Well, just to update this thread and put it to bed, I was wildly over optimistic with the amount of time it would take me to clear my pool. After vacuuming all the debris on the pool bottom to waste, my pool was the typical " blue but cloudy" color. I kept my FC levels at about 15 ppm for 3 days, even though my CC was less than 1. My pool was cloudy for a full week! It surprised how long it took to clear, I almost felt as if the particles were too small for the cartridge to filter out. So I went ahead and just adjusted the rest of the pool chemistry, and after bringing my TA up to about 100 ppm using baking soda, my water is finally crystal clear. I'm back to running my pump on low for 18 hours a day. I'm rethinking my mesh cover, and when the time comes to replace it, I'll probably opt for the solid cover with a pump.

Tom