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Read more about the article Get Rid of White Water Mold & Pink Slime

Get Rid of White Water Mold & Pink Slime

  • Post author:Rudy
  • Post published:June 21, 2020
  • Post category:Subscription Content/Algae

There's a Fungus Amongus! Chunks of wet toilet paper floating in the pool. That's probably the most accurate description for what these semi-transparent floating globules of loogie look like. Like…

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Read more about the article Get Rid of Mustard Algae

Get Rid of Mustard Algae

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  • Post published:May 16, 2020
  • Post category:Algae/Subscription Content

? Pass the Mustard I did a bunch of stuff with Black Algae, I know most of you are already familiar with those studies. If you are not, check it …

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Read more about the article Field Sampling of Swimming Pool “Black Algae”

Field Sampling of Swimming Pool “Black Algae”

  • Post author:Rudy
  • Post published:December 3, 2018
  • Post category:Algae/Subscription Content

Wet mounts were prepared from the sample biomass and examined at 100× magnification using a Nikon Eclipse Ti-S inverted microscope equipped with phase-contrast optics and epifluorescence. Field Sampling of Swimming Pool “Black Algae”

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Read more about the article Microcystin Analysis in Swimming Pool Cyanobacterial Biofilms

Microcystin Analysis in Swimming Pool Cyanobacterial Biofilms

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  • Post published:December 3, 2018
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Microcystin Analysis in Swimming Pool Cyanobacterial Biofilms

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Read more about the article Investigating the True Nature of Swimming Pool “Black Algae”

Investigating the True Nature of Swimming Pool “Black Algae”

  • Post author:Rudy
  • Post published:November 18, 2018
  • Post category:Algae/Subscription Content

Biofilm-forming microorganisms—including cyanobacteria (Swimming Pool “Black Algae” ) —can exhibit increased resistance to chemical treatments because the extracellular polymeric matrix protects the organisms embedded within the colony.

Continue ReadingInvestigating the True Nature of Swimming Pool “Black Algae”
Read more about the article Copper Sulfate Exposure Reduces Cyanobacterial Biofilm Colonization

Copper Sulfate Exposure Reduces Cyanobacterial Biofilm Colonization

  • Post author:Rudy
  • Post published:September 25, 2018
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Sub-Lethal Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate Exposure Reduces Cyanobacterial Biofilm Colonization (Swimming Pool Black Algae) Abstract Persistent microbial colonization, commonly referred to in the swimming pool industry as “black algae,” represents a…

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Read more about the article Swimming Pool Black Algae

Swimming Pool Black Algae

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  • Post published:May 22, 2018
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Swimming Pool “Black Algae”: Why the Name Is Wrong and the Science Matters Few problems frustrate swimming pool professionals more than so-called black algae. The name alone suggests something mysterious…

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Talking Pools Podcast
Talking Pools Podcast

If you’ve ever stared at a test kit like it personally insulted your family… welcome home.

Talking Pools Podcast is the pool industry’s “pull up a chair” show—part shop talk, part field manual, part therapy session—built for people who actually live on pool decks: commercial operators, service techs, builders, facility managers, and anyone responsible for water that can’t afford to go sideways. The network was created to level up the pool industry with real-world conversations on water chemistry, filtration, troubleshooting, construction, safety, and the business side of keeping pools open and budgets intact. 

Here’s the hook: it’s not theory-first. It’s experience-first—a roster of seasoned pros (with 250+ years of combined “been there, fixed that” wisdom) turning complicated problems into practical moves you can use the same day.  And it’s not one voice, one vibe, one corner of the industry: it’s a network of shows designed to reflect how diverse this work really is—different regions, different specialties, different personalities. 

Also worth saying out loud: women aren’t “special guests” here—they’re on the mic as hosts, from the beginning, with an intentionally balanced roster.  That matters, because the best ideas in this industry don’t come from one lane—they come from the whole road.

If you want a podcast that can make you laugh and make you better at what you do—without pretending the job is easier than it is—Talking Pools is the one you queue up before the first stop, and keep on when the day starts getting weird. 

Reflecting Absence: The Engineering Behind the 9/11 Memorial Pools
byRudy Stankowitz

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Twenty-five years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, this special episode of the Talking Pools Podcast is presented without commercial interruption.

Rudy Stankowitz remembers the 2,977 people murdered that day, the passengers and crews who fought back, the first responders who ran toward danger, and the survivors and recovery workers who carried the physical and emotional consequences home with them.

The episode then examines Reflecting Absence, the two enormous memorial pools built within the footprints of the former World Trade Center towers. From nearly 1,400 feet of precision waterfall weir and more than a million gallons of water to thousands of granite panels, extensive automation, and demanding overnight maintenance, Rudy explores the extraordinary engineering required to make the machinery disappear so the meaning can remain.

This episode doesn't reduce sacred ground to pumps, hydraulics, and water treatment. It is a pool professional’s appreciation of the architects, engineers, fabricators, operators, and maintenance crews whose work protects the dignity of one of America’s most important memorials.

In This Episode:

  • Remembering the victims, heroes, survivors, and recovery workers of September 11
  • The meaning behind Michael Arad and Peter Walker’s Reflecting Absence
  • How the massive waterfall weirs were adjusted to within one-sixteenth of an inch
  • Why published pumping and circulation figures must be interpreted carefully
  • The difference between water-effect flow and treatment flow
  • More than 1,000 monitored operating points working behind the scenes
  • The challenge of maintaining dark granite beneath 400 surrounding trees
  • Why mock-ups, tolerances, automation, and maintenance access matter
  • How engineering and maintenance preserve the memorial’s intended experience

Two pools. Nearly two acres. More than a million gallons of water. Thousands of names.

Today, we remember.

#September11 #NeverForget #911Memorial #ReflectingAbsence #TalkingPoolsPodcast #PoolProfessionals #AquaticEngineering #WaterFeatureDesign

Music:

We the People, written and performed by Alesandra Rosette https://youtu.be/AOV70hNcajI?si=1j1f9k2IizozsCQc

Here are the official archived transcripts for all three presidential speeches used in the episode:

  • President George W. Bush — Remarks to the Nation from Ellis Island, September 11, 2002
    Source of the “September 11, 2001 will always be a fixed point in the life of America” passage. 
  • President Barack Obama — National September 11 Memorial Museum Dedication, May 15, 2014
    Source of the passage about standing “in the footprints of two mighty towers, graced by the rush of eternal waters.” 
  • President Donald Trump — Flight 93 National Memorial Address, September 11, 2020
    Source of the passage honoring the 40 passengers and crew who “rose up, took charge, made their stand.”

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