An update.

We lost a little ground, having been away for 2 days. BTW, it turns out that Costco has Chlorox 3 big jugs for $7.35, the best price on any brand that I've found in this area.

pH is 7.5, Cl holding at 5-10 since adding about 3 gal 6% bleach 24 hours ago. Ppm total alkalinity 120, cyanuric acid at about 40. I've added about 12 lb of baking soda, and 4 lbs of borax. I suppose I should raise the cyanuric some given the SWG.

There is no visible algae, but the water is cloudy. I'm filtering 24/7, backwashing generally shows bits of leaves and pine needles from the bottom, which I can't see. Any thoughts? Maybe a flocculant? I know it would be safe to swim in, but not appealing. And as someone (Poolmom?) mentioned, someone in trouble would be hard to see.

The Dolphin is sucking up dead algae - we're switching to disposable bags until things settle down.

Thanks, all!