I've had my AG pool for almost 9 years. I used the old sandbag trick for the first couple of years, but then the bags became deteriorated and fell apart when I was removeing them. Talk about a mess.

My solution was to buy a couple of 10 long pcs of 5-6" PVC pipe used for plumbing drains and also "caps" for the ends. ( And of course PVC cement)

I went to my local Hunting/Gun Store and bought 200 pounds of lead shot.

Cut the PVC pipe into managable sections. Glued a cap on one end.... then filled it with lead shot.... then sealed the other end with a cap.

I have a total of 6 sections of this pipe. Not too long and not too heavy.

No water touches the lead and so no worries about any lead leaching into the water, which was an initial concern of mine.

But when I put them on the inside of my steps, that 200 pounds hold them in place like a charm.

I've been using these for 6-7 years now, and the PVC is completely unaffected by any of the chemicals in the pool.

Tim