No threads like that here; quite possibly none elsewhere either. Commercial pool operators -- like you intend to be -- are in-&-out on forums. They show up, ask questions, either get answers or not, and then leave. They don't become part of the community. As a result, there's no information sharing.

However, I can tell you, the 'budget' fitness pool is a goal of many fitness center operators: I've seen the pools that result. And, as a fitness swimmer, I tell you that they are essentially unusable.