So I woke up this morning and it was at like 75% clear. And now it's fully clear and going great. I didn't change the water like I planned on, i just turned off the skimmer and waited. I'm naturally a very impatient person.
Perfect! That filter pad is exactly what I was talking about. Polishing pads just filter finer stuff. It’s a more dense filter than normal filter floss.
I see that everything ended up getting clear for you, so something worked. Congrats!