Welcome to TFP
and another from OK... nice...
You do have a pretty green going on there, we can get you going... How would you like to tackle this?
Because you are just starting out you have no bad habits, and that is a great thing
Can you do some things to start out, the following is my recommendation.
1. A great test kit, you will love this one I promise, it has worked great for me and I also have a salt water pool
TFTestkits.net check the box on the right for the K-1766 salt test and the XL option... OK, now if you want to test very easy check the box next to the speedsstir but you DO NOT have to have it but its nice
This part is a road trip
2. take a bottle of water to leslies or any other pool place and have them test everything including metal, don't buy anything from them, you don't need it and they are expensive...
3. go by atwoods and buy 4 cases (8 bottles) of 10% liquid chlorine, it says pool shock on the blue label, this will be 20 dollars, if more tell them it is 10 dollars a case on sale
walk 10 feet down the aisle and grab 2 bottles of muriatic acid, you will use this to drop your TA and PH, they also have a OTO basic test for chlorine and PH, if you do not have one already grab that (you will get one in your TF100) but you need something now until you receive your good test kit..
That is it for your road trip
When you get home post up what leslies found for metals in your water, this will give us an idea where to go next... Do not add anything to the pool yet..
The great news, once you get your pool balanced you will be on easy street, salt water pools are very easy to take care of but you will still need to test and take care of it...