Thank you for accepting my registration! This site has been so helpful to me for the past year! We are renting and I convinced the Landlady to let me care for the pool myself after some unpleasant experiences with the "pool people". I could not have done it without this site. Been pretty good so far but have had a few episodes of recurring algae. Should I start a new thread for each question I have in this "getting started" topic until my "promotion"? I am currently battling green algae and summer is just starting here in Florida. Rainy season is about to be upon us and I want to stay on top of this algae thing! Thank you so much!!