I am a new member with a new vinyl liner pool with details as follows:

20 x 40 rectangular with deep end 8 ft deep (The pool supply stone guy told me that the capacity of my pool is 35,000 gallons

Here is test results from the store:

TDS 200
CYA 10
Total Chlorine 0 (My father took the water from where I added the tap water this morning. Therefore, there is no chlorine in the water. I wonder the test result is accurate)

Free Chlorine 0
pH 8.2
Total Alkalinity 55
Total Hardness 55
Copper 0
Iron 0
Water temperature 78

The guy from the store told me the major problem is the total alkalinity. He prescribed the following for the treatment of the water from BioGuard:

Adjust Total Alkalinity by adding 50 lbs of Balance Pak 100

Adjust pH by adding 9.25 lbs of Lo 'N Slo

Add 7 lbs of Stabiulizer 100

Adjust Total Hardness by adding 19.25 lbs of Balance Pak 300

Add shock (adding 6 bags of burn out 35)

I am new to the pool stuff. What is total alkalinity? Is it important to adjust the level to 125 to 150 as the guy said.

Is this going to solve the algae and cloudy problem in my problem? All this chemicals cost me more than $200. We started our pool installation project since late March. We have not yet enjoyed the pool yet. I hope may be next week or two we can get into the pool.

Thanks