Thanks for the help. I actually added 7.5 gals of bleach and this morning the FC was 2 and the CC was 1.

I added a heaping (not level) scoop of the powder, is this correct?
What kind of powder?

Also, with my size pool should I add a gallon of bleach every night, and always shock with eight gallons of bleach once a week? I don't know where the levels shoud be, say at 3:00pm when the pool would usually be used.
Reread my info above on Cl. It tells you normal levels and where to keep your Cl while your clearing your pool

I'm paying $2 a gallon for bleach at WM. Any advice on finding a less expensive way to do this?
Nope. it's a lot cheaper than going to the pool store