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Swimming pool to pond conversion

Convert your unused swimming pool in to a pond

Benefits (as identified by WildThings):
 * Switching off the pool pump and filter can easily save you $1,000 on your electricity bill.
 * The conversion is reversible - if you sell your house in future it will not have lost any value.
 * A pond enhances household sustainability by reducing toxic chemical use and providing a source of water for garden irrigation.
 * Maintaining a pond is not expensive or time-consuming.
 * Ponds are a useful educational resource for kids - try dip netting to collect a range of aquatic wildlife.
 * Promote biodiversity in your own backyard.
 * Become the custodian of a species of threatened native fish by using your pond as a biobank.

(1) http://www.wildthings.org.au/index.php/our-projects/pool-to-pond/