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Click here for the details. In swimming pools, pink slime is caused by improper water & pool maintenance, environment, poor circulation to name a few. There appears to have occurred a dramatic rise in the reported cases of pink slime especially over the past 5 to 10 years. I'll go into more depth with this comment later.
Algaecides and other anti-algae treatments are often inefficient against pink algae since the pink slime is caused by bacteria, not by true algae. There are however formulas that will kill both algae and most types of bacteria. The most common form of treatment against pink algae in a swimming pool is to use chlorine in combination with special anti-pink algae products. Most pool stores will offer some type of anti-pink algae product, but the exact content varies a lot from manufacturer to manufacturer. This is one example of a commonly used pink algae treatment: Ã£Â¯Ã¢Â¿ÃÂ½Clean equipment, swimsuits, toys etcetera with diluted bleach.