I finally got a chlorine reading this morning from the cheapo kit I had got at walmart. It was actually too high to test but I had added a big jug of bleach last night, I then ran the pump all night. Not sure what effect this would have on the reading but I have added the bleach at night before and it didnt even register. I also took a water sample to my local Ace as they test pool water free of charge. Here are the results from that:
Water Quality:
Using Algaecide: No
Using stabilizer:
WAter clarity: Clear
WAter color: colorless
chlorine demand: normal
Water volume: 9400 gallons

Total Alkalinity: 153ppm
ph: 7.2
calcium hardness: 93ppm
cyanuric acid: 10ppm
free chlorine: 6.7ppm