Am I correct in assuming the 5ppm is the highest the OTO reads? Is the sample much darker than the color in the comparator?
I can't read the label in the picture on the website. What's in the chlorinating granules?
Yep, shade will help prevent the chlorine from breaking down quickly.
Yep, stabilizer and CYA are the same thing.
The little filters that come with the Intex kits can't keep up with much load - if it's pumping water through the filter and back to the pool, that's about all it's going to do.