I just opened a new midnight blue pool last week. If you want to give me your e-mail, I can send you photos directly.

That would be great... it's markleyhd@yahoo.com

mammasita...ours is midnight blue per link below.

Hope this helps with your decision!

Here is a link that might be useful: Midnight Blue Pool

It's been very cloudy here the past couple days. Once I get a sunny day I will send you some pics.

Question for trhought, did you have any problems with lighter areas or inconsistencies in the color? SOme of the transitions for wall to floor, the coloring appears to not be uniform.

gohoos...yes, we do have lighter areas that I think were a result of the "creme" that resulted from troweling the plaster finish.

As I understand it, after the application of the diamondbrite product, there are a couple ways to remove this "creme". One is to acid wash it before the pool is filled. The other is to perform an acid startup, which entails adding muriatic acid to the pool water and circulating for the first several days to "etch" the plaster. The desired result of both methods is to remove the lighter "creme" patches and expose the aggregate pebbles in the plaster for a more consitent look.

We labored over how we wanted to finish the plaster once it was applied. In the end, we opted not to do the acid wash nor the acid startup and just kept the troweled finish as originally applied. We're happy with the finish because it matches the natural look we were after with our pool design, but I could see why our particular look may not be preferred by others who have different tastes and designs tendancies towards a cleaner geometric look.

I was also told by the start-up guy, who does all the pool maintenance for the PB, that the smooth troweled finish is better for preventing algae growth and will last a few years longer than the same plaster that was acid washed or acid soaked during start-up. Not sure about this, but it made sense to me.

Hope this helps.