SLAM but I am stuck!

[erivette]

I am on day 15 of SLAM. The water has gone from dark green to blue/gray but I still cannot see maybe 8-9”. Began with CC of 6 and this morning it was .5. I’ve been testing the FC every 2 hours from 8am to 10pm. Backwash when pressure rises to 7-8 (sits at 5) but it only rises after I’ve brushed or vacuumed. Brushing 2-3 times a day. Vacuum once a day. Added DE to the sand filter (made a slurry). I’ve had much larger pools and started with worse swamp and didn’t have this much trouble. What else can I do or check? Pics of day 2 and day 15.

TA 190
PH 7.2
CYA 40
FC 16
CC .5

 

[PoolStored]

You just have a very small filter and sand takes the longest to clear the pool. I'd take the ladder out until you are done with slam. Scrub it inside and out with a water bleach mixture.

 

[erivette]

The ladder has been out since day 5 or 6. There is nothing in the pool. The filter holds 70 pounds of sand so I don’t believe that’s very small but idk, it’s a lot larger than what came with the pool. The pool is only 7200 gallons so it is very small. Could something be wrong with the filter that I can check? Shouldn’t the pressure increase more frequently if it’s doing anything? Just seems something else is going on with it.