Does anyone know of anyone who has successfully converted an in ground pool into a reef pool? Didn't find much on YouTube.
I'm thinking about trying to do this when all the kids leave home.
Trying to identify all the pitfalls for planning.
Things I'm thinking about are things like:
1. Temp control.
2. Does plaster leach any undesirables into water?
3. Salinity control considering rain. Rarely has rain caused the pool to overflow. And a couple inches at a time in 25000 gallons doesn't seem like it would swing salinity that bad. Run off to the pool isn't an issue because all side slope away from pool.
4. Chemistry of rain water? Any issues
5. Is it possible to pull this off without some sort of glass green house over the pool?
6. I have cartridge filters any reason why they wouldn't work as mechanical filtration?
7. If current pool pumps are good for saltwater pool would they hold up to the salinity required for a reef?
8. How do I get 25000 gallons of saltwater other than making it?
These were just a few off the top of my head?
Anything else?
Thanks guy
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I'm thinking about trying to do this when all the kids leave home.
Trying to identify all the pitfalls for planning.
Things I'm thinking about are things like:
1. Temp control.
2. Does plaster leach any undesirables into water?
3. Salinity control considering rain. Rarely has rain caused the pool to overflow. And a couple inches at a time in 25000 gallons doesn't seem like it would swing salinity that bad. Run off to the pool isn't an issue because all side slope away from pool.
4. Chemistry of rain water? Any issues
5. Is it possible to pull this off without some sort of glass green house over the pool?
6. I have cartridge filters any reason why they wouldn't work as mechanical filtration?
7. If current pool pumps are good for saltwater pool would they hold up to the salinity required for a reef?
8. How do I get 25000 gallons of saltwater other than making it?
These were just a few off the top of my head?
Anything else?
Thanks guy
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