Newbie needs advice....so confused

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If possible, get a metal sequesterer - you can find them anywhere that sells pool chemicals - some will say "stain and scale preventor", others will say metal out, or metal free. If not, I would still raise my chlorine up to 10, it will clear up your water and not let any algae take over. Usually cloudy water means something is starting. If you can find stabalizer (cya) go ahead and put it in your pool, use a third of what they say, and don't test for it for a week - it takes that much time for it to show up sometime. Keeping the puck in the skimmer will give you some protected chlorine during sunlight, but you must test often as the sun will eat up the chlorine really fast without cya in the water, leaving you open for the algae. Consistancy is the most important thing. I would add a gal of bleach every hour or so till you reach 10 (which will take you all day). Then make sure after sundown you check and add bleach till you hit 10, and again before you go to sleep. The chlorine will continue to go down if it is fighting something even after the sun goes down. That is the way you can know that the algae is gone - the chlorine will hold overnight (no sun to eat the chlorine). After you hold your chlorine overinght, then you can let the chlorine drop to the level according to the cya.

1. Put puck in skimmer
2. Add bleach (not in skimmer) at return jets 1 jug per hour till you reach 10ppm
3.backwash filter
4. Add cya
5. test often, taking chlorine up to 10ppm
6. Keep filter running 24/7
7. Have patience! Your water will clear!