Hi Aaron, I really like your video and the work you did. And actually want to do same exact thing as you did,so i would really appreciate if you can help me and send me a list of the products I need to buy,like what kind of pump,skimmer, filter.... Thanks in advance. Merry Christmas and Happy new Year!!!
Truly amazing; could you answer couple of my questions 1. What’s the cost of building this pool 2. What’s the running cost in a month 3. What the number and watt of motor you have used 4. The list of plants used. Please don’t mind if you answered some of these questions in the video. I greatly appreciate your help.....
Hey man! I love the pond! I’m in Dallas, TX and I want to make one. If you don’t mind me asking, how did you connect the corrugated pipe that runs in the filtered area to the piping that runs to your pump? Is there a converter pipe? Also, how did you get your retaining wall to stand since you can’t poke holes in the liner. Any help would be great! Thank you! -Micheal
Gonthor1000 Congratulations, I think you are the first person to raise this question, I certainly found no mention of this when I was researching natural pools. Yes! Unless you vacuum the bottom so there is debris and it will be stirred up. The less algae and debris you have going into your pool the less of a problem this will be. After lots of trial and error I finally got this problem pretty much under control. The trick is to use jets on the bottom to create current which deposits most of the stuff in one spot. Then you can net or vacuum it out. It is more difficult in the summer months when the water temperature rises and the algae is at its strongest.
May i ask what the rough budget was for this? I always see, great job and want my own, but no one is really telling what this thing would take to build... And by the way...awesome job and thx for sharing...
Jan Meinecke It just depends on how much you want to do yourself. The liner, pumps, rocks, and plants can be easily priced out but it takes a little research.
I'm curious about the filter pipes. Are these just French drains with socks? Is this necessary? Can you get by with only perforated IE no sock cover? Thanks! great video!!!
We are thinking of putting a pond at our place in Corvallis. Thanks for making the video! It would be awesome to make something like this. How much did it cost you to make?
Really awesome man! I have just recently discovered natural swimming ponds/pools and couldn't find a video of a deep pool until yours. Did you need any permits? How much did it cost, and how much of the work did you do? Also, how warm is your water? I am not sure if there is an issue with water being too warm and allowing microbes and what not to grow. Also, how long did it take from first digging to completion?
The deeper ponds stay cooler, ours is around 65 degrees right now. As far as permits, yes you should always check your local ordinances. I did much of the work myself, except for the excavation and it took about 7 months. Is it ever finished?
Kevin P It's fairly easy to put together a price list of all the stuff you'll need. The big ones for me were the solar system and the liner. Solar panels, controller, pump and wire were about $3200. The liner with the underliner was also around $3000. Then there's the excavation, rocks and all the other miscellaneous stuff. If you follow some peoples methods you could make these pools fairly cheap. Other methods you'll spend about the same as a normal swimming pool.
Great vid, regarding your plants, are you planting into plastic buckets buried in the gravel or directly into the gravel? How'd you get such dense foliage around the perimeter, looks like a solid line of plants, do they spread or are you always planting. Do you have to cut everything back for winter? Would also be curious to know if the retaining wall is holding or starting to give in places, plastic pallets are an interesting idea.
Ryan Edde I plant directly in the gravel except for my water lilies which prefer rich soil, those are in pots. A lot of the plants I got from local streams and they do fine as well as various mints and watercress. I’m not able to grow water hyacinths for some reason they just don’t take off. The retaining walls are super solid.
Fantastic!! Have you tried keeping the NON-Solar pump off, while only circulating with the solar pump? Just wondering if you'd have an algae bloom without the grid tied pump? I'm hoping to follow David Pagan Butler's system and only use air lift pumps. Thanks Daniel
Hello Daniel Bonaire, I have had huge enormous string algae blooms with both pumps on. I have been battling the string algae and recently winning, by slowly lowering the ph and adding an AquaSphere which releases beneficial bacteria and enzymes over a period of one month. Not sure where you're located but here in California string algae is a real challenge for a lot of pond owners. The problem with only running a pump during the day is that the beneficial bacteria need oxygenated water running past them all time to survive. You might be able to pull it off you just have to try! It's more complicated than having the plants out complete the algae for nutrients, unfortunately.
