Thank you both for getting back to me! We got the pool filled and did a water test (hth 6 way). We tested only chlorine and ph. Chlorine was at 0 and ph was at 6.8. We added 8 cups of regular household bleach and let the kids swim after filter ran for a little over an hour. Our kids and neighbors had a great time! Last night we added 4 more cups bleach with filter running and tested again after an hour. Chlorine was at 5 and ph was at 7.2.

We let the filter run over night. I retuned the starter kit yesterday and picked up bleach, baking soda, and algae guard. Wanted to get borax but Walmart was out. Will pick some up today. I read something on line about dichlor and adding that the first 4 days. Not sure where to find this, how much to add, or if it can be found under another name? I didn't see it at Walmart.

What should I do next? I think I need to raise the ph and keep the chlorine around 3??

Thanks for your help!!