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Summer may be coming to a close but we’ve still got Tank Topics to help you beat the heat.

This collection focuses on managing employees, so we share everything from what to look for when hiring, what orientation looks like, and how we at Float On have structured our management hierarchy. Also… Ashkahn likes socks, so send him some. 

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Recent Podcast Episodes

Surface Disinfectant for Tank Walls – DSP 335

Surface Disinfectant for Tank Walls – DSP 335

What’s the best way to clean the inside of a float tank? And what sort of product should you use? 

It turns out that this deceptively simple line of questioning has a major explanation involved. Ashkahn and Graham share what they’ve learned at the World Aquatic Health Conference about surface disinfectant and the best way to protect your float rooms. 

Surface Disinfectant for Tank Walls – DSP 335

Putting a Shower in A Separate Room – DSP 334

Most float centers run a tight schedule with narrow margins for the transitions between floats. Oftentimes relying on their customers to take reasonably timed showers to fit that schedule. If a single customer takes a shower that’s a bit too long, it can throw of the schedule for the rest of the day!

What if showers were in a separate room? Then customers could shower as long as they want! Ashkahn and Graham explain why this is an extremely bad idea. 

Surface Disinfectant for Tank Walls – DSP 335

Having Doors Open into the Hallway – DSP 333

Float centers, more so than some other brick and mortar businesses, tend to be desperate for maximizing the efficiency of their space. And float rooms would have so much extra space if they didn’t have to deal with a door swinging in and out all the time. Why don’t float centers do it this way instead?

Well… Graham and Ashkahn explain exactly why centers don’t do this already, along with the vast majority of other buildings being made currently. It’s likely a code violation and even if it weren’t, it’d probably be unnecessarily hazardous to travel through your center that way. 

Surface Disinfectant for Tank Walls – DSP 335

Using H2O2 Instead of Chlorine – DSP 332

Let’s say you buy a center and want to use H2O2  instead of the chlorine that was being used by the previous owner. Or maybe you want to switch over to H2O2  after using chlorine for a while. Let’s further assume that this is in compliance with your health department and your UV system is sized adequately. What else do you need to know to make this happen? Do you need to change the water? 

Ashkahn and Graham lay out all the things to consider and why someone may or may not want to replace the solution in their tank at the same time as replacing the water treatment method in a float tank. 

Surface Disinfectant for Tank Walls – DSP 335

How to Sell a Float Center – DSP 331

It’s not an easy decision to sell a float center. But when you do come up to that point, what do you do? Who do you talk to and how does it work? Should you hire on a broker? What sort of timeline should you expect?

Having never sold a business, Graham and Ashkahn aren’t exactly experts on the subject, but they offer informed advice on where to sell and how long it’ll probably take. 

Latest Blog Posts

A New Year, a New Research List

A New Year, a New Research List

When we first released the floatation research list back in 2011, it was as close to a comprehensive list as we could create. It was put together in an effort to illustrate that sensory isolation was a thoroughly studied practice and there was scientific evidence for the health claims we were making.

Many float centers adopted this list for their own uses and put it on their sites, spreading the information and making it more available. 

In this post, you’ll learn about the updates made to our float research list.

Should I Have One or Multiple Styles of Float Tank?

Should I Have One or Multiple Styles of Float Tank?

If you had every model and type of float tank you’d be running the Burj Khalifa of float centers, with an estimated 38 unique float tanks, which include pods, custom open pools, cabins, vertical tanks, and inflatable or portable float devices currently on the market (not even counting old models).

This is all to say that there are a ton of options out there when considering tanks for your center.

Whether you’re opening a two-tank center, or a bajillion-tank center, do you want all the same model, or will you have some variety?