I'm from the Northeast near Boston. Thanks so much for the feedback. The airlift system that David uses appears to use less power. Maybe more plant life?? But, I guess each area of the country will have different problems/issues. Thanks again. Daniel
Pool looks great... I am currently planning a natural pool similar to yours, not as big 19ft*25ft*6ft deep. I am going use a bio chem filter and restoration area combo too due to space. Been doing my research on this and am glad to see a California pool done being that I live up in Sacramento, I would like to know what issue to be ready for maintenance wise when it comes to our climate.
Make sure you keep it partially shaded and provide 50% planted area to swim area. Make the bottom contour sloped to the deepest end for easy cleaning, a bottom drain can be helpful. Keep up with string algae growth with barley straw extract.
love it brah ! great job. can't wait to get building mine. I def plan to use that pallet idea for the R-walls ! I plan to make natural lap pool - pretty much long rectangle with shallow areas around. Could you elaborate on how the pallet walls are vertically stable ? is it due to the all the walls being connected in the octagon shape and the bottom board simply rest on the EDBM liner ? or do you have it mounted , or weighted somehow ? Any inputs you could share would be greatly appreciated. Peace. Mark / San Diego, Ca
Brah, Sounds like a great pond you are designing. If you have the budget, work in as many filtration devices as you can, it gets hot in SD! Consider making your planted area separate from the swim zone so you can clean it. If you go the traditional NWP method, utilize deck to shade shallow areas or only put the planted area on one side so the water is sure to circulate thoroughly. The plastic pallet design I made is screwed together in an L shape so that the gavel is holding it down, simple and strong. One pallet makes a complete L section. Good luck!
Uber thanks brada. That's some good advice, right in line with what i was thinking. With the available space, I kinda have to make the plant zone on the side, as well as use that same side for a sidewalk (now thinking deck / dock over shallows ) . Love the L design and see how the gravel is used for counter weight. keeping an eye out for some. As for additional filtration, I hope to incorporate as many innovative airlift pumps (DPB designs ) throughout along with a water pump. Does the planted area have to be 1:1 sq footage to the swim zone? .... Do the cattails do well ? thanks for the help. I'm building this pool about 20 miles south in Baja for the beach house. Hope you would reach out if you ever cross the border in search of adventure. Hope to have some good pool time for the swells & sunsets. Peace.
Alten Brah I’ll be driving through Baja in November, would love to check it out if the pond is under construction. The 1:1 ratio is the NSP formula but if you incorporate a bead filter or another biological filter it doesn’t matter. Make sure that your bottom contour makes it easy to vacuum. If you make it really deep in one spot make sure there is either a bottom drain or a pump outlet down there to keep things moving.
Yawen Deng I just went around and looked for something that would work and they seemed like a good fit. You should be able to find them used somewhere.
Hi Aaron - we finally got all the pallets in! Now it is time to connect and build the wall. Thanks so much for your great idea! How did you connect the pallets and make it stable? Thanks!
apvsculpture we haven't put together yet. I saw you also have cedar wood on top and the bottom to secure them? I will send some pictures when we have them up!!
@@apvsculpture hey working in building a pond here in Indianapolis IN. really lived the idea with the pallets. It looks like you chopped some of them in half to stifren the bottom. How did the pallet walls hold up? Also did you have issues with rocks going through the holes?
Have you had much success with controlling the string algae blooms? Any tips? We live in northern Mendocino County CA and we are converting our existing pool to an NSP.
I'm planning on putting up a video about my string algae experience. I would build as many filtering mechanisms as you can into that pool you are converting.
