I am happy to report that our pool is 100% clear and clean. The water has been clear a few days now, but hubby just got around to vacuuming today. The pump 100% worked to completely clear the water. There is a tiny bit of staining but it's really not all that noticeable unless you are looking for it so eventually I'll scrub at it but I am honestly not that worried about it. I wish I could post before and after photos you would not believe it! And I checked our CYA, chlorine and ph levels and it's ALL GOOD. Wow. Let's swim!

And by the way the sand filter has only been up about a day so this was all from the sump pump and batting filter with the weak paper intex filter. Again. Amazing. Thanks for the help, ingenuity wins the day!