Blacthorn
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make it an aquarium, stock with coral, fish, sharks, mermaids, whatever...
Building a pool - Anything special for scuba?
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MasterGoa
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Jarrett:
Size - 15ft by 30ft
Depth - 12-15 so you at least need to equalize.
Chemical - Brome expensive but will not harm rubber and silicone.
Desing - I would go with a peanut where the narrow part is the depth
delimiter. You need a shallow for the kids and a deep for you.
You could have a full net between the shallow and deep parts for when
young kids are in the pool.
Finally, you need to invite me so I can test it out.
But do not worry, I will bring steaks for the BBQ
nerobanchee
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Blacthorn:
My dad is a tile dude in Maui and he was making a vanishing edge for this guy (I think it was Lassen or something) and he had a salt water pool that was divided in half so he could put sharks and a reef in the other side. I guess it turned out pretty cool!
sasscuba
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nerobanchee:
Man I would love to see pics of that.
I think you might want to consider the outside of the pool also.
Staging area for gearing up, benches, gear storage, rinse tanks, rails to aid putting on fins, place to hang wet gear, etc.
Staging area for gearing up, benches, gear storage, rinse tanks, rails to aid putting on fins, place to hang wet gear, etc.
dlndavid:
Nah,
A real diver does all this in the water....
Some of the info you're getting is partly correct and some of it is wrong.
As far a salt vs Cl vs Ozone, you want to go with salt + ozone.
As far as size, shape and depth, that will depend on your budget and the area you have available-keep in mind that a deep end is great when your swimming around on scuba, but has little advantage otherwise, a large shallow end will make the pool more usable for when you're not on scuba.
If you can get a concrete pool with an exposed aggregate finish that would be the best all around choice, but comes with a price- the other two would be vinyl or fiberglass. Both have their drawbacks and come with few advantages other than cost.
PM me. and I'll get more info from you and design and spec the pool for you.
As far a salt vs Cl vs Ozone, you want to go with salt + ozone.
As far as size, shape and depth, that will depend on your budget and the area you have available-keep in mind that a deep end is great when your swimming around on scuba, but has little advantage otherwise, a large shallow end will make the pool more usable for when you're not on scuba.
If you can get a concrete pool with an exposed aggregate finish that would be the best all around choice, but comes with a price- the other two would be vinyl or fiberglass. Both have their drawbacks and come with few advantages other than cost.
PM me. and I'll get more info from you and design and spec the pool for you.
ChrisA
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There is a somewat new system that uses salt rather then chorine. The result is not at all like seawater, it uses much less salt and the water remains almost drinkable with only a slight salt taste. Chorine is realy, really hard on gear. So bad that many people have a set of "pool gear". A set of cheap gear that they only use in a pool and it always turns someugly shade of brown (faded black) So #1 No Chorine.
Next I would say you need at least 10 or 11 feet of depth
It would shure be nice to have a full 25 meter lane
Of course if this is for SCUBA why not just build a HUGE saltwater aquarium and stock it with animals?
Next I would say you need at least 10 or 11 feet of depth
It would shure be nice to have a full 25 meter lane
Of course if this is for SCUBA why not just build a HUGE saltwater aquarium and stock it with animals?
OK first of all salt systems aren't new, next Salt systems sanitize the water by making Chlorine so it doesn't matter which system you choose you're still keeping your pool clear and clean with Cl. You can over Chlorinate your pool with salt system and you may still need to "shock" occasionaly, although a good system should take care of all your sanitizing needs, you will still need to maintain all other chemicals as usual, Ph. Totla Alk, Cyanuric acid, Cal hardness, metals and TDS.
As I said before the best way to take care of your pool is Ozone combined with a salt system-There is only one mfg. on the market as far as I'm aware, with a combo unit.
I have been using ozone, both CD and ultra violet, for years. Next to Flourine gas there isn't a better way to kill organic matter.
As I said before the best way to take care of your pool is Ozone combined with a salt system-There is only one mfg. on the market as far as I'm aware, with a combo unit.
I have been using ozone, both CD and ultra violet, for years. Next to Flourine gas there isn't a better way to kill organic matter.
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nerobanchee:
Jarrett lives in Texas -- heating the pool will be one of the least of his problems LOL
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