Chloramines - conflicting advice - please help

[Backglass]

The water is cloudy and blue. I'm not sure what to do next, but I guess I should keep it at shock level at least one more day and keep watching the acid.

Exactly. Watch your numbers, vacuum up dead algae, keep it at shock levels and keep your filter running 24/7. If you have a pool brush, use it. It will make everything look temporarily worse as you stir up all the gunk, but it ensures that everything gets touched by the chlorine and also allows your filter to get it.

And of course...wait.

[Guest]

Thanks for the advice. It's still looking good despite a huge storm with lots of rain, high winds, and no power.

I'm getting nervous at this point. Everyone is a skeptic, despite the fact that it's clearer than it's been in a month. I have to get it past this point. I never had anything to do with managing this pool other than brushing it down and turning the pump on and off. I don't know how to hook up the vacuum yet, but I'm thinking I might want to delegate that. I tried it once. Vacuuming is not as easy as it looks!