Hello and thanks for responding!

Unfortunately, the best I could do is a HTH 6 way test kit, that is what I have also been using for the last couple years. I hope it is ok with those results, if absolutely necessary, i will hunt down a more in depth kit to post more results, Im hoping these numbers will do??

Right now:

Chlorine level 4
PH 6.8
Total Hardness: 550
Total Alkalinity 180
CYA: I used the entire bottle cya reagent that I had left, (35 drops) and still could not get the black dot to disappear.

My water is really hard as we have a well, this is what I do fill the pool from, so yes in my toilet tanks there is rust staining on the walls of the tanks.

But, I have had a little rust stain here and there, never alot, on the pool sometimes, this doesnt look anything like a rust stain i have had before.

I wanted to add too that this morning, after I had added more chlorine shock last night, it seemed to loosen alot of the darker patches of this stuff as I was brushing it.

I did email a picture, but you may want a better one, just let me know.

I think I answered as much as I could, but if not, please let me know if I can provide more info to you.

I have not added any bleach yet tonight, so if you do respond, let me know if you think I should keep shocking it. The pool water is still quite cloudy and hazy in the deep end.

Thank you again!

Rich