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i want to construct a pool. i want to know about the equipment that i need, such as pumps, filters, heaters, and the best way to keep the water clean.

thx

it kinda depends on how big and how much you are looking to spend. if it is an adult water dragon then you will probably want a fairly large pool. i would say the easiest way (probably more expensive) is to get a pre fabricated plastic pond liner, they come in various shapes and sizes. then if your cage is off the groud via legs or a stand or something, attach the liner to the bottom of the cage and drill a hole through kinda like a sink. use some sort of a drain cover and have a pvc outlet on the bottom with a switch thing so you can open and close the pathway. this will make changing the water extreamly easy. as far as filtration, use a pond pump or a submerable filter for a large gallon tank.
as long as the bottom of the cage is not sitting on the ground you could use this method for a variety of different pool sizes, just get different containers such as a kitty litter box for something smaller. filtration may not be so necisary if the pool is fairly small, you would probably be better off just draining it every now and then.

you would have to come up with a multi stage filtration system to get that to work, because my water dragon poops in his pool 6 out of 7 days in a given week, substrate will inevitably get into the pool as well even though the substrate level is about 4 inches below the top of his pool. i was looking into the same thing as you but after considering i would need some sort of way to filter any small organisms etc... that could end up in the water. I just decided it would be easier to just change the water manually every day.