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Quote: Originally Posted by An Ly thanks everyone for the input, thinking of doing it as a permanent setup, will put in good filtration,uv,and aeration. Thanks Joe for the posting some picture for the DIY aeration great idea, probably do one like yours, I notice from picture only one side of the Pvc pipe has water coming out and not the other end? Anyone has this type of setup with the intex pool more than 5 years? I checked out the material feels very tough, metal frame very strong, hopefully will last a couple of year when i can afford to put in a real pond, and not collapse on me one day coming home from work.

So you are saying this is more temporary than permanent as you "hope it will last a couple years when you can afford to put in a REAL POND"!! So, temporary is fine. I know a couple dealers who have these set ups for over 5 years now. Work quite well for quarantining new shipment arrivals. They stay set up on a full time basis. Treat them very carefully and the liner should last at least a couple of years. Please, for what it's worth, take some sound advice - use an AIR PUMP for airation. Don't consider the water returns as a satisfactory level of oxygenation - especially during the summer months and higher temps! Also, you might want to think about putting insulation around the entire tank. This will help you control your temperatures and keep them from bouncing up and down as the walls of the pool are very thin and will transfer outside air temps into the water very quickly.

Good Luck

Mike