Thanks for all that information. I have been told by a few people to stay away from salt water pools because of corrison issues. I don't know enough yet to say that is the case. I will be around to take care of the pool, the more I look into it the more work it seems to be. I am trying to do my homework before I start taking with builders. So far I got that variable speed motors are the way to go to save on electric, my neighbor told me pebble tec finish is idea if you can afford the upfront cost. I am still trying to figure out the monthly cost to have a pool, electric bill, chemicals and etc.