Making a Tropical Natural Pool - DIY build in 3 mins
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- Опубліковано 9 бер 2021
- On the island of Ometepe in Nicaragua is the location for this stunning Organic Pool. And it's the only pool of its kind in the whole country! This DIY pool was made by Cris Ketch (with helpers) following the bubble powered Organic Pools method created by David Pagan Butler. Cris adapted the design and materials to suit this tropical location.
For a free DIY Organic Pools Manual by David Pagan Butler, see: organicpools.co.uk
More pictures of this pool and information regarding the yoga retreat see: wanderlustutopia
Thank you, love to see more on the tropical pool building
Very nice. You should do a film like this but with images or film of a selection of mature pools which you have put in in the past.
Beautiful work!
Thank you i really appreciate this video , once i find the space to do this im going to create one, ive always felt this would be a fun thing to experience daily and share with others, i pray all those who have the space to put this where it makes sense to get to see it come to fruition🙏🤙🍍 one love yall
Wow David! Go David!
Beautiful!!
great as always
Love it!
Fantastic!
Спасибо! Познавательное видео. Удачи!
I LOVE the music on this video. Sounds very video game-y
amazing
Have an old cow pond on a new property I bought, would love to make one of these out of it, and document the process
Love that this looks less attractive to snakes. At least what I think snakes would like 😂
Nice work. Where about was this and how long did this project take. Thanks
I love your videos and I am seriously thinking of building a pool for myself with this concept. While I was doing some research about this subject I got the idea of putting some freshwater mussels in the planting area. They are great in filtering and cleaning the water. Did you do any experimenting with mussels if not would advice you to have a look at it. Maybe it will be a must-have if it works well. I am just trying to help grow the community. Love your work and hope you will see this.
Did you find anything further about the mussels? Do they need flowing water? (If so what rate?)
David, I'm a big fan.. We've been with you since you began.. I need help. We've got a 1 acre "tank" or natural pond in heavy dark black clay soil. 20 years old. So it holds water well, but it's so dark with a mirror look. There's a few tannins that I'll begin filtering through the wetland area (which is twice as large) soon. My family won't swim in it unless they see the bottom. Snakes and gators..😊😏. How would you recommend to lighten an area for a swimming hole? White gravel floor? White clay? Light colored sinking liner? ?? The Dave
I’m building this next year !!!
Did you build?
Second that!
Not yet but won’t be as long as it has been. Was just looking this up as a refresher
Hi David, I just binge watched all your videos. Great Stuff. My question is, can you add a pool heater to the organic pool or will that just kill the ecosystem?
ya i've got the same question
Great way to watch your savings disappear.
Open to the air large volumes of water are insanely costly to heat
It's in Nicaragua, so it'll be like bathtub temp most of the year. I could see putting in a fountain for evaporative cooling.
Hi David. What is the dark grey substrate used together with the crusher?
It is crushed basalt. It is a volcanic island so I guess they are using the materials which are readily available there.
I'd love to know how slippery that concrete slab ramp gets when covered with algae.
My pool is taking more than 3min to build what am I doing wrong?
How do you clean the debris that might accumulate in the gravel bed over the years?
Drain the water, take the gravel out, clean it and put it back? Or, put in a back flush system used by some koi pond builders?
From what I have seen of nature filtered pools many of them have a shall gravel bed that works as a skimmer box with the water entering and flowing down through the gravel. This functions as a trap for debris.
The pool featured is mine. I have found that the microorganisms in the water clean the majority of the debris. Some sludge builds up in the bottom over time and to combat this i drain the pool once a year and give the pool bottom a clean and scrub. When I emptied it the gravel was very clean.
What happened to the pike?
David, have you ever tried making a natural pool without a liner?
Yes, you can do this with clay soil, tamp it hard when wet and it will make a maturely liner.
@@baggetja1234 I have plenty of clay. Then would I need to let it dry after compacting it? I'd imagine the water would just soften it again after I was done.
Instead of black plastic tarp crap what else can i use that's organic and water proof
Think about it
Clay?
@@eyesopenwideawake7057 clay is hard. How will you dry it and water proof it
It’s rubber, not plastic. “Organic” (if it even makes sense using such a word for a pool that is human built and therefore artificial) refers to the filtration system that is done by plants and bacteria in the gravel bed instead of mechanical filters and chemicals like chlorine.
For a fully organic experience go and swim in a river, lake or any natural pond.
Clay is hard when dry, in the bottom of ponds it is always muddy. It settles in the bottom and the water can get clear but if you go in and stir the mud the water gets dirty. It’s part of the organic experience.
The liner kills it....puddle clay....how Britain’s canals were built!!
Sometimes clay isn't an option....we have straight sand on our property.
Hello David! Fantastic works! We sent you an email, would love to collaborate with you :)
How worm can you allow the water to be without killing the ecosystem?
The problem without temperature is that it reduces the ammount of oxygen available. But you can help that problem by putting many plants and also the extra oxygenators that u can see running on the video
The ecosystem in a tropical pool is created in a hot temperature and therefore thrives in such. The water is kept cooler by making the pool deep (3 meters) and using one of the bubblers connected to a 4" of tubing that runs to the bottom.of the pool in the deep end. It's draws cool water from the bottom and brings the over all temperature down. This was an add on to David's stytem that i put in to account for the hot climate. The pool maintains a temperature similar to the nearby lake and therefore the natural ecology of the area is in balance with that of the pool.
Where are all of the McExperts who think unless your pool water is 50% chlorine you'll die instantly of flesh-eating bacteria and amoebas?
I do worry about diving in and bashing my head on the concrete plinth.
I’ve definitely seen more natural builds than this with much less cinderblock and electricity use
My, look at all that organic plastic
Several kilos of plastic in the name of organic pools
NOT a diyer