Take heart Jaybird!

For two days our water looked so foul I couldn't believe it. This morning we see the light at the end of the tunnel. The water is a lighter green, no scum, and the water is clearing.

I think the key is to not be shy with the bleach. Using the calculator and a Walmart Test Kit it took us two full days to get the chlorine levels up to 15ppm. So far we've been through 32 gallons of 12% liquid chlorine.

I'm still confused about where the "goo" is going, because our pressure is holding fairly well. It was up a few pounds this morning, but that's the first time we've seen any rise in pressure.

Also, when we backwashed some nasty orange muck blew back into the pool. I'm waiting now to see how or if that clears up.

All in all, we're quite hopeful of a useable pool by weeks end. Good luck with your conversion!