Hello, and welcome to the forum!!
Congratulations on the impending new pool, and especially for doing your homework ahead of time so that you can start it up without any problem and enjoy it!!
So, with no further delay..
1. Chlorine, definitely. You will find Bacquacil very expensive in comparison, and when you factor in that it is not a virucide, and doesn't get all bacteria, chlorine is the only way that makes sense. If you don't believe, me, go to the Bacquacil part of the forum (may have to log out to do so, for now) and read through the threads of the people that came here for help with conversion back to chlorine. Save yourself the money, time, and headaches. Chlorine.
2. We recommend the K-2006 or K-2006C kit (same kit, the C version has larger reagent sizes) that can be ordered through the Amazon link in my sig. If you order it through the link, the PF gets a donation from the sale. Make sure that Amato Industries is listed as the seller, though, because some of the other sellers are subsituting a K-2005, which you don't want because it can't measure high levels of chlorine. The K-2006 kit will measure anything you need measured, with the exception of metals. You can depend solely on your own testing and not be at the mercy of the pool store and whatever information, misguided or not, they'll try to sell you. (You can look up "pool-stored" in the Google link in my sig and get an idea of what I mean )
3. NO reason to be scared. It seems very overwhelming when you first learn about pool care, but you'll be surprised how simple it really is, once you understand what you're doing. And we'll be glad to help facilitate that process for you in any way that we can.
4. You'll need bleach, stabilizer, and we can tell you what else, if you'll get your test kit, run a set of tests--except for CYA, save the reagent--on your fill water and post them here.
Here's a biggie--what source of water are you using to fill from? If it's from a well, do some serious consideration about filling from a different source that doesn't contain metals--you can read through a few threads in the "metals" forum to understand why. If you're filling with city water, then you should be in good shape. Just test your fill water and report back here with your results.
You're gonna love having a pool.....
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