Solar covers

[hooktee]

hi do you really need a solar cover even if you use the fish?

[rmeden]

A physical solar cover will work better than the fish so yes, if you have the fish, you'll benefit from a cover.

The reverse is not true.. if you have a physical cover, you'll get very little benefit from the fish.

Actually, even folks w/o a physical cover get just a little benefit from the fish, but it's easy to use and not that expensive, so the little benefit is worth it. (IMHO)

[NWMNMom]

About the only time anyone sees any difference with the solar fish is if there is no water movement - ummm, got a pump and filter? Then you have water movement.....toss the fish, get a cover to KEEP the heat in, get a heater (solar or otherwise) to PUT the heat in...

[MaxxFusion]

Well said. The cover keeps the heat and chemicals in the pool.

[rmeden]

About the only time anyone sees any difference with the solar fish is if there is no water movement

Yup.... when I used the fish, I used bottom returns to avoid disturbing the surface. The pool is already pretty well shielded from the wind..

I only got a *little* benefit, but it was worth it for me.

Robert