Thanks,
I ran a complete set of tests just now
FC - 7 (I've been measuring multiple times a day since Wednesday evening and adjusting back to 12 each time)
CC- .5
pH - 7.2 (I was at 7.8 before the SLAM and adjusted down to 7.2 based on pool math, but I never verified after starting to SLAM since I did both the same day)
TA - 60
CH - 375
CYA - 30
I honestly don't remember everything I put in this year, which is why I was so glad when I found this site. When I opened the pool it was very cloudy. I used a lot of powdered shock. I don't know what the concentration of it was. I also had to raise the pH which I did with Soda Ash. I also put in some Lislie's Ultra Bright, pool perfect PhosFree. The pool looked like it was clearing up, but it could have been us just wishing, and then we went away for 4 days and came back to a green pool. I had the timer for the pump set to run for 5 hours during the day and 2 over night. When we got home the pool store (I know) gave us some algaecide powder and told us to brush the walls and shock. (They said dry or liquid didn't make a difference so since I had dry I used that). After 3 days with no noticeable difference I got a gallon of algaecide from Namco and added that with more shock). Then I started looking online and found this site. I ordered the TF-100 kit and took a set of measurements. pH was 7.8 so I added pH Down because I couldn't find muriatic acid and I wanted to start the process and started SLAMing. That was Wednesday evening. I've had the pump going 24hrs, testing every few hours, keeping the FC at 12. Now the green is gone, I am still seeing the FC drop, more during the day than overnight and I can almost see the vacuum and brush on the bottom.
This is only my first full season with the pool, we purchased the house in the middle of the summer so the pool was already going. I just continued to use the tabs in the float and didn't have a problem. This year I started with powered shock, but after reading all of the information on this site, switched to liquid for the SLAM. I'm planning on continuing to manually chlorinate, either with the tabs or bleach and looking into a SWG for the future.