OK, You need to test for chlorine and pH. To use bleach, you'll find that 1 cup of regular bleach will raise your Free Chlorine (FC, the good stuff) by just under 2ppm (1.93 to be exact, but use 2).
1 cup of Ultra bleach (6%) will add 2.2ppm of FC to your pool.
You'll need a little CYA (Stabilizer) in your water. Use about 1/6 of what is recommended for a 10,000 gallon pool--then half that--you can always add more stabilizer. Desired chlorine levels are based on the CYA level. Check out the "Best Guess Table".
I started with a 15' Intex donut--We used it for 3 years. It was a GREAT way to learn!
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