Thank you the link was just to a the images of my pool and the equipment and test kit i had incase what i had worded was not descriptive enough. I will look for the distilled water you recommend so that i may get an accurate chlorine reading. All i can say for sure is the chlorine smell is very strong. as for the leaves they are being removed from the top hourly and the bottom I am attempting to get as i can find them but with out the ability to see them it is proving difficult. As far as vacuming that i can not do untill i can see the bottom due to gumballs clogging my hose every few moments. with a pool that size roughly how long should i wait before adding more of the borax.