Hello - I sincerely hope you can help us. Our pond has been excavated and we are ready to order a 50'x55' liner so our pond is pretty close in size to yours. We are struggling with what size/kind of pond pump to install. What gph pump are you using? 2",3" or ?" size piping sending water from pump back to the pond? In other comments you mention fighting algae. Would a larger pump help solve that problem? I really can't believe I found your video because you have built a nearly identical pond to what we have excavated except we have included a 20' long 5' above ground waterfall to return water to the pond. I think ours will hold 24,000 gallons. I hope you can help us as we are ready to move forward but I am afraid I will be making the wrong pump/piping decisions so I am stalled. I wish I could chat with you for a few minutes. You have done an awesome job!
Wild Crow Your pump should recirculate your 24,000 gallons at least twice in 12 hours. The more filtration the better! Are you in warm weather, full sun? Most of the pumps this size can be plumbed for 2" or 3", mine are 2" (I have two pumps). Not sure how to safely share email address without getting spammed...
Sorry for the delay I had some major computer problems. I guess my biggest question is the difference between the size of the plumping going to the pumps(s) versus the size of the plumbing coming out of the pump. I plan on sending water to the pump(s) via a 4" from the upper bio grid (like yours), another 4" from the bottom (the deepest) and of course the skimmer. I plan on a 2" from the pump to a waterfall, a fountain (instead of your upper jet) and, like yours, a bottom feeding jet. It just seems odd that I am supplying a lot of water into the pump yet discharging much less back to the pond. My concern is whether having more flowing in (2x4"+skimmer) with only a 2" and a couple of jets back to the pond will move the water well enough to keep the water clean. Regarding our location we are in Indianapolis, In.. The pond is surrounded by 10 trees on one side and an outdoor horse arena on the other side. The pond will good sun in the A.M and full sun in the P.M. We believe we have a handle on controlling the falling leaves with our skimmer design I cannot express how much I appreciate you communicating with me regarding our pond. Hopefully I will have this project complete in the next month or so and I upload a video and provide you a link.
I can't see all those holes clogging. I have seen another pond like this in existence for 15 years with no problems. However, if they were to clog up it would be a tremendous effort to remove all the rocks to get to the pipes. If you are really worried about it you should make a bio filter that is easily serviceable.
Hi Aaron.. I love the video.. your step by step description of the process and the illustrations were helpful to us starting out. I am currently designing one for our house and I do have a few questions if that's okay. 1. Did you put a fibre layer under the EPDM layer? 2. Did you layer different types of gravel in the biofilter? 3. Would you recommend placing beach or river sand on the bottom on top of the EPDM layer?
Hi Aaron, your pool is beautiful! I am hoping to convert an exisiting pool to a NSP, I am interested to know is your regeneration area the same as your swim area? I have heard lots of conflicting advice so far..... Thanks, Kat
Kathryn Chuck As you may have learned, the standard rule is to do half swimming area to half regeneration zone. I'm sure you could get away with less if you have good recirculation. Just make sure that the concrete of the pool isn't going to leach into your water and raise the pH. You will need to find a way to seal the concrete or put a liner over it. Good luck!
Thanks for your response, yes we will definately have a liner as the pool is made from blocks. Approx how deep did you dig to lay the pipe work around?
Kathryn Chuck I put about anywhere from 10 to 18" of filter rock over my plumbing. Your main goal is to provide an ideal habitat for the beneficial bacteria.
Any concern on your retaining walls failing? Are they starting to give a little? Either this one with recycled pallets and wood or your other video with the retaining wall made of all wood.
Hi I like what you were trying to do but using plastic is a huge fail. Plastic is terrible and is not natural, very toxic and It leeches into the soil try another way Benenite, gleying or clay compaction. Please rename, take out natural or it just looks like more green washing. Cheers and thanks for listening
I've been watching a lot of these natural pool videos lately, and yours has, by far, the best music of any of them so far.
Omgsh- this is hilarious.
