Fighting Algae with Borax

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I was trying to keep the ph at 7.2 and aerating it to lower my TA. When it would get back to 7.4, I added a quart of acid to lower it back down.
I had a tough time keeping the FC above 25 and I was trying to keep it over 30, but the algae was consuming 15-20 ppm every 12 hours especially during the day. That's part of the reason I went to cal-hypo granules and 3" pucks, I was buying 30 bottles of bleach at a time and went through 60 bottles in one weekend. The cal-hypo allowed me to keep the FC higher with less trash. Along with adding 5-6 lbs of granules ( in my pool that should equal 4ppm per lb)I would put 2-3 pucks in the skimmer and 4-6 in front of discharge nozzles, in an attempt to keep the FC up. At one point I added 12 lbs of granules and raised the pool level trying to kill anything and everything. After that, it was easier to keep the FC near 30.
With this amount of FC, the pool was clearing, but the last 2-3 days it seemed to be stalled out leaving the deep end cloudy at the bottom.

It rained again yesterday, so the cover has been closed. If the sun stays out today (40% chance of rain), I'll open it this afternoon and test again. Hopefully, the pool will still be clear.