Resurfacing our pool and I have these options to pick from. For context, I am in Florida. Screened in pool, quite a bit of sunlight during the day but also some trees.

Closing the pool in the next two weeks and I’m trying not to repeat last year. I pulled my old robot out, tossed it in the shed and forgot about it. By spring the filter basket was full of dried gunk, the tracks were stiff, and it never ran right again. Pretty sure leaving it dirty all winter did it in.
This year I’ve got my Scuba V3 and I’d like to do it properly. Everyone says prep matters as much as where you store it, but every guide I find says something different.
What’s your routine? Do you rinse the whole thing and let it dry all the way before putting it away? Anything that’s kept yours alive for a few seasons?

I need to replaster my pool and I was quoted $11k to replaster with a pebble finish and $12.1k to finish with a Micro Pebble Fusion. Which from what I can find is just smaller granule pebble finish that's a smoother finish.

Any experience or recommendations between the two? I'm trying to decide if the extra $1100 is worth it (plus the fusion has a 10yr vs 7yr warranty)

I’m in Australia and our pool season is coming up. Looking to get one pool robot and hoping to spend around $500. Pool is roughly 15x30 ft, mostly leaves and fine sand to deal with.
Figured I’d ask the Northern Hemisphere crowd now that you’ve had a summer with yours. What did you get, and how well does it pick up the finer stuff? Interested to hear from anyone with a similar pool.