Natural Plunge Pool (ponds forum at permies)
We have just bought a house in Spain but there's not the space for a full swimming pool so we're thinking of a plunge pool/hot tub combo (wood fire heated) with a natural filtration system and a solar pump - I can't see why this wouldn't work but will having the plants / stones in "intermediate" troughs/tanks keep the pools clear?.
Best liner for a natural swim pond (ponds forum at permies)
Hello, I am planning to build a natural swim pond on my property. My original plan was to follow David Butler's method of building a natural pool, this requires a liner and a concrete retaining wall, in this case the pool would have 20'x30' swim area dug down 8' depth which would be surrounded by a 12' planted area that slopes up from 4', giving me a total area of 44'x54'.
Excavating a steep slope in the tropics - Permaculture and …
We're also creating a natural plunge pool from the spring water and river rocks. The land has spectacular views up and down the river and valley in all directions, 9 huge durian trees, lots of bananas & palms, a natural spring, 2 resident eagles and lots of dragonflies and frogs.
Natural Swimming Pool (ponds forum at permies)
For years ours consisted of a 12' diameter 1,800 gallon kid's pool (plastic liner, fiberglass wall, pump) that I picked up on sale in the fall for $29. I never chlorinated it - just used dihydrogen monoxide in it. Completely safe unless inhaled. To heat the natural pool we had a coil of 1" black water pipe that went from the pump up onto a shed ...
Natural swimming pools and airlift pumps (ponds forum at permies)
Presently in the planning phase for a monolithic pour, ICF (Insulated Concrete Form) natural swimming pool. I think the modular style insulated forms lend themselves well to building a swimming pool, as many have been done. Although I am not aware of any Natural ICF pools, I don't see why they would not work.
How to turn a low spot (wetland?) into a natural pond
Although, if you are wanting a large size of pond yo umight be better off hiring someone who knows what they are doing; they will be able to dig twice as quickly. Look at a lot of photos of natural pond, look at Sepp's ponds and create lots of space for insect predators to live. I have several ponds but zero mosquitoes because of the number of ...
Natural pools in cold climate? (ponds forum at permies)
Many hundreds of Natural Swimming Pools have be made in Austria and Switzerland with synthetic liners. They endure pretty cold winters perfectly well. No animals should be bought and introduced into a Natural Swimming Pool. The only animals in the pool are ones that have made there own way in there so they will be adapted to the pool conditions.
Constructing a Butler style Natural Swimming Pool
I believe my best bet is to use a liner as a barrier against the clay infiltrating into the pool water and possibly using flagstones on a bed of pea gravel on the bottom of the pool to keep the membrane from detaching from the bottom, as this is a problem I've seen with a couple of the public pools in our area. The pressure from the ground ...
Poor man's natural swimming pool using just floating planters …
Is it possible to convert a regular pool to a natural swimming pool using just floating planters alone!? I'm thinking half the pool could be floating planters (to filter the water). Would it work? It certainly would require very little money and infrastructure, hence the appeal. Cheers. Thanks for any thoughts and suggestions. Nick.
Natural Pool and Aquaponics (ponds forum at permies)
A Natural Swimming Pool contains so many other creatures that predate mosquito larvae, dragonfly larvae, water boatmen, tadpoles, newts, the list goes on, that the mosquitoes don't stand a chance. Strange as it may seem, a forgotten bucket of water will be teeming with mosquitoes within days, but the pool will be completely free of them.