I'm hoping my 234 test kit comes today. I've been using my standard test kit, but it's so limited.
I recalculated my pool volume and it's more than I thought. It's a semi-kidney shaped gunite, but it's volume is 18,000+.
So far I've used 8 gallons of bleach since Sat., vaccumed to waste 1 time, and brushed at least 2-3 times per day. I've run my Polaris after brushing, to pick up dead bugs and tree debris from the pool bottom. As soon as I switch back to the side jets, I get foam. I've had foam ever since I put in the last algaecide about 2 weeks ago. It very strange, it comes and goes. At times it almost covers the entire pool, other times it's completely gone.
I'm about ready to just drain down the pool 2/3rds and start over. Maybe that way I can get the CYA level down enough to get the chlorine to work.
It appears my FC is over 10ppm, about the same as my TC. ph is still 7.2, but I'm not sure about anything else until the 234 test kit comes.