It's a list of all the people and things I hate so much I want to hit them in the face with a shovel.. Concept coming from the Marian Keyes novel, The Mystery of Mercy Close (2012).
Use chlorine as your go-to algae killer. When your pool water is green or contains visible algae clumps, your pool does not have enough chlorine. Shocking the pool with a large dose of chlorine is the most effective way to kill the existing algae and bring your pool back to sanitary conditions.
Like yellow strains, pink algae requires a high level of chlorine to treat effectively, and for best results, throw in all of your pool toys, floats, suits and cleaning tools into the pool during algae treatment. Removing ladders and pool lights for a good scrubbing is also good practice to prevent reinfection.