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Uses for an empty swimming pool ?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011, 19:36
by desertbirds
My brother and i have just turned off our pool after this quaters power and water bill.We own two house blocks with a house,granny flat,large pool,lawns ect ect and we are over the bills.Any suggestions for a 9metre x 4.5 metre empty concrete pool.?? The bills have been steadily climbing (unlike wages) and $1600 for a quarter is getting beyond us.

Re: Uses for an empty swimming pool ?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011, 19:43
by Jayburd
people have converted swimming pools into aviaries before :D

Re: Uses for an empty swimming pool ?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011, 19:50
by iaos
Apart from an aviary, maybe a water tank?

Re: Uses for an empty swimming pool ?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011, 19:53
by Buzzard-1
Fill it with water and a rock bottom let the water age and grow Fish (The eating kind not the pretty kind) :thumbup: :thumbup:

Re: Uses for an empty swimming pool ?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011, 20:11
by gomer
Do you ride a skate board ? If its a bowl type it would be great for a board. :lolno:
Maybe a fishpond ??

Re: Uses for an empty swimming pool ?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011, 20:13
by desertbirds
I had thought of that buzzard but how to keep it clean ect ect.I briefly went on the net and looked into aquaculture.Is it expensive to run and keep clean? The aviary idea is the obvious one but fish interest me too.

Re: Uses for an empty swimming pool ?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011, 20:19
by Buzzard-1
There are organic small scale options for water hi-gene DPI had a paper on it. As for the aviary abig one over the top solar powered waterfall lily's floating in ex pool, rocks around the edge, bbq area, planted. BEAUTIFUL :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Re: Uses for an empty swimming pool ?

Posted: 27 Feb 2011, 21:56
by jusdeb
Underground garage /workshop ...
Sunken garden ...
Bomb shelter ... :shock:
Partially fill it and breed yabbies for restaurants ...
Cut your losses and backfill it :shock:

Fill it with Jelly and charge locals to come and jelly wrestle . :crazy:

Lid it and use it for rainwater storage .

Re: Uses for an empty swimming pool ?

Posted: 28 Feb 2011, 07:06
by Myzomela
Hi Deb,

....I hear Jelly wrestling's big in Dubbo.............. :lolno:

Re: Uses for an empty swimming pool ?

Posted: 28 Feb 2011, 07:11
by Jayburd
:lol: