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I only run the pump for 2 hours per day from 10am to 12pm which is enough to heat it back up to 24 Celsius and filter the water, unless we are in the pool and then the pump runs while we are swimming. Therefore it is very cheap to run. We do get a small amount of algae forming during the hottest parts of summer when the temperature is above 30 Celsius, but we have 5 sucker fish (Bristlenose Pleco's) in there and they eat any algae that forms. I also put a pool cover over the top during these days so it receives minimal direct sunlight. The plants actually maintain the water quality, so I have never had to add any chemicals and the pool always tests around 7.2 PH. I'll post some more videos soon, as the pool has been in for 4 years now and still has the original water in it.

I have just uploaded a quick video of 6 months in, which just shows the plants growing and the water clarity. Check it out, and I'll upload a few more this week.

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Thanks for the feedback. The water is actually very clear, and the videos you saw were the first few days in. Check out my most recent video and have a look at the water quality there. I'll upload a few more recent videos this week.

I think we used Halloween Animated Eyes app by Asylum Bound Games. When you rotate the phone you get 2 eyes.

Hi Sanam, The foam is an M-Grade building foam, used on houses and for building fences, etc. It is simply an expanded polystyrene foam (XPS). It is very strong, especially with the concrete reinforcing inside it.

Several people repeatedly ask about the size- it’s because too small to read in drawings, and pixelates too much to read as soon as you zoom at all..still loving it!!

I put a cloth aggregate filter (to stop rocks and pebbles going into the pump), with scoria (volcanic rock) over the top. Then plants directly into the scoria, no dirt, and they push their roots down through the rock into the cloth and form a natural media filter. Very simple.

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We definitely do not have any issues with snakes, and surprisingly I haven't seen many frogs which might be the reason. I had thought frogs would love it, but we live on a river so they have no reason to come over to my little pond. We do have lots of dragonflies, spiders, waterboatmen, and other creatures.

Glad you liked it. :)

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Yes, I already use the upper level as a filter during summer. In winter there is minimal algae so not needed, but in summer the extra 'upper' filtration keeps the algae down. :)

Hey Chris, I used off-cuts of foam, so the foam itself was basically free. The render was the most expensive part, as it's a special concrete render from Dulux. Unfortunately the renderer only put 3mm of render on the top instead of 6mm and some cracks have appeared on the top but it actually makes it look more like concrete with these. The top is also in direct sunlight and weather, so it takes a hammering. No cracks or movement anywhere else.

It's definitely a 'plunge pool'...no good for doing laps! Cheers.

@@rodtaylor3034 right. 1 secound "laps" at best. :). but looks good enough to not mind about. thanks for the video.. i keep building stuff on my house myself. your videos are a good inspiratioin.

@@rodtaylor3034 unless you choose to install jets that allow to use it as a swim spa. That's what I shall be doing :)

Thanks Doug. Glad I could inspire you. Another option you might consider is Plungie Pools...they are pre-fab concrete pools craned into position.

Hi Senpai, The glass tiles aren't sharp, and the render definitely isn't sharp. The only issue we have encountered is on a hot day, the flat edge gets VERY hot...might consider putting a coping paver around the top in a lighter colour so we don't get burnt bums!

Hey Sean, I'm in Vic. The foam comes as a block 1200mm x 600mm x 2500mm, and you can just search for m-grade foam supplier to get the material. You will need to use a foam hot-wire cutting machine so maybe search for someone who has this machine also? Most foam manufacturers will have a machine, and you can just send them the drawing files. I'll see if I can hunt down a contact I had up there for you.

We have been swimming in this pool for well over a year, and although you do get a slight film it's definitely not slippery under your feet. I had also asked the band to stop playing when I talk, but they kept on playing. :)

The pool is still going well. I'm about to post up another '1 year' video, so keep an eye out for that, but the main things we notice is on a hot day the edge of the pool gets very hot so I probably wouldn't have gone a dark colour. Also would like to not have to use the pump, so better planning of a air-pump system in the overflow. I'm happy with the tile colour choice, and although it's glass it's definitely not slippery under feet, and we put some sucker fish in there too to eat any algae. I also installed a gas heater (you will see in my next video) and the pool is kept at 22C when we aren't swimming in it and we put it up to 26C when we swim.

Thanks! It's a small area, and I don't think I could fit anything else in there! Natural pools are definitely a great option. You definitely don't need to shower after swimming, no chlorine smells.

@@rodtaylor3034 I get enough chlorine in my city water. I'm looking at building a pool like yours with jets (swim spa) in front of a 12x16 brick shed convert into outdoor/ bbq/ pool house hangout space. Have the deck be pool cover when not in use. Was wanting to do salt water but ur layout got me thinking... I'm just not sure how it could survive southern summer temps & winters. Never know how far south the attic blast will come down.

Thanks Bernie! Glad you liked it.

These foam panels are actually used for retaining walls and fencing, and are engineered to 1.2m for retaining walls and 2.4m for fencing. Mine are retaining less than 600mm out of the ground as they are 600mm under the ground level. Retaining walls have pressure building up behind them and therefore need to be very strong, however water on it's own doesn't do that and therefore doesn't need to be anywhere near as strong. Think about an above ground PVC pool liner which can easily retain 10000 L of water with just a 0.5mm liner and a steel frame to support the top. Concrete pools need to be stronger so they stay as a single unit and don't crack. My light-weight foam panels are connected to the concrete at the bottom (reo chemset into holes in the concrete) and a ring of reinforced concrete around the top, with the vertical reinforced concrete 100mm 'cores' inside the panels connecting it all together, the unit becomes a single strong box shape. Cheers.

@@rodtaylor3034 thanks mate, appreciate the detailed response. So long and short of it, council did not require an engineers report?

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it, and hopefully gave you some inspiration. Working on the next video at the moment. 👍

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Glad you enjoyed my video. Are you looking at building a natural pool?