I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you have lots of stuff you don't need and shouldn't use. Using too much pool store goop usually just makes a mess of your pool.

What is the ingredient in the bucket of chlorine tabs? If they are trichlor tabs, you can use them for awhile as long as they are NOT dual acting tabs which have copper in them. You do NOT want any product with copper in it used in your pool. Contrary to popular belief, it is not chlorine that causes fingernails and light colored hair to turn green, it is the copper.

Do not use the algaecide unless it is Polyquat 60%. Other types may have copper in them and/or may cause your water to get foamy.

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT use the Green Out if it is bromine.

The only other thing you bought that you needed was the stabilizer. I'd try and take everything else back.

As far as your kit goes, test strips are not reliable nor very accurate. Around here, they are referred to as goofy strips. The kit we recommend is the Taylor K-2006 or 2006C (same kit, larger bottle of some reagents). If you buy it through the Amazon link in my signature, the Pool Forum makes a little money on the sale which helps us keep this form online. Only buy if the seller is Amato Industries, however. Some other sellers are substituting the K-2005 which you do NOT want. If Amato isn't listed, wait a day or two and try again. They seem to restock pretty quickly when they sell out.

Is your pump hooked up yet? I'm hoping the answer is no because it is WAY too big for your pool and your filter is WAY too small for that pump. The problem with a pump that is too big paired with a filter that is too small is that the powerful pump pushes stuff through the filter with too much force and doesn't allow the filter to catch debris. As a result, it is just returned to your pool. *If* you haven't hooked up your pump and filter yet, let us know and one of our equipment gurus will make a better recommendation for you as to what size you should trade it for.

I would suggest doing a lot of reading here on the forum and also on our sister website www.poolsolutions.com. You will learn a lot about starting up and maintaining a pool.