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A solar pond is a man-made pond that has a distinct temperature rise at its bottom due to the prevention of convection. Salt water is used in the pond to prevent convection. These ponds are called "salt gradient solar ponds". In the last 15 years, many salt gradient solar ponds of various sizes ranging from hundreds to thousands of square meters have been built in many countries. These days, mini solar arbors are also built for different thermal applications. This project work built a solar pond system with better insulation, a clear top cover and an improved absorbing coating. The temperature of the pond was measured at various levels and compared with other works. In this work, solar pond performance was observed at different salinity levels. It can be seen that the maximum temperature occurring in the storage zone increases with increasing salinity. The pond also serves as storage. This is because the temperature that occurs in the storage zone reaches a maximum at the end of his day with varying solar intensities. Therefore, solar ponds also work with diffuse radiation. The current system performs better than the previous work. The maximum temperatures developed in the storage zone are higher than those developed in the previous work. This indicates that the heat transfer properties of the system are excellent