It seems to me, that there is a fair amount of really useless information about "Solar Covers" on the internet. As the saying goes opinions are like ___holes (everyone has one).

It also seems to me, that if a person had the means. It would be fairly simple to reach a real answer to the question's, Black, Clear,, Blue,,,thickness effect on water temp ect. . .

Surely someone on the forum owns a pool supply store, or has a buddy that does and could do some fairly simple experiments with material swatches to see conclusively which color's or thickness add value to the purchase?

My opinion (ha) would be that the transparent/black would allow light and absorb heat. But honestly, it's just a guess.

Anybody want to step up to the plate on this question?