You have to get the test kit. That's the only way to know for sure what your measurements are. Once they are known, you can attack the problem properly and get your pool back to clear. The kit is worth much much more than you will pay for it. Get it from Duraleigh here on this site. You will save yourself the amount 10 times over because you will never have to visit a pool store again to balance your water. Until you get a good test kit, the best anyone here can do is guess. That's not what this site is about. It's about obtaining proper measurements, and balancing your pool with proper doses. In your case it looks like you will have to SLAM your pool. But in order to do that properly you will need to know the current CYA level. In order to do that, you need the test kit. Once you get your pool properly balanced, you will be surprised at how easy it is to maintain. For example, once my pool is properly balanced at the beginning of the season. I test my chlorine level every 3rd day, and after the pool has been used heavily. I will test for pH every week, but it normally remains steady. That's all I do. I use a SWG so that cuts down on manually adding chlorine. But even if you do manually add, you will eventually get so used to your pool that you'll practically know before testing how much chlorine you'll need to add. But again, your most important purchase will be the test kit.
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