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| Author: | cagey [ Jul 24th, '08, 19:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Swimming pools - pros, cons and experience |
I'm looking at entering the foray and am thinking about using small swimming pools for my grow beds and a larger one for the FT. Should I pursue or abandon? Thanks |
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| Author: | creative1 [ Jul 24th, '08, 19:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swimming pools - pros, cons and experience |
Do you mean a blow up pool?? |
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| Author: | Dufflight [ Jul 24th, '08, 19:45 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swimming pools - pros, cons and experience |
Don't know how they will go as GB's. As tanks go I hope they work well as I'm going to be using one and thats more because it came with the house and I don't swim in it much. With the pump going on a timer and the chemical I through in it I might as well be throwing fish food in instead.  Post some picture of the pools you where thinking of using. Give us an idea of size and material.
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| Author: | cagey [ Jul 24th, '08, 20:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swimming pools - pros, cons and experience |
I was thinking of the round 4'x8" plastic kiddies pool for the GB and 13'x3.5 with frame for the FT. |
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| Author: | creative1 [ Jul 24th, '08, 21:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swimming pools - pros, cons and experience |
Don't go there! |
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| Author: | Hex [ Jul 24th, '08, 21:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swimming pools - pros, cons and experience |
here`s my 2c For the growbed i`d say no, the gravel is likely to damage the liner. For the fishtank the round framed ones would be ok. I`d add a plywood or galv steel sheet ring "wall" to the outside though.. otherwise cats might decide to claw the liner to death in the night  If the pool liner only lasts a few years its no biggy as you can always plonk a quality pond liner on top of it at a later date and retain the frame. |
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| Author: | creative1 [ Jul 24th, '08, 22:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swimming pools - pros, cons and experience |
Fair enough... but how long will it last filling and draining... It would be a real bugger if it broke when you were not home! |
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| Author: | Hex [ Jul 25th, '08, 00:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swimming pools - pros, cons and experience |
Chift pist would be the way to go there
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| Author: | cagey [ Jul 25th, '08, 00:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Swimming pools - pros, cons and experience |
Thanks for the advice. I think I'll put the sp's on the backburner. After all my reading on the site it seems like the CHIFT PIST is the way to go for newbies. I have an IBC, two bathtubs and a couple of blue barrels. I think I'll use the IBC as the FT, 2 bt's as my GB's and use the barrels as my ST. Thanks again |
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