Here you go . . we are very happy with the Viking/CPC sapphire blue finish. Our small pool is under a deck and still we love how the composite colors and the blue metalic flecks pay with both nature and FO lighting. I hope all goes very well with your installation. Please keep us posted.

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Thanks, our install will not start until Aug 16. I love your fish. Exactly how does it work?

Sapphire blue, we love it! Here is our latest pic, still a work in progress!

We love our Sapphire blue too!
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This is a great thread. I hope others will keep it going.

But Love2weed, I build a seperate return line out to the side of the pool where I wanted the water effects located. Then I built a simple pipe looping-frame (http://www.jandy-downloads.com/pdfs/deckjet_reference_guide.pdf) that is interconnected with the two jandy deck jets and whose purpose it is to balance the water presure between the three fountain devices. I studied the water pressure required and knew I could easily control them together with a single 2-way valve on the line at the equipment pad. I adjust manually the valve based on how strong I want the pressure on the three devices. Also, I used a little larger 1.25" pipe on the fish than I did with the 3/4" deck jets. I also attached a flexable high pressure hose and metal clamp to the termination of the center pipe of the frame just above the deck-level that allows me to feed the flex-hose up the hollow pedistal through the bottom of the fish and out it's mouth. Remember, you did ask.

Now don't laugh, cause I bought the fish at TJ MAXS for ;o) $19.95. It really is lovely, very well made with multi-color/heavy glazes, and everyone likes it. I had orginally planned to use a >$200 special purpose Elephant head fixture on an even higher priced raised beam with glass tiles. But when the fixture came, I was so very disappointed in the quality, I changed the entire fountain/water effect around. Also, I like the fact that I can always change the fish out, if I get tired of it.

auburn girl--way too complicated for my simple brain:o) Is this something my PB could do for me? His prices seem very high for water features though. He wants $800 each for deck jets. I saw them on E-bay for around $280 for four. My DH is pretty handy, but plumbing issues are definitely a weak point.

Now back on thread topic--are there any Viking pool owners that have the granite finish?? Would love to see a pic for comparison.

We just are finishing (wonder how long that will take, now that its landscaping which is in my hands...) installing a Viking Laguna in Saphire.

I did not see a Granite in our reference checks. There were several Saphires and a couple of the sandy color (which neither my wife nor I really cared for)

From a distance, we really like the color of blue of the pool. Up close, you see the various dots of the actual material. I would have prefered a darker blues that I've seen on the Australian pools, but my wife didn't want to go that dark, and our builder was concerned that it might fade.

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