Filling TORTOISE Pools THE Easy way...

[ZEROPILOT]

I just made my tortoise pools about as back pain friendly as I can.
The top lever is for the overhead "rain" system.
The 2nd lever is the west side pool blaster and filler and the 3rd is for the east side pool.
On full the water blasts out with enough force to blow out most of the dirt and then by backing the lever off a bit, the pools fill in just a moment or two.
This may just be the best thing I've ever done in that enclosure. My back doesn't hurt tonight!
Even better. It's all schedule 40 pvc and pipes, fittings, valves and cement glue was less than $40!

 

[theguy67]

Nice! I like the rain system. Have you thought about putting them on a timer? Thats how I have my sprinklers set up. They run 4 times a day during the summer. My pond is also setup with an irrigation line on a timer. I do not miss pulling the water hose out to fill it.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Winter is our dry season and yes. I have an online timer for the mister.

 

[theguy67]

Winter is our dry season and yes. I have an online timer for the mister.

Ahh, you live in Florida. Summers in Texas vary from no rain until fall, to rain every week. Last May was 3 weeks of rain every day.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

South Florida is rain once a week and humid right now. Summer is rain every day and steamy.
It's more or less a jungle.

 

[theguy67]

Ha. Often times the only green patch left is the tortoise pen with my redfoots when summer hits.

 

[wellington]

Very nice. I like when someone comes up with a way to be lazy just kidding. I like any idea that makes taking care of the animals not only easier, but being on a timer, kinda self sufficient if we can't get to it for some reason.

 

[teresaf]

I wish I was handy.... : (