Hi Aaron, you have made a splendid pool and I am proud to be listed as one of your inspirations!
davidpaganbutler Thanks David, stop by next time you are in California!
Hi Aaron, I really like your video and the work you did.
And actually want to do same exact thing as you did,so i would really appreciate if you can help me and send me a list of the products I need to buy,like what kind of pump,skimmer, filter....
Thanks in advance.
Merry Christmas and Happy new Year!!!
Truly amazing; could you answer couple of my questions
1. What’s the cost of building this pool
2. What’s the running cost in a month
3. What the number and watt of motor you have used
4. The list of plants used.
Please don’t mind if you answered some of these questions in the video.
I greatly appreciate your help.....
This is such an amazing tutorial anyone can use and watch to start their own pond. 🙌🏻
really nice pond. brilliant design.
Could you please elaborate on the filtration system a little bit more, specifically what pump you used?
Hey man! I love the pond! I’m in Dallas, TX and I want to make one. If you don’t mind me asking, how did you connect the corrugated pipe that runs in the filtered area to the piping that runs to your pump? Is there a converter pipe?
Also, how did you get your retaining wall to stand since you can’t poke holes in the liner. Any help would be great! Thank you!
-Micheal
great video and pool
Lovely pool mate. The plastic pallets is genius and they have obviously held up the weight of the gravel thus far?
Yes, they have held up fine and they have a layer of beneficial bacteria, so you don’t really even notice them.
Nice work APV!!
Hey Aaron David has inspired me to build one too I was just curious what you used for your walls
This is awesome, I wonder after a few people swim around and stir up the water does it start to look foggy?
Gonthor1000 Congratulations, I think you are the first person to raise this question, I certainly found no mention of this when I was researching natural pools. Yes! Unless you vacuum the bottom so there is debris and it will be stirred up. The less algae and debris you have going into your pool the less of a problem this will be. After lots of trial and error I finally got this problem pretty much under control. The trick is to use jets on the bottom to create current which deposits most of the stuff in one spot. Then you can net or vacuum it out. It is more difficult in the summer months when the water temperature rises and the algae is at its strongest.
May i ask what the rough budget was for this? I always see, great job and want my own, but no one is really telling what this thing would take to build...
And by the way...awesome job and thx for sharing...
Jan Meinecke It just depends on how much you want to do yourself. The liner, pumps, rocks, and plants can be easily priced out but it takes a little research.
@@apvsculpture Hello and thx for the answer...lets just ballpark...are we looking at 5, 10 or 50 grant?
I'm curious about the filter pipes. Are these just French drains with socks? Is this necessary? Can you get by with only perforated IE no sock cover? Thanks! great video!!!
Erika Jessen Yes, its perforated 4" pipe. You probably could get away with not having the sock but helps keep sand out.
We are thinking of putting a pond at our place in Corvallis. Thanks for making the video! It would be awesome to make something like this. How much did it cost you to make?
Is the water staying clean still mate?
Where did you get all your supplies? Plastic flow thru walls and liner?? I'd like to build my own. Did you just create the plans yourself?
Aaron, a couple Qs: do you notice the pallets much while you are swimming? and ... Why do you think a high pH is bad? That's a new one to us.
What are other options for the retaining wall? Beautiful by the way.
Hi. How much actually you made that pool? Thanks. I really love it
Really awesome man! I have just recently discovered natural swimming ponds/pools and couldn't find a video of a deep pool until yours.
Did you need any permits? How much did it cost, and how much of the work did you do? Also, how warm is your water? I am not sure if there is an issue with water being too warm and allowing microbes and what not to grow.
Also, how long did it take from first digging to completion?
The deeper ponds stay cooler, ours is around 65 degrees right now. As far as permits, yes you should always check your local ordinances.
I did much of the work myself, except for the excavation and it took about 7 months. Is it ever finished?
So what was your total cost?
What is your water source ? Is it natural rain water/runoff, or did you dig a water supply well ?
