Above ground pool question....you don't even want to know why!

[virangos]

Poconos, Maybe the black winter cover is keeping my ice down. I'm just outside Allentown but really 4" is the most I have measured.

The rubber expandible plug the pool store guy told you about is really a good idea. Imho.
we use them to seal toilet drains and sinks all the time. I doubt your main drain is threaded
so you may not have any other options.

Garden hose snorkel? Hmmmm I would think a few well held breaths
with a few trips to the bottom to install the plug would work better.

[aylad]

Hey Sandy, how's the pond project coming along? I'm really interested in this journey...

Janet

[SandyDittmer]

Hey Sandy, how's the pond project coming along? I'm really interested in this journey...

Janet

Hi Janet,

Sorry to say my journey ended. I researched until I was blue in the face, and despite my willingness to work hard, the money associated with such a huge amount of water was more than I could afford. It would have taken massive pumps and huge biofiltration to keep the water from looking like pea soup. We decided to clean it up (it WAS pea soup, and with goldfish living in it to boot), and maybe get some more use out of it. Maybe the teenagers will come 'round yet.

I should have documented my journey in getting it cleared up. It went from nasty, nasty, to crystal clear in about 1 week flat using only massive amounts of chlorine. It always amazes me. I helped a friend open a pool that had not been opened in 3 years. It had frogs in it, and about 1/4" of sludge on the bottom. In about a week and a half, it was crystal clear. She couldn't believe it!

Anyhow, thanks for asking. I still would love a pond, but I talked with a lot of pond people, and that was just too huge a volume of water to keep clean with the budget I had in mind.

Take care,

Sandy

[aylad]

I'm sorry that it didn't work out, I would like to have seen the finished product. Maybe your teens will turn around, and by the time they're ready to leave, some other avenue will have opened that will allow you to complete it. If you ever do decide to persue it, though, please let us know so we can "watch" it through your posts!!

Janet