r/Stocktankpools

Just chlorine, and pool filter?

Hi, first post. I have a 300 gallon rubbermaid, so the interior depth is 24 inches. That's the cutoff for needing a permit in my township. I'm trying to raise the floor by even just half an inch. I've thought of sand on the bottom with a pool liner over it, which seems like an expensive and difficult project since the pool is oval and so small. Or, just putting river rocks on the bottom which might be uncomfortable and make cleaning difficult. Or, building a false bottom to sit on from cedar, that allows water to flow. I would love to pour half an inch of epoxy, that would look neat but that's an awful lot of epoxy.

Any thoughts? Thanks.

As we all know, 10' tanks are 1. hard to come by; 2. once you do find one, a logistical nightmare to transport unless you're lucky enough to live close to somewhere that will deliver to you.

I am considering hatching some kind of plan to rent a trailer, get a friend with a truck, drive 100 miles to pick up a 10', and go through the anxiety of strapping it down and driving it all the way back home.

Conversely, I could get an 8' and it's just a few miles down the road. Still have mild anxiety about transporting the thing, but it seems infinitely more doable.

With that being said, we like to host pretty big parties from time to time, and the extra 2' feels like a pain point we could overcome for quite a bit more usage, hopefully for several years to come. Give me your thoughts :)

We are getting an 8' stock tank and my backyard is turf. There is a slight slope on the yard/turf, going towards the house. Any recommendations for how to level the pool?

What vacuums is everyone buying/using? Give me your pros & cons, what to stay away from!
We purchased one-had good reviews but when we got it, it literally just using a mesh type bag & then any sand or dirt it picked up just goes through the mesh bag right back into the pool-so we are returning it & looking for a better solution. We live in the west Texas desert, we have lots of dust storms & they always seem to happen while we are at work & can’t get home to put the cover on & I personally don’t want the cover on all the time, we mainly use the pool on weekends & occasionally during the week after work, the pool cover being on all the time just seems like it’d become a breeding ground for a green pool & I definitely do not want that!

I opened up the pool yesterday and realised I had everything but a fresh filter. Turns out you can use the stuff that’s inside your (non-feather) pillows. Just place a sponge or some net/mesh to keep the batting from getting sucked into the pump. I used one of those red shop rags from the garage. Funny thing is after running the filter for eight hours it bleached the rag completely white! But the water is being filtered and not stagnating until I’m able to get somewhere that sells the filters. Just thought I’d share in case this saves somebody else the way it saved me.

The 8’ stock tank pool is up and running! Felt great today with the 100 degree heat. What is everyone’s weekly maintenance/chemical routine? I’ve been doing one chlorine tablet a week, but have also been reading about hydrogen peroxide. Should I use some weekly? Do you clean or replace your filter?