Kevin P It's fairly easy to put together a price list of all the stuff you'll need. The big ones for me were the solar system and the liner. Solar panels, controller, pump and wire were about $3200. The liner with the underliner was also around $3000. Then there's the excavation, rocks and all the other miscellaneous stuff. If you follow some peoples methods you could make these pools fairly cheap. Other methods you'll spend about the same as a normal swimming pool.
LRV Racer My water source is rainwater and the occasional top off from my well.
Great vid, regarding your plants, are you planting into plastic buckets buried in the gravel or directly into the gravel? How'd you get such dense foliage around the perimeter, looks like a solid line of plants, do they spread or are you always planting. Do you have to cut everything back for winter? Would also be curious to know if the retaining wall is holding or starting to give in places, plastic pallets are an interesting idea.
Ryan Edde I plant directly in the gravel except for my water lilies which prefer rich soil, those are in pots. A lot of the plants I got from local streams and they do fine as well as various mints and watercress. I’m not able to grow water hyacinths for some reason they just don’t take off. The retaining walls are super solid.
Nice
How do you get the retaining wall fixed in place? Do you have to pierce the liner to make sure they stay in place?
justin harrison
There have been many people inquiring about this if you read through the comments. But no never pierce the liner!
What thickness liner did you use? There is a lot of savings between 40 and 45 mil. Also what brand? Thanks
tmwilson0282 45 EPDM is the way to go!
LOVE
Are fish able to live in that water. Or is this just for swimming.
redd manpower We have 4 koi, one bass and lots of mosquito fish.
Fantastic!! Have you tried keeping the NON-Solar pump off, while only circulating with the solar pump? Just wondering if you'd have an algae bloom without the grid tied pump?
I'm hoping to follow David Pagan Butler's system and only use air lift pumps.
Thanks
Daniel
Hello Daniel Bonaire, I have had huge enormous string algae blooms with both pumps on. I have been battling the string algae and recently winning, by slowly lowering the ph and adding an AquaSphere which releases beneficial bacteria and enzymes over a period of one month. Not sure where you're located but here in California string algae is a real challenge for a lot of pond owners.
The problem with only running a pump during the day is that the beneficial bacteria need oxygenated water running past them all time to survive. You might be able to pull it off you just have to try! It's more complicated than having the plants out complete the algae for nutrients, unfortunately.
I'm from the Northeast near Boston. Thanks so much for the feedback. The airlift system that David uses appears to use less power. Maybe more plant life?? But, I guess each area of the country will have different problems/issues. Thanks again. Daniel
thats kick ass dude!
Pool looks great... I am currently planning a natural pool similar to yours, not as big 19ft*25ft*6ft deep. I am going use a bio chem filter and restoration area combo too due to space. Been doing my research on this and am glad to see a California pool done being that I live up in Sacramento, I would like to know what issue to be ready for maintenance wise when it comes to our climate.
Make sure you keep it partially shaded and provide 50% planted area to swim area. Make the bottom contour sloped to the deepest end for easy cleaning, a bottom drain can be helpful. Keep up with string algae growth with barley straw extract.
I'm by Grass Vally and am starting to plan mine out. Want to consult?
Anemij Jimena Sure, we could work something out.
love it brah ! great job. can't wait to get building mine. I def plan to use that pallet idea for the R-walls ! I plan to make natural lap pool - pretty much long rectangle with shallow areas around. Could you elaborate on how the pallet walls are vertically stable ? is it due to the all the walls being connected in the octagon shape and the bottom board simply rest on the EDBM liner ? or do you have it mounted , or weighted somehow ? Any inputs you could share would be greatly appreciated. Peace. Mark / San Diego, Ca
Brah,
Sounds like a great pond you are designing. If you have the budget, work in as many filtration devices as you can, it gets hot in SD! Consider making your planted area separate from the swim zone so you can clean it. If you go the traditional NWP method, utilize deck to shade shallow areas or only put the planted area on one side so the water is sure to circulate thoroughly. The plastic pallet design I made is screwed together in an L shape so that the gavel is holding it down, simple and strong. One pallet makes a complete L section.
