Back for another update!
I bought myself a DE filter on sunday, and the last few days, i've seen dramatic improvements in the clarity + color of the pool.... maybe I had a bad / inneficcient sand filter?
Did you try deep cleaning your filter?
CC is now fluctuating between 0 and a tiny bit over 0
I'm still SLAMing.. so I still try to keep my FC near 16ppm
It's not necessary to get 0CC but you can if you want.
Tried the OCLT last night.. and only lost 1.0ppm!
Well done! I'd run it a second time for confirmation.
And the best news.. this morning I was able to see the bottom of my pool!
Well done! Based on what you're reporting it sounds like you've fulfilled all 3 criteria to end SLAM.
Here is my pool this morning: