New Build - Rectangular - Phoenix, AZ

[trbvm]

that looks exactly like my Blue Topaz did at start up. wonder what the difference is.

edit: eh. your plaster is lighter than mine I suppose.

wow. that color is almost exactly similar to Blue Surf... maybe a tad deeper blue..

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Oh Wow!!! The water color is fabulous!!!! Great choice! And it will only get better with a little time! Hard to imagine, but it will. And you got a ton of the shimmering sea shells compared to how much I have - and that's looking at pictures!

This is so exciting!!!!!!
Suz.

I am hoping that the color will get 'blue'r when the greenish tinge goes away with chems. They did put in a lot of shells, though not bad for $200!

 

[bmoreswim]

I think I was the one that first called it Smurf blue LOL

Kim

I might have to challenge you there! I could be mistaken though. [emoji41] But I'm guessing the person who named the color is 40 something.

 

[kimkats]

I said I THINK and when you are 40 plus a few LOL thinking is not easy! LOL

Kim

 

[bmoreswim]

Right there with ya!

Love the in-pool pillar look.

 

[SuzfromTexas]

I'm staying out of this one. I love ya' both! And I dare not say who I think it is - I'm probably as old as both of you put together - so my memory is way worse. AND I'm too old and tired to go look it up.

I thought of making a rhyming clue, but can't since 'swim' and 'Kim' already rhyme....

:smurf::smurf::smurf:
Suz.

 

[kimkats]

hehe!

Kim

 

[buccaneersdj]

...can't wait to see what it looks like after a couple of days!

 

[trbvm]

After 2 days - pic

Still working on the chems / balance. So, I am expecting the color to slightly change...

 

[wjr75]

Looks great! I think you have the first Pebble Tech Smurf Blue pool pic on the web.

 

[kimkats]

Love the wall of water! Pretty!

Kim

 

[ummgood]

That is the best photo of the blue surf yet!

 

[SuzfromTexas]

That is the best photo of the blue surf yet!

C'mon, Umm! Do you really want water that beautiful? It seems risky to get that finish - you might not go to work ever again.

Sooooo glad I didn't get Blue Surf. House cleaning and chores would have ended for sure!

It really is amazing....
Suz.

 

[Sunbaby]

Goregous!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ummgood]

C'mon, Umm! Do you really want water that beautiful? It seems risky to get that finish - you might not go to work ever again.

Sooooo glad I didn't get Blue Surf. House cleaning and chores would have ended for sure!

It really is amazing....
Suz.

I am sure your pool is just as beautiful...

 

[SuzfromTexas]

I am sure your pool is just as beautiful...

I love my pool. Just a failed attempt at humor.
Suz.

 

[trbvm]

C'mon, Umm! Do you really want water that beautiful? It seems risky to get that finish - you might not go to work ever again.

Sooooo glad I didn't get Blue Surf. House cleaning and chores would have ended for sure!

It really is amazing....
Suz.

I really wanted those lightstream tiles that you have put in. They are amazing...


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[SuzfromTexas]

I really wanted those lightstream tiles that you have put in. They are amazing...


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Thanks!

 

[ummgood]

My favorite part of Suz's pool is the waterline tile with the accent underneath. I think that is really classy. I don't know where you got the idea but it was a stroke of genius.

 

[ozdiver]

You must be ecstatic, that water is luminous!
What does it look like at night with the lights?

 

[trbvm]

You must be ecstatic, that water is luminous!
What does it look like at night with the lights?

We don't have lights turned on yet.

The startup guy screwed up and dumped excess CYA and now my CYA reading is off the charts at around 140+!
Talked to the PB and he agrees that the pool needs a 50% drain/refill. I am going to strongly suggest that they bring in a truck to fill it immediately after draining.. I am not prepared to keep the walls wet for hours!

One thing that I learnt from the pool building experience is that some people don't care when working on a job.
The startup guy didn't bother to calculate how much CYA to add for a 16.5 K pool. The amount of CYA he added was for 28K pools...