Ok thanks for the response and sorry for all the questions I'm about to ask . So you say to get some polyquat is that the same as the hth super algae guard that's the only thing my Walmart has. I got the bleach and you say to add to skimmer or intake do you mean the spot where the water gets sucked into the filter? And for the dichlor I have some 1" chlorinating tabs would those work? I bought the 6 way test kit from Walmart so I should have a better reading tomorrow for you guys . The iron is going away slowly I read online about wrapping a towel around the filter to help it filter the iron and it seems like it has been working the iron just settles to the bottom so I have to brush the bottom of the pool every couple hours to help it go through the filter. While I was at Walmart I bought the hth natural clarifier and the hth super select shock treatment when do you guys think I should use these? And can I add the algae guard and chlorin and muratic acid all in the same day? And is the pool safe to swim in it how it is right now family is gettin anxious