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Cloudy Spa Water

Q:
Got a new spa, along with a Start-Up Kit. Followed all instructions, pH was a bit high for a couple of days, but got that under control (bromide tub with ozonator and 24-hour small pump). Tests were good, water was crystal clear. I was happy! Then the spa vendor paid a visit for "fireup" to show me all the workings, answer questions, etc. He said that I should run the Spa for about 1 hr/day just to circulate water/chemicals. Well, I did that and now my water is very cloudy. Testing is still good. I did put some "spa-clear" in but made no difference.

What is wrong? What did I do wrong? I did clean the filter (had some dirt, not a great deal).

I assume that what's wrong is that I started running the pump where during the week only ran it a couple of times when I was using it. Can you help?
A:
One hour per day is not enough time to be running your filter. The ozonator only works whenever the pump is running on low.

Try running the filter for 4-6 hours per day. If possible, break this into 4 periods, with one period being 1-1 1/2 hours before your most likely period of use. This will spread the sanitizing effect of ozone over the day. Use the Start Up Chemical Kit to maintain a small residual of bromine as backup. This is important because ozone has no long lasting residual sanitizing effect after the pump is shut off.

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