Don't worry about the alk at this point. For now, just worry about keeping chlorine in the pool and keeping the pH between 7-8. What kind of granular chlorine are you using? (meaning ingredients).

1 lb. of stabilizer will add about 30ppm of CYA. Don't test it again for awhile. You're probably going to want your CYA at 40-50 instead of 30, but I don't want to advise you to add more yet until I find out what kind of chlorine granules you are using.

Your question -- how long does it take a pool to turn green? The answer is NOT LONG!

Welcome to the Pool Forum! (Do yourself a favor and go ahead and order the K-2006 kit so you'll get it soon.)