) you have going on, your CC should be making up at least half -- if not 100% -- of your TC, depending on how long you waited to get your sample after you added chlorine. In my SLAM experience, my FC was no more than 1.0 every time I checked it (just about every hour), and my CC was at least 5.0 (sometimes more like 10.0...).
I had picked up 4 bags which I figure I can use over the next few days about 8 ounces at a time, figure that will get me up to 15-20 (depending on pool depth, which I will try to get a better handle on today) on my CYA while taking the load off the chlorine, and then will move to the more predictable stabilizer to dial it in after my test kit arrives. I know I will need to work on bringing up my pH some, but that was very low to begin with and was only artificially high in the numbers from earlier due to the chlorine I dumped in. That was the big reason I wanted fresh numbers to work from today since I have been able to (according to the strips anyway) keep my TC and FC levels closer to the normal range. Kinda glad I am doing this in the cooler season, I can imagine that doing this in summer would have been a much more interesting proposition. I know I am going through some of the steps faster than you would like, but I promise I am making my changes small ones only designed to shoot for the outside edge of getting to good. When I used to work at a company that did point to point microwave communication links, dialing it in was, point it in the general direction, find a signal, get a lock on the signal, then make fine adjustments. I am only working at the get a signal stage until I have the equipment to move on to the fine adjustments. Lets face it, this thing was way outa whack when I started and I know some of these additions (CYA especially) can take a day or 7 to stabilize before I can make the next move, especially with 65 degree water.