48 hours after first using bleach to finally raise CL to shock level, the pool is almost completely clear and holding values pretty well. I've gone from maybe 1 ft of visibility on Sat evening before adding the bleach to being able to clearly see the pool bottom now.

I think the last little bit keeping the pool from being crystal clear may have as much to do with the limitations of my sorry sand filter and too big pump as anything. After dark shining a flashlight into the water you can clearly see tiny particles suspended in the water flowing by. So I'm giving the add DE to the filter trick a try.

I think it must be working even though I got a little bit of DE blowing out the return. Added 1 cup, checked pressure after 20 mins and up about half a pound, added a 2nd cup and pressure up 1 full pound 20 mins after that. Now almost 2 hours after adding the second cup pressure is up another lb, so I'm taking that as a sign the DE is catching some of the little stuff that was going on through. Can't wait to see the results in the morning.

Once again thanks to all that post on here with the great advice, and for anyone tired of fooling with a cloudy pool and just starting with bleach, just keep that CL up to shock level and get your other numbers in line and it will work!

Don