Getting Started AG SWG pool

[aylad]

The only testing I have done has been with a cheap OTO/Phenol from wally world,

The OP already has an OTO kit.....

[jhebert121]

I guess I should have mentioned this earlier, but my Phenol test are showing 7.2 pH. For chlorine I am showing 0 in the evening, before adding bleach, and in the morning I am showing 5 or higher with OTO.

My water is clear now but there is a bunch, of what I assume, is dead algae on the bottom. I have one of those automatic cleaners, left from previous owners, that I leave on while I am home. Still needing to get a manual vacuum though.

[PoolDoc]

but my Phenol test are showing 7.2 pH. For chlorine I am showing 0 in the evening, before adding bleach, and in the morning I am showing 5 or higher with OTO.

Almost as good as a CYA test: you have none, or almost none, present. Dichlor would be a good option for you . . .