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A stock tank is a popular budget-friendly option for a backyard pool. an eight-foot option like this one will only cost you about $600.

The small size and easy installation makes it affordable, but it’s just right for lounging and cooling off. For her stock tank pool, @cuckoo4design also installed a pool liner and sand filter pump and surrounded the outside with bamboo camouflage. Check out the full project details.

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Natural Pool With Floating Wetland

This natural pool by @leafandstone.naturalpools includes a floating wetland that naturally cleans the pool, so no expensive chemicals are needed! The conversion of this pool from chlorine to floating wetland cost $1,400. With the average pool chemicals costing $960 to $1,800 per year, not to mention the cost of pool-cleaning services, that’s big savings.

Here’s how it works: Plant roots underneath the floating structure create the perfect habitat for millions of microbes that use carbon, excess nutrients and algae in the water as their food source. That cleans and restores the water.

Plus: Speaking of cleaning, check out the Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus to cut down on the back-breaking work.

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