Hahaha, I'll be happy to do that, but I think it'll be a long wait. I'm kind of an odd one when it comes to doing stuff. I like to think things through, plan and plan again and again, and I'm trying to use as much discarded material as I possibly can. In other words, I'm trying to keep the cost as low as possible. I see so much stuff which can still be used end up at the tip, it's shameful. For the aquaponics system, I will try and replicate the ecosystem that exists in nature (safe for the air-lift pump to circulate the water). Some ways to go on how to do that on a flat piece of limited land. Like I said, lots of plans, but tough to get all the required materials. Thanks for the interest.

Timber Decking near pools does look great! We do get lots of enquiries for replacing rusted timber connectors in decking areas near pools (usually replacing with our Stainless Steel Timber Connectors), that's not to say don't do decking, just make sure its done right! You might be interested in this article... http://vuetrade.com/blog/timber-decking-around-your-pool-are-you-planning-a-saltwater-pool/ 

Hi Russ, Are you keeping the coping to the pool? I worked on a project (below) where we kept random stone coping and then ran the decking up to it. [https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/templestowe-modern-midcentury-melbourne-phvw-vp~63995046[(https://www.houzz.com.au/photos/templestowe-modern-midcentury-melbourne-phvw-vp~63995046) I think the boards would look good running parallel to the long side (street and house?) and for this project we used 90mm decking, which came up pretty well. Hope that helps!

We are building a new pool and need some advise to the tiling/coping. Really love to have a seamless tile look around the pool. Less grout and a square edge coping (20mm) I know people have used normal porcelain outdoor tiles that can have a coping. Really love to have bigger tiles (800's) however I have been advised porcelain tiles may not have the longevity in the pool water and if they have a really rough surface can stain easily? Also interested in Granite tiles in 800's but can take 3 months to order and have to be custom made. May even consider Bluestone. We have a wooden deck and I feel a light colour tile would go against it nicely. Have attached an image of what I like but not sure what they used. We would probably use the same amount of tiling. Any suggestions or past experiences.? Thank you in advance Jenny