Tcat,
If I have understood your posts correctly, it sounds like you have brought your pool up to shock level, tested to make sure it was there and just let it slowly drop on it's own.
You need to be sure and pass the three criteria as follows; passing an OCLT of less than 1PPM, CC less than 0.5 (which it looks like you are OK here, but this can go up while shocking), and that your water is clear.
All while keeping FC at shock level until you pass the above 3 criteria.
From what you have posted, it doesn't look like you have maintained your FC shock level consistently until you have met all 3 of the above criteria, which are outlined in pool school.
I'd just hate for you to see it come back after you have done all the work of starting it.
It sounds like you have started out correctly, just keep up with the FC, hang in there, read up on the shock process and keep on it, you'll be rewarded in the end.
Also, you can't reliably read pH above an FC level of 10ppm, so just set your pH target to 7.0/7.2 at the start and then just leave it alone until you're done.
Lastly, you did say in your 1st post that you add M.A. daily, why is that? Does your pH keep drifting upwards?
Remember, the MOST IMPORTANT THING is to just keep adding bleach and keep your FC levels up slightly above shock level, never letting it dip below. JUST IGNORE the other things until the shocking process is complete and all criteria have been met. Then you can adjust them at that point.