Good luck!
Uber thanks brada. That's some good advice, right in line with what i was thinking. With the available space, I kinda have to make the plant zone on the side, as well as use that same side for a sidewalk (now thinking deck / dock over shallows ) . Love the L design and see how the gravel is used for counter weight. keeping an eye out for some. As for additional filtration, I hope to incorporate as many innovative airlift pumps (DPB designs ) throughout along with a water pump. Does the planted area have to be 1:1 sq footage to the swim zone? .... Do the cattails do well ? thanks for the help. I'm building this pool about 20 miles south in Baja for the beach house. Hope you would reach out if you ever cross the border in search of adventure. Hope to have some good pool time for the swells & sunsets. Peace.
Alten Brah
I’ll be driving through Baja in November, would love to check it out if the pond is under construction. The 1:1 ratio is the NSP formula but if you incorporate a bead filter or another biological filter it doesn’t matter. Make sure that your bottom contour makes it easy to vacuum. If you make it really deep in one spot make sure there is either a bottom drain or a pump outlet down there to keep things moving.
Alten Brah
Also, not sure if I mentioned this but you need to have a scammer because there’s always stuff falling or blowing into the pond!
Very cool
That is so awesome!!!! I like your ideas of using recycled plastic pallets!! Where did you get them and what type?? Thanks!!
Yawen Deng I just went around and looked for something that would work and they seemed like a good fit. You should be able to find them used somewhere.
Hi Aaron - we finally got all the pallets in! Now it is time to connect and build the wall. Thanks so much for your great idea! How did you connect the pallets and make it stable? Thanks!
Yawen Deng Send some pictures! I used stainless steel screws
apvsculpture we haven't put together yet. I saw you also have cedar wood on top and the bottom to secure them? I will send some pictures when we have them up!!
@@apvsculpture hey working in building a pond here in Indianapolis IN. really lived the idea with the pallets. It looks like you chopped some of them in half to stifren the bottom. How did the pallet walls hold up? Also did you have issues with rocks going through the holes?
Have you had much success with controlling the string algae blooms? Any tips? We live in northern Mendocino County CA and we are converting our existing pool to an NSP.
I'm planning on putting up a video about my string algae experience. I would build as many filtering mechanisms as you can into that pool you are converting.
how many plastic wood pallets in total? and how did you secured them on the bottom? screwed to anything...thx
Trilogy Samsung 1 I'm not sure around 30 maybe. Stainless steel screws attach the cut pallets to form an 'L' shape, gravel holds it in place.
Hello - I sincerely hope you can help us. Our pond has been excavated and we are ready to order a 50'x55' liner so our pond is pretty close in size to yours. We are struggling with what size/kind of pond pump to install. What gph pump are you using? 2",3" or ?" size piping sending water from pump back to the pond?
In other comments you mention fighting algae. Would a larger pump help solve that problem?
I really can't believe I found your video because you have built a nearly identical pond to what we have excavated except we have included a 20' long 5' above ground waterfall to return water to the pond. I think ours will hold 24,000 gallons.
I hope you can help us as we are ready to move forward but I am afraid I will be making the wrong pump/piping decisions so I am stalled. I wish I could chat with you for a few minutes.
You have done an awesome job!
Wild Crow Your pump should recirculate your 24,000 gallons at least twice in 12 hours. The more filtration the better! Are you in warm weather, full sun? Most of the pumps this size can be plumbed for 2" or 3", mine are 2" (I have two pumps). Not sure how to safely share email address without getting spammed...
Sorry for the delay I had some major computer problems.
I guess my biggest question is the difference between the size of the plumping going to the pumps(s) versus the size of the plumbing coming out of the pump.
