QT QUESTION -- USING KIDDIE POOL

[gardengimp]

Just for comparison sakes, I checked my pond temp [surface] at 7:15 AM - 79 degrees F. At 3:00 PM - 81 degrees F. This is an inground pond 2 ft to 3 ft deep, under oak canopy. East side of house. Latitude 28.76 I was planning to check it again around 6PM but it's starting to rain, so that would probably be a false reading.

 

[HTH]

I take a readings near an aerator or pump where the water is churned up. Surface temperatures can be quite a bit higher.

 

[koiguy1969]

I'M BUYING THIS ONE FOR NEXT YEARS FRY POND.... http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEX-8-x-3...546?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51a06aa4d2
640 GALLONS AT 80% FULL....

 

[Mmathis]

I'M BUYING THIS ONE FOR NEXT YEARS FRY POND.... http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEX-8-x-3...546?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51a06aa4d2
640 GALLONS AT 80% FULL....

But it's inflatable. What's the chance of a puncture. Other than that, I like the pool.

 

[capewind]

That's my concern. I've looked at them a few times, and keep worrying about blowing a leak and that ring deflating ... A short term QT (or for fry) it may work just fine, but I keep getting hung up on that dang top ring ...

 

[HTH]

I imagine even without a leak you will be topping off the air.

 

[koiguy1969]

once the pool is full, the ring on top can go pretty flat, and the rest of the pool will still hold water,. you dont fill the pool all the way up onto the ring anyways. but keeping up on the ring isnt much of a problem. weve had a couple intex pools over the years.

 

[tazcat70]

HTH nice video. The cull fish look really great. Too bad I am not closer.

On the inflatable ones, I have had a cat put holes in it.

 

[HTH]

HTH nice video. The cull fish look really great. Too bad I am not closer.

On the inflatable ones, I have had a cat put holes in it.

Thanks. I had to cull as I was going through a bag of koi food a month mostly feeding fish I did not want. Mostly unremarkable undecolored single tales.

 

[koiguy1969]

BIG LOTS...YEAH! i dont have to order one...this is actually cheaper and less chance of freight damage... 640 gals.

a copy & paste from their online circular
$40
Intex® 8' x 30" Easy Set® Pool

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[HTH]

I know you need the height for the koi koiguy. Elsewhere I read that you need to watch out for water getting into the inflatable ring. I really do not know how often that happens with these.

 

[koiguy1969]

i've had one of these pools.. my neighbor had one for 5 years or so...neither of us had any issues. i had the 12' my neighbor had the 18'... he got a builtin,i got a 15' framed... thats where my pond is now..