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| The closing date on the house is finally almost here. We've decided (I think--I reserve the right to change my mind!) to maintain the chlorine pool until we have a better idea of potential problems and questions.
Including, will we be able to swim in the pond--is the water safe enough, how do we determine that?
Thanks,
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- Posted by nancym1956 (My Page) on Mon, Jan 10, 11 at 13:04
| I would think that ponds could easily be changed to pools and then back again if the person has the money and the inclination to do so. As for whether a pond is safe to swim in, I can't answer that. There has been some discussion on that subject on various forums, including this one. Personally, I would not want to because of bacteria issues, but I would also point out that people swim in lakes and farm ponds. Occasionally you hear of a bacteria or amoeba that causes a problem, but mostly you don't hear of problems. |
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- Posted by pondmaninal 7b (My Page) on Mon, Jan 10, 11 at 20:39
| Actually, Nancy, the two are starting to coexist. The idea is coming over here from Europe to use a bog/shallow pond with lots of plants to filter swimming pools. It means using no chlorine. Of course, just like everyday life, there is a chance of getting an infection but that can happen on dry land. |
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| I saw the pool again. It is not as big as I described earlier, but I still couldn't get to it to measure it. It also appears to be 5-6 feet deep rather than 8. So there's possibly a lot less water. This is looking managable. It's still cold here and I don't want to start a pond until it's warmer. I did read that some cold plants are possibilities--spinach, broccoli, some lettuces including romaine. Even with the info overload, we're talking and considering what-ifs and how-abouts. We're open to suggestions, and welcome them. TIA! Ella |
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| Will we (or someone) be able to return it to a swimming pool later if they would rather that? And if they do, what steps will they have to take? ======================================================== Ella, you won't be able to keep a pond buffered like you do a swimming pool. That's going to cause the finish on the inside of the pool to deteriorate. To convert it back to a swimming pool, you will need to re-finish the inside of the pool. Corrie |
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- Posted by sleeplessinftwayne z4-5 IND (My Page) on Thu, Jan 13, 11 at 15:37
| Corrie, why wouldn't you be able to keep it buffered? That is an important part of pond chemistry that we have talked about on this forum often. It is not difficult. I place Plaster of Paris sculptures in my pond and it reacts to maintain the buffering capacity quite nicely. Others use other methods. I don't see how that would harm the inside of the pool. |
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- Posted by kashka_kat z4 WI (My Page) on Thu, Jan 13, 11 at 16:15
| Not sure how big the pond/pool in question - I've been using a charcoal filter/pump successfully with fish for years - seems like that in combination with scooping out leaves and stuff would work quite nicely with a swimming pond - esp. without fish waste to contend with. I think there's a range of alternatives you can explore between keeping it chlorinated and chemicalized on one hand, and letting it turn into a smelly bacteria infested mess on the other hand - filtration etc. People swim in lakes all the time - having just wrecked my hair with ONE swim in a chlorine pool recently, I say go for it. |
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