I plan on sending water to the pump(s) via a 4" from the upper bio grid (like yours), another 4" from the bottom (the deepest) and of course the skimmer. I plan on a 2" from the pump to a waterfall, a fountain (instead of your upper jet) and, like yours, a bottom feeding jet.
It just seems odd that I am supplying a lot of water into the pump yet discharging much less back to the pond. My concern is whether having more flowing in (2x4"+skimmer) with only a 2" and a couple of jets back to the pond will move the water well enough to keep the water clean.
Regarding our location we are in Indianapolis, In.. The pond is surrounded by 10 trees on one side and an outdoor horse arena on the other side. The pond will good sun in the A.M and full sun in the P.M. We believe we have a handle on controlling the falling leaves with our skimmer design
I cannot express how much I appreciate you communicating with me regarding our pond. Hopefully I will have this project complete in the next month or so and I upload a video and provide you a link.
@@wildcrow2858 did you ever finish your pond I am in Indianapolis and also working on a swimming pond I would love to chat
What happens if the drain tile clogs? How do you service it?
I can't see all those holes clogging. I have seen another pond like this in existence for 15 years with no problems. However, if they were to clog up it would be a tremendous effort to remove all the rocks to get to the pipes. If you are really worried about it you should make a bio filter that is easily serviceable.
I think for housing they now use a sock type covering on the pipe to reduce the likelihood of clogs. Thx for reply.
@@RxGuy95 The sock type covering actually clogs up itself by not allowing enough water through so be careful.
If I win a lottery I would love to do this 🤓
Good job man! How deep is it?
justin harrison about 10'
What was the final costs associated with building this?
Anemij Jimena There are no final costs, the spending continues.
Hi Aaron.. I love the video.. your step by step description of the process and the illustrations were helpful to us starting out. I am currently designing one for our house and I do have a few questions if that's okay.
1. Did you put a fibre layer under the EPDM layer?
2. Did you layer different types of gravel in the biofilter?
3. Would you recommend placing beach or river sand on the bottom on top of the EPDM layer?
Ephraim Muchemi
1. Yes
2. No
3.Only put rock on the sides so you can vacuum out the swim zone.
Many thanks for the help. Highly appreciated! Can't wait to see the pond's updates and see how it is thriving. All the best!!
Hi Aaron, your pool is beautiful!
I am hoping to convert an exisiting pool to a NSP, I am interested to know is your regeneration area the same as your swim area? I have heard lots of conflicting advice so far.....
Thanks,
Kat
Kathryn Chuck
As you may have learned, the standard rule is to do half swimming area to half regeneration zone. I'm sure you could get away with less if you have good recirculation. Just make sure that the concrete of the pool isn't going to leach into your water and raise the pH. You will need to find a way to seal the concrete or put a liner over it. Good luck!
Thanks for your response, yes we will definately have a liner as the pool is made from blocks. Approx how deep did you dig to lay the pipe work around?
Kathryn Chuck I put about anywhere from 10 to 18" of filter rock over my plumbing. Your main goal is to provide an ideal habitat for the beneficial bacteria.
You did an amazing job 😀
Could you estimate the cost of this build? I understand it’s an ongoing process.
Hunter valenti About $15k for the basics
Any concern on your retaining walls failing? Are they starting to give a little? Either this one with recycled pallets and wood or your other video with the retaining wall made of all wood.
Would love to know the same.
Someone is gonna get hurt on that jump. They're gonna poke their eye out.
how much total did it cost?
Mitch Spruyt I don't know, I'm still spending.
@@apvsculpture have you finished spending yet? If not, how deep into it are you?
The music junked another video 👎👎👎👎💩💩😬
Doesn't look natural at all....sorry.
Hi I like what you were trying to do but using plastic is a huge fail. Plastic is terrible and is not natural, very toxic and It leeches into the soil try another way Benenite, gleying or clay compaction. Please rename, take out natural or it just looks like more green washing. Cheers and thanks for listening
The liner is actually rubber. The birds, frogs and fish are happy to have the habitat. 👍🏻👍🏻