Its time to use algaecide. if you catch the algae quick you can get away with using tons of chlorine. scrub, vacuum and backwash, then treat. if you know how to safely/properly, clean your filter afterwards.
algae can raise your ph. try to keep it in balance like you have been while you treat it.
you could use a higher alkalinity, that is if you didn't adjust for cya. cya comes up in your TA test and throws it off. you take 1/3 of the cya reading and subtract it from your TA to adjust. from what you posted, your true TA is 50-75. (again thats if you didn't already adjust)
I wouldn't worry about the alkalinity until after you treat your pool, however. i'm telling you about that though, so after you get it nice and blue again, it'll keep your pools PH from yoyoing.
Fyi: in AZ, due to hardness, the state only requires a hardness of 60, so its nothing to worry about but keep it up around 120 to be tip top.
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