Thx for the tips waste and annak, I just added the d.e.

Im not sure about the sock, its a pretty hefty amount of fine stuff. I vacuumed out 80% to waste out of the pool but it initially covered the whole pool floor so that sock would be filled pretty quick. Right now i only have a basket in and no sock so it cant hurt to try one.

Im crossing my fingers that the de works.

Anyone have any idea what the stuff could be. the water was new fresh water when i refilled it so its either some sort of algae, or something from the busted filter shooting back in?