Is there a tested way to keep water from a very small pool safe week to week? Think of the ~20 cm deep hard plastic ones meant for children.

I can water the plants, but I would like to reuse the water all summer. I imagine a closed cycle container with a filter, pump, and chlorine in a 50 gal drum. While I could devise my own, it seems best not to.

Thanks!

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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    11 hours ago

    There are small filters that hang hoses over the side.

    You’ll spend more running the filter, treating the water (and testing it) than simply replacing it.

    From my own pool experience the smaller the volume, the harder it is to keep balanced. Even a 12’ pool can be a challenge.

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      8 hours ago

      Thank you. I have heard that the chemicals are nearly impossible to dose correctly in smaller volumes.

      Elsewhere some have suggested aquarium filters…