Re: NANFA-- pool into pond?

Scott D. Goett (sdgoett_at_ufl.edu)
Wed, 11 Apr 2001 21:41:00 -0400

It;s screened in. That should keep them out.

Scott

P.S. - for whoever asked the dimensions - 15'x30' - 3 feet at shollow end and 6
feet at deep end.

Bruce Stallsmith wrote:

> >What do yo all think about the idea of turning a inground swimming pool
> >into a
> >pond? My parents in South Florida have an approximately 10,000 gallon (I
> >think)
> >swimming pool that never gets used. I am unsure of exactly the type of
> >filter on
> >it. It has something to do with earth. Obviously one would have to not
> >add
> >chlorine and neutralize the exsiting chorine, but what else has to be done
> >to
> >convert and maitain something like that?
> >
> >Scott
> No reason it shouldn't work... it's not so different from some pools I've
> seen adapted for raising Tilapia. And I assume that the filter is
> diatomaceous earth, a super-fine powder made from the remnants of ancient
> diatoms. Get rid of the chlorine, maybe figure out the right plants and then
> just work at keeping out kingfishers and racoons.
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL "where it's already summer!"
>
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