


photo by Antrom Kury Adding a Filter to a Stock Tank Pool Some of our favorite summer memories the past couple of years have been in our stock tank pool, so after we installed an in-ground pool at our house this year, we decided to move our cowboy pool over to the Joshua Tree House so that our guests could enjoy our favorite summer experience as well.

A really affordable alternative to a pool, stock tanks can be filled up in the summer to create a shallow soaking pool, also known as a cowboy pool. Purchase a pool skimmer net to help clean out any random bugs that may land in the water.When we moved into our home in Joshua Tree, the previous owners had left their stock tank pools behind-lucky for us, as these pools have completely transformed our summers in the desert.We keep this floating around when we are not in the pool. Make sure you purchase a chlorine floater and tabs.The tutorial includes step-by-step instructions and a list of items needed. Follow this tutorial to attach a pool filter.I highly recommend contacting Helps Homestead to help design and custom build something that will work for you. Decide whether you would like a pool deck.Purchase your stock tank pool at your local feed store such as Bomgaar’s.Super easy! Steps to Create a Watering Hole Oasis We were able to do the entire process within a few hours. I finally settled on this step-by-step tutorial.

Now that the patio was poured and the deck was ready, it was time to make the stock tank pool … a pool! It was very simple to do and there are a ton of DIY blog posts to do this online. She has created many custom items for our home and she did not disappoint with this design! DIY Stock Tank Pool My dear friend and owner of Helps Homestead made my dream a reality and created the most beautiful deck. We first poured a new patio and once that was finished we had a wrap-around deck custom-made for our stock tank pool. This spring I knew I wanted to take the time to create an actual pool by attaching a filter, but I did not want to stop there! I had been planning my dream patio/backyard oasis for some time and knew this year was the year. Since we did not attach a filter we did drain it a couple of times to clean it out. We did not do much with it, except fill it up, put a chlorine floater in it, and that was it. We jumped on this bandwagon quickly, headed to our local Bomgaar’s, and purchased one of the very last large stock tank pools. In the midst of the pandemic, stock tank pools became a huge hit as a place to cool off during the hot summer since the majority of pools were closed. If you have been following Des Moines Parent on Instagram you may know that we invested in a stock tank pool last summer. Backyard Watering Hole – DIY Stock Tank Pool
