaps the Zodiac takes care of it. From time to time if I don't run it or keep up with the chlorine I feel the bottom and sides of the pool are a bit slippery, and after a run it seems ok. I'd generally say it works fine on algae.