Update: the water is clearing up!! I can faintly see the bottom
I've kept the FC up to 20...I've been chasing it all day. I suppose that's normal because the bleach is being used up killing the algae? I pour it in, test after 45 minutes and after three hours I have to add more to get back up to shock level. The ladies at Kroger are teasing me about all the bleach I keep buying!!! Oh well, right? This morning I bought 12 jugs....hopefully that holds me over for a while.
I also put more DE in the filter and that's working great!
I have noticed that my cya has dropped a bit. We've backwashed quite a bit and added fresh water...I keep my cya on the low end of acceptable anyway (35-40). Can I add more while I'm still shocking or should I wait? My level is about 25 right now (guesstimate....i can kind of see the black dot with the tube filled to the top). So how am I doing so far? Any critiques or suggestions?