I have 2 Sta Rite Crystal Flo sand filters 200 lbs each mounted in parallel with a Sta Rite 1 hp pump (1.25 service factor). I wanted the ease of a sand filter but improved filtration with 2 filters instead of one filter. I will try adding some DE to the skimmer to improve the filtration even more. Hopefully, this will catch the fine silt that comes back into the pool after vacuuming.

I added 4 to 5 lbs of Alum today to drop the cloudiness and it has tremendously dropped the cloudiness to the bottom of the pool. I vacuumed to waste and will do so again tomorrow if needed.