Have you added any chlorine or do you have any chlorine readings? Since it is well water, I am concerned about telling you to shock the pool without knowing if you have any metals in your water. For now, don't shock but simply add 2 quarts of plain bleach. That should take your chlorine up to 6. You'll probably need to do this a couple of times per day for right now. I'm going to ask Marie to take a look at this. She is the one who knows more about metals. You also might want to take a sample to be tested for metals. Then, you'll know for sure if that is going to be an issue for you.

As for lowering TA, the process is to drop the ph with muriatic acid (which will also drop the TA some) and then aerate the ph back up. Then, repeat the process until you get the TA where you want it. Since your ph is already 7.2, you don't want to drop it any further right now. Go ahead and start aerating until the ph climbs up to at least 7.6 or 7.8. Then, you'll do some muriatic acid to lower it back down to 7.0-7.2 and aerate again. Repeat as necessary. (In a pool this size, 5 oz. of muriatic acid will lower the ph by approximately 0.2)

You'll also need to buy some stabilizer (cya) to add or use triclor tabs to chlorinate with for awhile. (If you use tabs, make sure they do not have any copper in them.) Also, if you do decide to use the triclor tabs, monitor your cya level because the tabs will add cya. When you get to around 30-40, stop using them and switch to using bleach. I would suggest not using cal-hypo as your calcium hardness reading is already 225.

P.S. --- I understand the crazy look in their eyes from wanting to swim, but usually around my house, it is MY eyes that have that crazy look. I am the one who is usually most anxious to swim! Let them get in!!!