About to throw in the towel...

[PoolDoc]

Do NOT add more chlorine; rusty colored OTO = 30+ ppm FC. With CYA=40 ppm, you don't want to go quite that high. Instead do this:

1. Complete the Pool Chart, so we can see what you are dealing with:

Pool Chart Entry Form

2. If you aren't already, begin filtering 24/7

3. Maintain an orange -- not brownish-orange -- OTO level.

4. Don't use any more algaecide; that algaecide is NOT compatible with high levels of chlorine.

[PSpark74]

Apparently, submitting this post has had an effect on my pool. When I returned from work the day before yesterday, the color changed from deep olive-green to clear but very cloudy. I checked the chlorine and ph and they were soft of dark orange and about 7.0, respectively. I didn't add anything and just kept the pump running 24/7. This morning it is still cloudy and the chlorine is still the orange color. So I should just maintain the orange color until it clears up?

[PoolDoc]

As much as I would like it, we can't magically clear up pool water: the chlorine you'd already added did it WHILE you were posting here. With OTO 'brown', that's pretty much what I already expected.

+ Go ahead and keep it orange to orange-yellow for 1 day AFTER you have CAREFULLY brushed the whole pool.
+ Run your filter 24/7 at the lowest speed, or most restricted flow rate you can manage.
+ Your pH readings are NOT trustworthy when your chlorine is that high.