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Was the kiddie pool chosen specifically for cost? There are a plethora of fiberglass and UV-stabilized PET plastic holding tanks used in the aquaculture busine
by mdorazio 10y ago
Was the kiddie pool chosen specifically for cost? There are a plethora of fiberglass and UV-stabilized PET plastic holding tanks used in the aquaculture business (and rainwater collection systems) that would have much better strength and lower tendency to go brittle over time.
- jacquesm 10y agoAt a guess, because it collapses to almost nothing. The holding tanks are huge (I've used a couple of the 1,000 litre ones) and you can't easily get rid of them when you want to.
- mdorazio 10y agoThey don't really, though. If you try to collapse a kiddie pool it will be permanently damaged due to the stresses on the plastic. They usually ship in a box the same size as the uncollapsed pool. The holding tanks come in all sizes - you can get them the same diameter and depth as a kiddie pool, just obviously thicker and heavier since they're actually designed to hold the weight of water without deforming.
- ph0rque 10y agoYes, the biggest consideration was cost, and the lack of any potentially harmful plastics, such as phthalates and bisphenols (such as BPA).
- BadCookie 10y agoHow much more would it cost to use something that's at least a solid color (preferably green/black/brown)? The obvious kiddie pool factor is a big enough turn off for a lot of people that fixing it might be worth raising the price point. Even the wooden enclosure doesn't hide the color and print on the pool.
- ph0rque 10y agoThe cost is ~$100 more per container (from what I could find), so the whole system ends up costing $300 more, at least. Is it worth the color change?
- prawn 10y agoAs soon as you have any sort of volume, you could hit Alibaba and try to find something better, even get your items customised to completely suit your needs. The colour/look would completely put me off buying.