New to pools.....Filled intex with well water...shocked turned green!

After doing some reading it seems as if I have iron or copper in my well water. It turned green with in a minute of shocking it. Pull some out in a clear glass and it is crystal clear. I tried HTH metal control and it has not seemed to do anything. I stopped and picked up a 4ppm CuLator and now 5 hours later and the water is nice and clear. From reading here I see that I am in need of a good test kit and I will order one soon. All I have right now is a 3 way tester and my chlorine is now down to 1 and ph at 6.8. From what I have read it seems those are perfect levels for the CuLator to work best. Anybody have any thoughts on the CuLator and my situation in general? I got the HTH Chlorine tabs but if I am understanding the stuff I am reading right they are not the best thing to use because they slowly raise some other level that starts to make the chlorine not as effective? I have the 15'X48" version and it holds about 4400 gallons.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

1. K2006 test kit; link in my signature.

2. If you have clear water, do NOT change what you are using. Which HTH tabs do you have (exact name). Some have alum (aluminum sulfate) in them, which could help in your situation.

3. Use borax to raise the pH to at least 7.2, ASAP.

4. Use PLAIN 8.25% household bleach to raise your chlorine to at least 2 ppm, and keep it there. Use 1 cup doses, multiple times, rather than larger single doses, which could cause the metal to stain your pool. (It's probably NOT gone.)

5. See below:

+ The OEM cartridges in Intex / Summer Escapes / etc. filters are not high quality. The Intex manuals recommend replacing them completely every 2 weeks. A BETTER option is to replace them permanently with 2 - 3 Unicel cartridges, and rotating them through a cleaning solution. Properly maintained, the Unicel cartridges will last all season AND will filter better. So even though they cost more per cartridge, they cost less per season! Learn to maintain them, by reading this post, Cleaning-your-Cartridge-Filter-wiithout-Damaging-It!

But, purchasing them is tricky. Amazon does not consistently stock them, and some of the 3rd party sellers are charging high prices and/or high shipping. So, check the Amazon link, but watch out for the prices and shipping costs.

It would be nice if you could just buy them elsewhere, but many of the online pool stores are listing Pleatco or other Asian made low quality filters, as "Unicel C-4607 type" or "fits Unicel C-4607". So shop carefully!

Here are the Amazon links:

Unicel C-4607 Replacement Filter Cartridge (Easy Set Size A or C) @ Amazon
Unicel C-5315 Replacement Filter Cartridge for 15 Square Foot Intex B Filter @ Amazon