I'm reading this thread because I, too, have cloudy water and the reasons seem similar to quenterry0. There was a question in there about white film/foam on the surface of the water. I have that too and I don't know if anyone got a chance to respond to that. What is it? I have been following the bleach, borax, baking soda and muriatic acid plan, but with no luck. My ph levels are good this morning, the chlorine levels are a little low so I'll add some bleach. I have been filtering 24/7 since I opened in the middle of May. The cloudy water has not changed at all in 5 days. Ben's test is on its way ( I read somewhere that it's going to be sent out on Tuesday - yea!). Could there be something wrong with my filter (Hayward-sand)? I just don't remember ever seeing foam - almost bubble like - stuff at the top of my pool. Thanks for any help.