Thanks, I have read the Super Simple recipe for Intex Pools. My ph is ok but I cannot get the bleach to even register. I filled the pool Saturday and we have had very little sun until today. Last night I put 1/4th of a HTH 1" chlorinating tablet in a floating skimmer (active ingredient 92.4% Trichloro-s-Traizinetrione, available chlorine 84%, purchased at Walmart). This morning it was still in there, I had thought it would dissolve.
Then I read this post so I removed the skimmer and tried the generic bleach. I kept adding periodic amounts of 1/8th cup and testing about 1/2 hour later, it did not register so I added 1/2 cup. If it registered at all it was so slight I wasn't even sure there was a yellow tinge. At 9pm this evening I put 6 oz of bleach and stirred water up, filter has been running since about 4pm. Can I add too much bleach? If I do will it lower itself just sitting in sun with no swimmers?

I have purchased but not used the borax and the recommended algaecide.
I realize this is just a cheap pool set up but I just wanted something for the grand kids to enjoy the last 4-6 weeks of hot weather, I'll be happy if it lasts that long, I just need to make sure I am doing the chemicals right. I'm sorry I did not come to this forum before I bought and filled!