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re: Natural Pools - the next backyard project
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:36 am to cajuntiger26
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:36 am to cajuntiger26
I wouldn't be a fan.
All those irregular surfaces would be difficult to clean with an automatic cleaner.
All those irregular surfaces would be difficult to clean with an automatic cleaner.
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:09 am to cajuntiger26
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cajuntiger26
good luck with the recurrent massive diarrhea
:prayerssent:
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:15 am to TigerRad
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good luck with the recurrent massive diarrhea
I can understand the snake concern...but really don't see this as an issue at all. This has been done for decades in Europe without these issues.
Like said previously, it is filtered and pumped and Also has UV light in pump to rid all of those issues.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:24 am to TigerRad
it just seems like a bad idea to me
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:01 am to cajuntiger26
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Cost is about the same as a regular pool
So I can have a real pool, or an algae, snake infested, mosquito haven for the same amount of money.
Hmmmm, tough choice...
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:06 am to AUtigR24
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Looks trashy
The OT never disappoints
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:07 am to cajuntiger26
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I can understand the snake concern...but really don't see this as an issue at all. This has been done for decades in Europe without these issues.
Like said previously, it is filtered and pumped and Also has UV light in pump to rid all of those issues.
There have been studies that show that these types of pools can have very high amounts of dangerous bacteria caused from bird feces. Chlorine kills that shite (literally).
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:10 am to Mizzoufan26
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Apparently the plants shown are supposed to help filter the water. Also has regular pump and filter.
Without chlorine or salt, that filter is going to get clogged up like a muther fricker in Louisiana. It will also be a nightmare keeping that plant growth back.
This is in addition to the earlier points re snakes, mosquitoes, etc.
There's plenty reasons people aren't doing this around here.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:13 am to cajuntiger26
That looks awesome but I have a feeling it wouldn't work to well in an environment like Louisiana.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:13 am to cajuntiger26
"We have a pool and a pond..."
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 11:15 am
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:33 am to Chicken
Build yourself a regular pool, put plant in pot, put pot in water.
Done...
Done...
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:34 am to Chicken
EVERYONE knows what happens to clear water in Louisiana in the summer. The amount of algae that would grow in there would be hazardous. No way those plants could keep up. Yea great Idea if you live in Canada. La, not so much.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:39 am to biglego
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There's got to be some amount of chemicals right?
I'm sure you have to add something. I have live plants in my aquarium and once they got healthy the aquarium was really easy to maintain. Just have to add an algicide here and there.
Had a Koi pond pre-K and it wasn't hard to keep clear, and the fish ate the mosquitoes and tadpoles. But I don't see how mosquitoes and larvae wouldn't be a huge problem without chemicals or fish.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:41 am to Y.A. Tittle
Apparently in warmer climates, you are suppose to use a gravel filter instead of a plant based filter. Everything I find about them on the internet has pics of them completely frozen over in the winter, usually people ice skating on them. So I don't think these are meant for us in the warm climates. 
Apparently creatures ie: frogs/tadpoles/whatever is what is suppose to get the mosquitos on the plant side.
Apparently creatures ie: frogs/tadpoles/whatever is what is suppose to get the mosquitos on the plant side.
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 11:43 am
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:49 am to cajuntiger26
I like the look of it actually.
But I think'd only work in cool/dry climates. The Gulf South and Eastern Texas is too warm and humid for this. It would become a mossy pond and attract reptiles and amphibians. Even with a filter, which I think would get clogged. Just personal experience growing up in Houston and seeing what happens to pools.
The one thing no one has mentioned is silt. Because the bottom is gravel/pebbles, you couldn't use a pool sucker machine (sorry, don't know the technical name) because it would get clogged with rocks. Because of that, any leaves that get blown in there would just rot on the bottom, becoming a layer of silt over time. So then there's no difference between this and an aerated pond!
The way to do it would be to put in a no-edge dark-stained bottom salt pool. That way you get the look, without the chlorine, but it wouldn't become a pond. Those dark bottom pools are pretty sweet - you get the cool, relaxing, natural feeling, but it isn't a mosquito breeding giant lilly-pad.
But I think'd only work in cool/dry climates. The Gulf South and Eastern Texas is too warm and humid for this. It would become a mossy pond and attract reptiles and amphibians. Even with a filter, which I think would get clogged. Just personal experience growing up in Houston and seeing what happens to pools.
The one thing no one has mentioned is silt. Because the bottom is gravel/pebbles, you couldn't use a pool sucker machine (sorry, don't know the technical name) because it would get clogged with rocks. Because of that, any leaves that get blown in there would just rot on the bottom, becoming a layer of silt over time. So then there's no difference between this and an aerated pond!
The way to do it would be to put in a no-edge dark-stained bottom salt pool. That way you get the look, without the chlorine, but it wouldn't become a pond. Those dark bottom pools are pretty sweet - you get the cool, relaxing, natural feeling, but it isn't a mosquito breeding giant lilly-pad.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:57 am to Cooter Davenport
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The way to do it would be to put in a no-edge dark-stained bottom salt pool. That way you get the look, without the chlorine,
You don't know how SWG pools work, do you?
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