I checked my numbers this morning:

Alk 120
hard 350
PH 7.5
Cl 1
Br 2

I added 4 gal of pool shock this morning. I don't know how much it matters but I did fill the pool when I started all this with well water. We have all kinds of metals, etc in the well water. That was two weeks ago. I don't know if that has anything to do with the hardness, etc.

I am new to all this. Right now I'm just adding the bleach. What else should I be doing? Do I adjust for PH and alkalinity while adding the bleach or wait until the pool clears? How often do I need to test for CYA? The test kit I have only had two tests for that. I plan to get the Taylor test when I can, but in the meantime, what should I be doing?