I first posted to this forum about 3 years ago (before the forum crash) and was extremely pleased with the help I received in recovering my pool from the algae that was taking it over. I haven't had any trouble since then, but I need more help.

I have a 24' AG pool with a Hayward sand filter that runs 24/7 and have the following readings:
FC: 4
CYA: Less than 20 (My tube only calibrates to 20, but the water fills the tube and you can still see the bottom)
pH: 7.8
Alk: 130

When we started preparing the pool for use, we had a huge algae problem. We shocked it using liquid bleach for about 8-10 days and seemed to recover from that, only to move to cloudy (not green) water. After researching on the forum, we tried adding a small amount of DE (1/2 cup) to our sand filter and after 3 days, we could actually see the bottom, but the water remained slightly cloudy. At this time, we had lost a lot of return pressure on the filter and backwashed. After that we added another 1/2 cup of DE and are waiting to see what happens. Today we can see all but the last few inches of the pool as it remains slightly cloudy.

Please look at my numbers and see if we only need to be patient and let the chemicals do their work, or is there another adjustment we need to make.

Also, it is difficult to keep our chlorine level at a 4. We are adding 2 gallons of bleach everyday or two, and our level bottoms out every time. The water temp is only 70-75 degrees.

Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!