If chlorine is kept at proper level, is shocking ever necessary?

Thank you, JJParish, for the kind words! Glad your pool is not giving you problems this year, and it's good to see you back!!

Janet

Thanks for the help everybody! It took less than two days to clear up after I used plain bleach. By day three it was crystal clear.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...U/IMG00085.jpg

Before:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...PICT0006-2.jpg

Looks great. That is a beautiful pool! Glad you got it cleared up. It is amazing what a little bleach can do, isn't it?