Probably stupid question - since we seem to have a good handle on this, and the chems seem fine, we are basically waiting ( not so patiently) for the filter to clear the water. Would it be silly to put the solar cover on it now and hope the timing of sparkling water coincides with the water temp climbing over 70 degrees? Seems like now, even if we get the water clear and pass the OCLT, we're going to be waiting again for the sun to heat things up a bit.
Is there some obvious reason I'm missing that we don't want the cover on, except for the obvious not being able to see the water?