Watermom, as best I can say, the answer to those questions is yes. The torrential rain has ended so I will stay on top of things and see how it goes.

The bucket test final results are:

Both buckets remained the same with color and clarity, but the pool bucket sediment increased. This time there was sediment around the outer ring on the bottom. I forgot to test with OTO (dumb me) and already dumped the water. Hope the previous results along with the increase in sediment will help.

So any final suggestions. I'm still STUCK with green cloudy water that won't go away. My OTO is dark orange and the water looks absolutely terrible. The borax did clear up the cloudy pool bucket. Should I try that? I'm still working on the chlorine and did another round of muriatic acid. All help is much appreciated. Thanks.