Well, you guys aren't gonna believe what I've done to make a shallow pool for my babies. First, I went to HomeDepot to see if I could find something big enough to allow a tort to bathe. I went to the plumbing area since whatever it is I'd still need to get PVC pipes to run underground. As i was looking, i saw a huge pan with a hole on the side of it, and it had a small PVC tube and fitting to attach to piping. I said "bingo!" Actually, it's a plastic tray you place under a water heater. It cost $11 and change. So, the rest was easy. I bought 5 ten feet pvc pipes. I got the PVC cement, a couple of couplings, and i was good to go. So, i began to think, "Ok, if this black plastic pan gets hot from the sun, these torts won't get near it. I went to the paint area because i thought I'd get some paint that would be safe for the torts since i still wanted to pour cement into the tray and shape it out. After it dried, I'd paint it. Well, there was no such paint that would keep the pool cool in the sun. Then, i had a great idea. I remembered when i had a pool put in once, they used "cool deck" morcite, a cement mixture that does not get hot even if the sun is beating down on it. I thought i have to go to a pool place and ask about it. I did, and the woman said that they sell it by the 5 gal. I said that i only needed less than a gallon of the stuff. I asked how much was the 5 gal. and she said $200! I looked at her and said let me tell you what i need it for. Afterward, she said she'll check in the warehouse to see what they have. She came out with a 5 gal bucket and said it has only about a gallon in it. I asked how much, and she said normally a gal would go for a out $65 but she'd give it to me for $20!!!. I know it was a long story, but i was so excited that I'm actually gonna build them a pool like the pools humans get.
So, today we went to work digging up the ground and placing the PVC pipes in. All that's left is to mix some quick setting cement, let it dry, pour the morcite in, let it dry, and were go to go. When i want to clean it out, i unplug the pan, hose it down where it will drain in the back end of the yard, and refill it with clean water.
I took pics of breaking the ground and putting in the pipes, but I want to wait until I get it cemented, and painted before revealing all the pics. So, what do you think?
So, today we went to work digging up the ground and placing the PVC pipes in. All that's left is to mix some quick setting cement, let it dry, pour the morcite in, let it dry, and were go to go. When i want to clean it out, i unplug the pan, hose it down where it will drain in the back end of the yard, and refill it with clean water.
I took pics of breaking the ground and putting in the pipes, but I want to wait until I get it cemented, and painted before revealing all the pics. So, what do you think?