ok as of tonight my pool readings are:

fc-15
cya-45
ca-250
ph-8

the chlorine is pretty stable because i put in chlorine almost 24 hours ago and its still showing 15 (i think its higher but my kit will only let me go as high as fifteen)

the water looks pretty clear now, and my cya readings were up so i backwashed the de filter, bumped it, and backwashed some more and then added 5 lbs of fresh de.

i still have some dots (algae?) on the walls that wont go away though.