Also have cloudy water (with a story)

[Justardnck]

With only 5500 gallons, my first thought was drain the pool and refill it but your fill water may also have very high alkalinity. If it does then you may want to follow Ben's proceedure for lower alkalinity:

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=191

250 ppm is a long way to go so you will need to be patient. Also, check your total chlorine aganst your free chlorine, you may need to shock the pool.

I read that before I posted this thread and I'm embarrased to say, I was totally confused. I think I am starting to understand a little now. It appears that my PH and Alk are linked somehow, so If I aerate the pool and add acid slowly and in small doses it may help? The question is how long might I have to wait till I see changes?

Here is a pic of the pool this morning



This is what it looked like 30 days ago (ignore my floating wine glass)