Water looks great but everything is off

[Lexifa]

Hey Carl, thanks for your fast answer! I use the 3.-in 1. chlorinating skimmer tablets in the floater, I shocked it on Monday with Super shock n'swimm and my test is the 4-way strips from Walmart everything is from HTH. I did not tested our fill water but I know we have very good water quality! What is a baseline??? I go in the pool every day with my 4 years old and the water is really really clear. Maybe we just have a miracle pool LOL

[BigDave]

... 3.-in 1. chlorinating skimmer tablets ...

Hmmm - what's the 3? I'll take a cold guess and say copper, chlorine and stabilizer. Let me know if I'm wrong (or right). We don't recommend Copper in pools for a number of reasons - some are less of a problem in small pools that can be readily drained and refilled. Copper can stain pools, fingernails, and blond / colored hair green. It can also lead to an unsanitary pool that looks clean. Copper is much better at suppressing algae than killing bacteria.

If you have a filter, check out the stickies in the Pool Chemistry for Intex-type Pools forum. If not, take a look at Kiddie Pool Care - Guide to Kiddie Swimming Pool Care.