cloudy blue water

[Watermom]

Test strips just aren't gonna work. You've got to get a drops-based test kit. We recommend the Taylor K-2006. Read more at this link:

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=10006

In the meantime, (or at the very least), get a 5-Way kit at Walmart and test and post numbers.

Can't really help much without better numbers but you do need to raise your pH some. While you are at Walmart, pick up a couple of boxes of 20 Mule Team Borax (in the laundry detergent aisle) and several jugs of plain, unscented bleach. The Walmart generic is better and cheaper than Clorox.

I'm guessing your volume to be somewhere around 22,000 gallons. Go ahead and add a box of Borax slowly to your skimmer while the pump is running, breaking up any clumps. Also, run your pump 24/7 while you are trying to clear the pool.

Repost with some more accurate numbers when you get a kit and do consider buying the good kit. It is kind of expensive but it will make taking care of your pool SO much easier. You'll save yourself a lot of money in the long run!