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Getting Started

Creating Your Account

To get started with Aquaticus, create an account using your email address or sign in with Google or Apple. During registration, you'll provide:

• Your name and email address
• Company name and address (optional)
• Phone number (optional)
• Your professional role

Navigating the Platform

Aquaticus has three main sections accessible from the navigation menu:

Projects

The Projects page is your central hub for managing all your watershape projects. Each project stores all calculation data, allowing you to save, revisit, and modify your work at any time.

Creating a Project

1. Click the New Project button
2. Enter a project name
3. Select or create a client
4. Add optional tags for organization
5. Your project is created and ready for calculations

Project Features

• Status Tracking: Mark projects as "In Progress" or "Completed"
• Custom Tags: Create and assign tags to organize projects by type, location, or any criteria
• Search & Filter: Find projects by name, client, tags, date range, or status
• Timestamps: Track when projects were created and last updated

Saving Calculations to Projects

When using the Model page, you can save your calculations directly to a project. This preserves all input values and calculated results, allowing you to return and modify them later.

Clients

Build and maintain a database of your clients for easy project association and contact management.

Client Information

For each client, you can store:

• Client name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Address
• Notes (for any additional information)

Client-Project Relationship

Each project is associated with a client. From the Clients page, you can view all projects for a specific client, making it easy to see your history with each customer.

Model

The Model page provides a unified engineering calculator that computes all project data in real-time as you enter dimensions and specifications.

Interface Overview

The calculator is organized into collapsible sections:

1. Basic Pool Info — Shape selection and dimensions
2. Depth Profile — Shallow/deep depths and transitions
3. Dig & Excavation — Overdig, wall thickness, gravel settings
4. Concrete — Floor and wall thickness, waste factors
5. Steel/Rebar — Bar patterns, sizes, and bond beam configuration
6. Hydraulics — Turnover time, pipe sizing, returns and skimmers

Live Results

The Live Results panel displays all calculated values in real-time, organized by category. Click on any result to see the formula explanation, including:

• What the calculation represents
• The formula used
• Input variables and their current values
• How the result was calculated

Pool Shapes

Aquaticus supports four primary pool shapes, each with appropriate perimeter, area, and volume calculations.

Finish Thickness

The finish thickness setting accounts for plaster or other interior finishes. This affects:

• Finish Length/Width: Interior dimensions after finish is applied
• Finish Gallons: Actual water capacity (reduced from structural volume)

Depth Profiles

Choose from three depth profile types to match your pool design:

Standard Profile

The most common profile: shallow end → transition slope → deep end.

• Shallow Depth: Depth at the shallow end
• Deep Depth: Depth at the deep end
• Shallow Length: Flat section at shallow end
• Deep Length: Flat section at deep end

The slope length is automatically calculated based on the remaining pool length.

V-Shaped Profile

Edges are shallow with the deepest point at the center. Commonly used for lap pools or aesthetic designs.

• Left/Right Edge: Depth and flat length at each edge
• Center: Depth and flat length at the center (deepest point)

Uniform Profile

Flat bottom with consistent depth throughout the entire pool. Enter a single uniform depth value.

Pool Features

Add features to your pool design that affect volume, concrete, and rebar calculations.

Available Features

Feature Modes

• Simple Mode: Use preset configurations with position selection
• Advanced Mode: Full control over dimensions and steel patterns

Feature Calculations

Each feature automatically calculates:

• Water Displacement: Reduces actual water capacity
• Feature Concrete: Additional concrete volume needed
• Feature Rebar: Additional reinforcing steel required

Calculations

Aquaticus performs comprehensive engineering calculations across multiple categories.

Geometry

• Perimeter: Total edge length for bond beam, coping, and tile
• Floor Area: Surface area accounting for slopes
• Wall Area: Perimeter × Average Depth
• Total Surface Area: Floor + Wall area for finish estimates
• Average Depth: Weighted calculation based on depth profile
• Interior Volume: Structural volume in cubic feet

Excavation

• Dig Volume: Total excavation including overdig allowance (cubic yards)
• Gravel Area: Area requiring gravel bed (extends under walls)
• Gravel Volume: Drainage gravel needed (cubic feet)
• Gravel Weight: Ordering quantity in tons

Concrete

• Floor Concrete: Cubic yards with waste factor
• Wall Concrete: Cubic yards with waste factor
• Total Concrete: Combined floor + wall

Default waste factor: 20% for spillage and overages.

Steel/Rebar

Aquaticus calculates rebar for floor, walls, and bond beam with detailed breakdowns by bar size (#3, #4, #5, #6).

Rebar Configuration

• Cage Patterns: Up to 3 cages per section (floor/wall)
• Pattern Format: "#4 @ 12" OC" (bar size @ spacing on-center)
• Bond Beam: U-bar size, spacing, beam thickness and height

Calculations Include

• Linear feet (base calculation)
• Lap splices per ACI 318-19 standards
• Waste factor application
• Number of bars (based on 20' standard lengths)
• Weight in tons

Hydraulics & Filtration

Calculate flow rates, pipe sizes, and equipment requirements for proper water circulation.

Water Capacity

• Maximum Gallons: Structural capacity (Volume × 7.48)
• Finish Gallons: Actual capacity after plaster thickness
• Adjusted Gallons: Accounts for feature displacement

Flow Requirements

Default turnover time is 8 hours for residential pools. Commercial pools typically require 4-6 hours.

Returns & Skimmers

Aquaticus recommends quantities based on:

• Returns: Max 25 GPM per return, 20 ft perimeter spacing (minimum 2)
• Skimmers: Max 500 sq ft per skimmer, 55 GPM per skimmer (minimum 1)

Pipe Sizing

Pipe sizes are calculated using the velocity method with Schedule 40 PVC:

• Return Lines: Target velocity 6-8 ft/s
• Suction Lines: Target velocity 3-5 ft/s (lower to prevent cavitation)

Advanced Settings

Customize hydraulic parameters:

• Max flow per skimmer/return
• Max area per skimmer
• Perimeter spacing per return
• Min/max velocity ranges

Export & Reports

Export your project data for documentation, client presentations, or internal records.

What's Included

• Project details (name, client, dates, status)
• All input specifications
• Complete calculation results
• Material quantities and estimates

Need Help?

If you have questions or need assistance, we're here to help:

• Email: support@aquaticus.tech
• FAQ: View frequently asked questions