We have an above ground small pool (15 ft diameter, 36 inches deep). For the past week we had been dealing with dark brown water and alot of debris from the last tropical storm (tons of rain). I had finally gotten the numbers right and the chlorine above 10, I am not really sure what the exact number is because it is on a test strip. Last night I added metal out and it looked alot better this morning but green, atleast I could see the bottom. I have been running the pump every day from 6:30am - 9pm and changing the filter every 2 hours or so for the past 2 days. I have added an algecide thinking it's green and I had already added the metal out. I tested alittle while ago and the numbers were ok, I now know why test strips aren't that great!

total hardness between 100-250
total chlorine between 3-10
free chlorine between 3-10
bromine between 6-20
ph between 7.2-7.8
total alkalinity between 120-180
stabilizer between 50-100

When I went to the aquachem analizer they just said to add a clarifier. It's not just cloudy though, its green! Any ideas? I was hoping to have the pool pretty by the time my husband got home tonight from a business trip since he had left it a mess! I don't think it is going to happen. If it is alge, how long till I should see a difference?

Thanks,
Alicia