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I'll just be sure to fill with water that has been through my home filtration system instead of running straight off the well. Woke up this morning and the water is clear and no longer swamp like. Last picture update unless something drastic happens...which hopefully it won't.

Just wanted to give an update and thank everyone for the help and suggestions. The polyfilled 5 gal bucket removed tons of sediment from the water and each day has had visible color change and clarity. I finally got to see the pool floor this morning, about 6 days after filling. Been running...

Yes my house water has several filters, UV, and a water softener on it but I didn't run the pool water through it. Now I know that I should have, oh well, live and learn I guess.

This morning I rigged up a 5 gal bucket filled with polyfill to help with the filtering. I also added some DE to my sand filter to hoperully help grab some of those smaller particles. I have been seeing visible improvements each day so hopefully it will be swim worthy in a couple more days.

Because a picture is worth a 1000 words 3 days ago, nearly full Yesterday, full This morning, (pump left off overnight to let sediment settle)

I intentionally over filled the pool knowing I would backwash and rinse several times but have tried to be conservative with my water loss in fear of having to add more well water back in. That hose filter looks like a great option if I do, thanks. I did try the bleach jug full of polyfill...

Maybe I didn't say it in the original post but the water in the pool is less than a week old and has had high FC since about half full. The first test numbers were from 3 days ago, second set yesterday, and last set this morning. I was under the impression that slamming was to get rid of algae...

So I am a first time pool owner/installer and have pieced together a very budget friendly pool from mostly used parts. The actual construction and installation went great and I'm within a 1/2in level all the way around! That's about where the good news ends. I began filling the pool (well...