Hey all,

This is my second post, as I'm a new pool owner and new to the PoolForum, so I need lots of help.

My pool (20,000 gal.) was an absolute swampy mess when I opened it just over 4 weeks ago. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of calling a local pool company to help me open it (before I discovered the Forum) and got ripped off. Anyway, they put in 20lbs. of shock, which after 4 days, 3 more pounds of shock and 4 trichlor pucks, killed off the green and allowed me to at least kind of see the bottom. I also cleaned the majority of junk out of it.

Unfortunately, I had not received my Taylor test kit in the mail yet and had to go out of town for a week, so I left the pool completely unbalanced. And, of course, got home to another green mess. Since then, I have reshocked the pool and killed off the green, but the water is still completely cloudy. I have read a lot of info here and on the sister site, and have been learning the ropes of testing, but I need to now where to go from here.

Here are my recent results:

6-19-11 (6:00pm)

FC = 0
pH = < 7.0
TA = 20
CYA=0

Added 3lbs. Borax


6-20-11 (7:30pm)

FC = 1.0
pH = <7.0
TA = 10
CYA=0

Added 3lbs. In the Swim super shock (73% CaHypo) + 2 trichlor pucks in skimmer + 4lbs. CYA (@ 7:00pm)


6-21-11 (7:30am)

FC = 10.5
pH = <7.0
TA = 20
CYA=<30

[No change in water cloudiness]


Pool Stats: 20,000 gal., vinyl liner, Hayward S200 sand filter, broken heater

Please help!
Thanks,
Andrew