I still haven't been able to get my pool to clear up. Based on the bottles I'm accumulating for my recycling bin, I've put at least 12 gallons in my pool, just since I made my first post here.

Should I add some sort of a stabilizer to the pool? One of my friends suggested it, but I have no idea if I should or not. I don't have access to a Sam's Club (no membership, and I don't know anyone with a membership), though I might be able to go to CostCo this weekend (going to visit friends that live near one, and we usually try to get at least one CostCo run when I go up there).

At this point, all I'm doing is adding regular bleach to the pool. Is there something else I should be adding? I'm trying to get the vacuum figured out, but having no luck so far. I'm about to order something inexpensive off Amazon, just to get me through the rest of this season, in hopes of finding something better on clearance over the winter/at the end of the season.