Natural Swimming Pool
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| Plan View Natural Swimming Pool Design with Fish Habitat and Jacuzzi, Handicap Access Ramp, Fountain, Aquatic Plant Habitat, Pump House |
While creating the Families future
Hemp
Home. The Girls all pointed out that they needed a
Swimming
Pool.
This honestly didn't cross my mind as I planned to locate
the Hemp Home in a rural location that bordered on a
lake or natural
spring.
Why would we need a swimming pool?
Do they know how
much
energy a swimming pool uses? We have to put
up more
Solar Panels to cover the electricity use.
I mentioned, "Is a traditional
chlorine pool the best option?",
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| Natural Swimming Pool Design with Fish Habitat and Jacuzzi, Handicap Access Ramp, Fountain, Aquatic Plant Habitat, Pump House |
"Have you looked at any Natural Swimming Pools?"
Quickly answered by: "
We're not swimming in no green
pool !!!"
Luckily google
[1] came
thru and found a slew of images on Natural Swimming Pool Images
Disaster averted!!!
The Girls love the designs and when I mentioned that it
won't turn their hair yellow and dry their skin out--the unanimous mutual
agreement was:
"Yes Build It !!!- Scotty"
So here are some of the suggested techniques for building a
Natural Swimming Pool as used in the following Natural
Swimming
Pool Designs by Scotty
Design Information
- Reserving at least 50 percent of your pool's surface
area for shallow plants, either at one end or in a ring around
the sides, eliminates the need for chlorine and expensive
filters and pumps. You'll want to separate the swimming area
of your pool and the filtration area, or plant zone (see the
illustration in the image gallery).
- The water needs to circulate continuously for the
plants' roots to cleanse the pool. You also may need to aerate
the water so the water organisms' oxygen needs are met.
 Without adequate oxygen, your pool could become stagnant,
harboring odoriferous anaerobic bacteria.
- Besides cleaning the water and making your pool
beautiful to behold, the shallow plant zone warms the water
quickly and provides habitat for frogs and many invertebrates.
They'll appreciate the shallow water for breeding grounds and
repay the favor by eating mosquito larvae.
- A rim within an inch of the water's surface keeps plants in their place but allows water from the swimming area to move to the plant zone for filtering, As water passes through the fibrous root structure of the plants, bacteria concentrated on the plants' roots act as a biological filter, removing contaminants and excess nutrients in the water. Decomposer organisms, also found in the plants' root zones, consume the bacteria, effectively eliminating underwater waste buildup.
- Inside the plant zone, the water should get steadily deeper, reaching a maximum depth of 18 inches near the swimming zone. The outermost 6 inches of the plant zone will be 2 to 3 inches deep, providing a home for taller aquatic plants. Submergent and floating vegetation occupy the deeper area.[2][3][4][5][6][7] pics
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For More Information Contact Scotty
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