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Marco Banks wrote:There was this great TV show on one of the home improvement networks of this old dude who built these natural luxury pools for people. The water would pump up from the pool to the "headwaters" upslope from the pool, and then would trickle down through a river of various plants before finding its way back to the pool. As it moved along through the "creek", those plants would filter out the bad stuff and keep the water clear. He created a natural eco-system to keep the water clean and constantly being filtered.
I watched a half-dozen episodes of the show. I was never interested in the decorative stuff he was doing to wow the home-owners (fire pits and seating areas, etc.), but was interested in the system he created to balance the biology and keep things in check so the water didn't turn into a festering scummy lagoon. What plants did he use? How large was the pump and how much water flow do you need to make it biologically work? Do you put fish into it, and if so, are they an important part of the system?
I wish I could remember the name of that show. You could probably find it on Netflix or Youtube.
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A step by step transformation of a conventional outdoor pool into an Organic Pool. This was a completed by the owners and friends with the intermittent help of David Pagan Butler. The pool has a relatively small planted zone so an Olive Bioflter (invented by David Pagan Butler), provides additional water cleansing
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Anne Miller wrote:Hi Carol maybe this will help:
This video by David Pagan Butler, who is the author of Natural Swimming Pools will help explain the process:
https://permies.com/t/55998/Natural-Swimming-pools-David-Pagan
A step by step transformation of a conventional outdoor pool into an Organic Pool. This was a completed by the owners and friends with the intermittent help of David Pagan Butler. The pool has a relatively small planted zone so an Olive Bioflter (invented by David Pagan Butler), provides additional water cleansing
Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Carol Morgan wrote:I wonder if anyone can help me I live in the UK I already have a swimming pool, but would dearly love to convert it to a natural swimming pool. Is there information on doing this I wonder? It is a 40 x 15 ft rectangular pool with steps at one end that leads in (planting area??) There is a gradient on the base leading to a central depth of 8 ft 4 ins deep at the centre It has a skimmer and a filtraton system (sand) It is a concrete structure. When its been cleaned, usually once a year we get quite a lot of flaking paint, but just invested in a better jetwasher so could get the rest off Im pretty sure.Thanks in advance PS I can provide photos if it will make this question easier
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