I would take the simple approach--run your chlorine level back up, keep it there, and run your filter 24/7, vacuuming to WASTE once a day. Clean your filter as needed, but do not drop chlorine levels until it's clean. Expect to take a week or two to clear it out. Adding floc just compounds and hides your problems. I would never have suggested floc in your situation.
Stick to bleach/liquid chlorine for now.
Consider putting in a skimmer sock as well. They run about 3 for $5 and they catch a TON of fine junk--I rinse it in a bucket of pool water and use it again.
You didn't say your CYA level (or I missed it), but that determines how high your chlorine needs to be for daily use, and for shocking.
I don't know the Barracuda, but if it's a type that uses a bag, like the return-side pressure, like the Polaris 65 and 165, the fine stuff may be passing through. Toss a handful or two of cotton balls into the bag and they'll catch it. If it's a skimmer-side vacuum, it's the same as hand-vacuuming--set your filter valve to waste when you run it to avoid clogging the filter up. Robotics actually filter finer than anything but DE filters, so you don't need to do anything if you have one of those.
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