Welcome!
The process generally takes about a week. I think the record for green to clean was three days, but that guy was obsessed and set his alarm clock and got up every two hours through the night. A really gooey swamp is more like two weeks.
The good news is, it's only the first day or two that requires huge amounts of bleach and lots of attention. After that it just brushing and filtering and minimal bleach additions.
While you're waiting on your kit, you can amuse yourself by brushing and vacuuming or scooping any leaf buildup. It has to be done, and the less organic material in the pool, the less bleach you'll need, and the faster it will go.
I'd suggest starting the evening before you day off. Check CYA and pH and get that dealt with after work. After dinner, jugs away! Before bed, round two. Set the filter on recirculate so it doesn't clog while you sleep, and get some rest because your arms and lower back will be getting a workout tomorrow. First thing, test FC and boost it. Pu the filter back on filter. Go have breakfast. Take some Motrin. Get out there and brush it all again, then test and dose again. Repeat again and again. Keep an eye on filter pressure, because it will load up fast in the early stages. By bedtime the water will likely be a cloudy blue-grey and you'll only be losing a few FC between doses.
Then hit it before work, set filter on recirculate. Come home, return to filter, and dose again. Eat dinner, dose. Dose, go to bed. Brush and/or vacuum when you can.
You can do it. It didn't go green in a day, it'll take more than a day to clear. Making a mess is always faster than cleaning it.
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