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Kali

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85. it won't go away until winter

Reply to GoCubsGo (Reply #74)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 11:38 AM

20 hrs ago

no matter what color the bottom is. once the water temp is below 60 degrees or so algae stops growing.

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8,000 liters is more than 2,000 gallons. Ocelot II Tuesday #1

Awhile...like by the end of djt's term in office. Algae is pesky stuff. nt allegorical oracle Tuesday #5

At least their not using the little bottles from walgreens BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #7

They're going to need bigger bottles LogDog75 Tuesday #26

I saw what you did there PCIntern Tuesday #37

I count 9 boxes in that pic, looks like 4 bottles/box. So he's got a whopping 36 gal. RockRaven Tuesday #58

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Desperate calls being made to Elon: Attilatheblond Tuesday #51

Experts? We don't need no stinkin' experts! yellowcanine Tuesday #3

If this regime was made into a comdey movie Attilatheblond Tuesday #52

This is what I've been saying for a while. ShazzieB Yesterday #72

Everything Trump touches turns shitty. yellowcanine Tuesday #4

It's More Than The Dark Paint ProfessorGAC Tuesday #6

Oh..ok BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #8

The algae would have come back anyhow. Ocelot II Tuesday #11

Agreed ProfessorGAC Tuesday #12

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Trump Crackers. vanlassie Tuesday #18

And put them in a gold bag! progressoid Tuesday #21

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Do goose-stepping ICE goons produce goose poo? Dr. T Tuesday #38

But now it will come back faster! GenThePerservering Tuesday #23

We have the BEST algae! A big strong man, with tears in his eyes said 'Sir, how did you think to make so much algae?' Attilatheblond Tuesday #54

Algae needs light to grow Farmer-Rick Tuesday #19

Maybe they could use the tarp from the Kennedy Center. Realistically, though, Ocelot II Tuesday #22

Yeah algea can come from the environment Farmer-Rick Tuesday #42

It appears that algae problems are quite common in salt water pools, as well. Ocelot II Tuesday #44

Especially Cement/Concrete ProfessorGAC Tuesday #49

My brother had a saltwater pool for over a decade Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #78

That Makes Sense ProfessorGAC 21 hrs ago #83

The harsh chemicals used in Farmer-Rick Tuesday #60

if you are refering to sanitizing a pool with a salt system Kali Tuesday #56

Yeah, that's what I understood Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #79

oh for sure Kali 20 hrs ago #84

Good Points ProfessorGAC Tuesday #48

They should consider covering it with a black out tarp... kurtyboy Yesterday #67

Yes they had to flush out the pipes before filling up the pool with "fresh" water FakeNoose Tuesday #32

Maybe President Know-it-all thought cheaper was better? calimary Tuesday #46

I'm no pool expert and I could have told them that... kentuck Tuesday #9

Anyone who's ever had an aquarium knows that algae will take over if you let it. Ocelot II Tuesday #63

Canadian? Obviously he's just saying that because he hates President Trump. tanyev Tuesday #10

They will need to add fountains. The Madcap Tuesday #14

Is that what's on the back of his hand? 3825-87867 Tuesday #15

Other Option wcollar Tuesday #16

We don't need no stinkin experts! LuckyLib Tuesday #20

Has trump figured out a way to blame Joe yet? 70sEraVet Tuesday #24

Nah it was AOC and her Green New Deal.. thomski64 Tuesday #27

they already did. LuvLoogie Tuesday #41

jeez, Donnie, why not just cover it with a mirror rurallib Tuesday #25

Are we sure the algae problem wasn't caused by LogDog75 Tuesday #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Figarosmom Tuesday #29

Of course trumps Figarosmom Tuesday #30

But Trump is an expert. His cultists say so. Reflecting pool fixed for good. Norrrm Tuesday #31

The organic eutrophic Traildogbob Tuesday #36

IOW.... MarcoZandrini Tuesday #33

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Algae Traildogbob Tuesday #35

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Preach!!!!! Traildogbob Tuesday #59

Trump will sue the company that painted it for the amount we paid that they didn't kick back to him. LudwigPastorius Tuesday #39

They really have nobody with any knowledge or intelligence in this administration. Wiz Imp Tuesday #40

I remember when these morons were talking about hydrogen peroxide (self-administered, by mouth or inhaled) for Covid RockRaven Tuesday #61

I believe it was bleach, not hydrogen peroxide. niyad Yesterday #65

Sadly, there was a "hydrogen peroxide in home nebulizer" thing. You can find articles RockRaven Yesterday #66

Actually... GoCubsGo Yesterday #74

it won't go away until winter Kali 20 hrs ago #85

;-{) THE CURE Goonch Tuesday #45

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Like the time Don the Fraud excursioned Iran. Kid Berwyn Tuesday #50

Trump is an interior and exterior designer underpants Tuesday #53

Is he already looking at swatches for the drapes he will order installed around that pool? Attilatheblond Tuesday #55

From what I've read he was still deeply into the design of his hotel at the Post Office underpants Tuesday #57

So, The Felon's minions will keep dumping hydrogen peroxide Wednesdays Tuesday #62

Donald had a comparison of the pool under both Obama and himself. Norrrm Tuesday #64

here's an idea.... William Gustafson Yesterday #68

Trump won't listen to anyone else's opinion 🙄 especially people who Raine Yesterday #69

Can he nuke algae IcyPeas Yesterday #70

So much for the stable genius Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #71

Hydrogen peroxide is H2O2 Danascot Yesterday #73

Algae bloom caused by warming is a Democrat HOAX! Trueblue Texan Yesterday #75

This is a metaphor for Trump evemac 23 hrs ago #76

Drain it. Fill with dirt. Plant grass. Mow once a week . Problem solved. Srkdqltr 23 hrs ago #77

Isn't the Trump Motel reflecting pool equipped with a chlorine filtering system? ChicagoTeamster 22 hrs ago #80

Laughter as workers put peroxide in algae-filled Reflecting Pool': '0 scientists in admin' LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #81

It Was a Mistake to Paint It in the First Place MineralMan 21 hrs ago #82