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FC is right at 10ppm CC is at zero

How long would you suggest waiting to test after adding the chlorine.

CYA is <20. Filled the view tube to the top and I could still see the black dot just barely.

I edited my signature per your suggestion. A couple of things to add: Over the past month or so the liquid shock I was using came from Menards and is a brand called "Splash Pool Shock". I used a clarifier twice recently and it was the "Clorox Pool&Spa Super Water Clarafier". Since my last...

I ordered the TF-100. It should be here tomorrow. I'll post the results after the first test. Any tips for first time testing ?

Yes I bought a test kit. I believe it was a Taylor ? The water cleared that season and we maintained the pool for the rest of the season. I believe the following spring, for an unknown reason, my wife sold the kit in a garage sale. I have not purchased another kit since but will be ordering...

Had an algae outbreak while my pool was closed for the winter. Water was very dark green. In late May I started shocking and the water turned gray. Fast forward to June 26th and the water is a blueish gray color. I am using liquid shock from Menards, two bottles per day, running the pump...

I was using the first brand of shock for over a week and the water was the same then as it is now with the brand I'm currently using. I will buy that test kit for sure but probably not within the next week or so.

The one I had been using, Shock X-tra from Menards, has sodium dichlo,alkyl and 35% available chlorine. What I have now is the Walmart Super Select shock by hth. It has Calcium Hypochlorite @ 56.44%. I've been using this for a few days because I've wiped out the Shock X-tra at Menards.

Every couple of days I take the filter out and clean it. The water does not appear to be getting any clearer though. When I vac I see the white particles coming back into the water from the return. Pump had been running 24/7 also.

I've been adding a bag or two of shock every night for like a week and a half

13,000 gallons AG pool Cartridge filter, 2hp pump Installed in May of this year(2013) Here are the strips I used to get the chem results. I also took a water sample to the pool place and the numbers were about the same. Here is a few shots of the pool