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  1. PlaysARobin

    1.6mm pebbles vs 3mm pebbles?

    The aggregate in ours ranges from 1mm-3.5mm, based on the sample I kept for my daughter. Its a mixture of stone and glass beads. The stone sizes vary a lot more than the glass.
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    1.6mm pebbles vs 3mm pebbles?

    I think it's safe to assume the 1.6mm would be smoother, as it would have half the effective radius as the 3.0mm, therefor less appreciable surface area = smoother perceived finish. We just did a wet edge prism finish, which combined their small and large stone + glass beads, and its perfect...
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    And another DFW pool

    Very nice! My brother and sister in law brought our niece over, so we had a chance to swim (only day 2 of 'approved' swim time) and watch the Astros close out the regular season. Trees and lighting looks awesome! Did something similar with string lights between our patio and shed...
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    New Build - Texas

    Similar to ours. We were "estimated" at 15.5k gallons, but filled right at 14k. I think the tanning ledge (similar in total size to yours, it would seem) isn't accounted for in the programs they use to build the design. We were also stagnant for about 36 hours before starting everything up...
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    Let the games begin...

    Well, time for an update. Conveniently, at least. The next few weeks and into the holidays get rather busy for us between work, family activities, etc. Had some nice full sun opportunity to take pictures. Color has settled in nicely. My wife is hoping for a little more blue, but I'm...
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    San Juan Pools of Colorado

    I try not to hold it against smaller businesses for having a dated website. Yes, even in this day and age. Some simply lack the desire or skills necessary to maintain it on their own, and short of a buddy deal (we all know how these can go), it can be a massive expense to take on to update...
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    And another DFW pool

    This deserves a high five.
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    Let the games begin...

    It'll be a few weeks before we start it up. They did initially plumb it with the inlet too short, and I had them extend it to the 10" requirement, which also extended the discharge side. Time will tell, I suppose. Pool finished filling around 0800. I dropped down to a single hose so I...
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    Let the games begin...

    Thanks! My wife was the mastermind behind colors. Not gonna lie, we felt like we were intentionally shooting from the hip with the colors. Its such a difficult thing to do with zero experience, and only reference pictures at all times of day/year at the mercy of a cheap TV or monitor and...
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    Let the games begin...

    Testing out the pool math setup.. If this works, my initial test results should be here. Ran all the tests twice, but the TA test stumped me a bit. I realized I was mixing, rather than swirling the first time and could not get the drop to turn red. Second time I swirled and called it at...
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    Let the games begin...

    Acid was happened today, while we were at church. They started filling shortly before we got home, so I may be 200-300ish gallons off, on my final fill numbers. I may just run the night like normal regarding showers and all, and call it even. I assume it would be close enough, all things...
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    Let the games begin...

    We went with Backyard Amenities. They've been local to Mont Belvieu for quite a while and came highly recommended, by far more people than any other builder. I have no complaints outside of some VERY minor (in the grand scheme) details. Thank you! All really is well for us. We took on a...
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