Went to the pool store to get water tested just to see if my numbers are right. Here's what they got:
Total Chlorine .3, Free Chl .3, ph 6.8. Total alkalinity 40, Calcium hardness 150, Stabilizer 0, Shock treatment 0.0

Told me to get and add, which I didn't, 2 bags of Super Zappit, next day add 25lbs of On Guard Alkalinity Plus, then add 18 lbs of On Guard Hardness Up to raise calcium, then 14 lbs of stabilizer.

Of course my pool is still green/cloudy but it is getting clearer. I did buy some liquid shock to help with killing the algae. Still vacuuming and brushing and although it is not clearing up as quickly as I would like, I can see the results and will be patient. I also read on here about calcium and vinyl pools so I 'm glad I was informed on how they will try to sell me more than what I need.

The prior owner used Sustain to keep the pool clear. They tried to talk me into it but I didn't bite. They said once the water is set, you just add some scoops of energizer tablets and some chlorine pucks once a week. It was around $400- for a season and they guarantee the water. The only thing that makes this sound good is it will be easy for the wife to do since I work overnights sometimes for a few days at a time and cannot get home to maintain the pool.

Curious as to how much you think the BBB system would cost me for a year?

I am going to add more bleach tonight and continue with the brushing. Pump is running 24/7. Any other suggestions or just stay the course?