Rare White Marlin

All year long the 50+ staff at Reef Tropical take care of our customer's pools and landscaping. Our customers are draw to Ocean Reef and the Keys to primarily fish and golf. In June, with most of our customers gone for the season, the Ocean Reef Chamber of Commerce sponsors a Dolphin and Golf Tournament. Last Saturday, June 5th was the 4th annual Ocean Reef Chamber of Commerce Golf and Dolphin Fishing Tournament. Approximately 50 anglers on 10 boats and 45 golfers enjoyed what the Florida Keys and Ocean Reef is famous for. Eight lucky employees from Reef Tropical participated. After the fishing and golf all participants met at the Fishing Village for a late lunch/early dinner to exchange golf and fishing stories. It was a perfect summer afternoon with 2-3 foot seas and chance of rain that never showed.

The fishing torment land several hundred Dolphin. The top three fish were entered for weigh in and 46 LBS total took home the trophy. But the prize was not the Dolphin on this day.

Attached is a very lucky, very rare white marlin landed by Kevin Starling, Reef Tropical Pool Mechanic / Angler and Ed Katz, Captain. It was aboard the 35' Contender "Land Shark" owned by Sam Persaud. The Fish won in the Most unusual category award. I am sure the top boat with Dolphin would trade us in a minute.

It was a good day to be a Reef Tropical employee.

Reef Tropical Pool Construction in Miami, FL

The Chairman of the Board of probably the most recognized, Miami business (will go unnamed here) has selected Reef Tropical Pools to build his private residence’s pool in Coral Gables, Florida. This prominent business leader’s water feature project was started about a month ago (see photo below) and will be completed in 90 days.

The project was designed by the “world class” Aquatic Consultants and the famous Brian Van Bower. It will feature a pool, spa, eight fountains and shallow children’s play area. The challenging hydraulics and finishes of the project demand an experienced construction and service crew that few Florida companies can provide.

Watch for the progress pictures of this exquisite pool and water features in future blogs as well as Reef Tropical expansion into the Miami Dade and other regional projects. Last month two higher end private residence’s pool projects have been awarded to Reef Tropical in Coconut Grove and Key Biscayne.

Service your pool year round in Key Largo

In the “Off Season”, May through October, we are often asked if we can cancel or curtail the weekly pool service since the pool will see limited or no use in the coming months. There are many reasons to keep weekly pool service on your pool at Ocean reef or in Key Largo, FL.

First and most important is to check and balance the chemicals each and every week. Stable chemical balancing of pool water prolongs the life of your pool finish and equipment. Chemical such as chlorine, muriatic acid and stabilizer can dissipate and change the character of the water in your pool. The plant growing season and golf course and property fertilizers bring airborne challenges into the pool water chemistry mix. Heavy rains of summer can bring one, two or even three or more inches of rain water, drastically altering the chemical balance of the prior week’s pool service. Water from the deck and roof often wash into the pool and spa, further complicating bacteria and algae control. Water temperatures of 80 degrees or more can be sustained in the pool stimulating algae growth. Reef Tropical uses more chlorine in summer months to care for pools, even though human use is substantially reduced. The pool should also be skimmed and vacuumed weekly, all year round.

With chemicals and labor discussed above, pool service in summer months is actually more costly in the “Off Season”.