Thank you for the membership upgrade! Much appreciated!

Tonight's update (Wed, Jun. 27 late evening):

pH: 8.0
Cl: 15+ ppm (with addition of 4.25 gals. of Clorox bleach at 9 PM, tested at 12 midnight)
alkalinity: ~80 ppm
water appearance: still cloudy white with "foamy" bubbles on the surface

What's with the foamy bubbles? First time I've ever seen this happen in this pool. The filtration pump is running 24 hours now, new test kits ordered, more bulk Cl on the way. The higher pH seems to be fine (as per the Pool Solutions guides) and the alkalinity is staying around 80 ppm with no effort. I'll test the Cl levels tomorrow early morning. Since I don't have the FAS-DPD test kit yet, the Cl test will be estimated by the 2:1 dilution method.

If the pool doesn't start clearing up soon, I may rethink trying to "open" it. Lily pads and salmon farming may be the way to go . . .