Leading America's Change to Sustainable Swimming Pools!™
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If you’ve thought about a pool conversion from a traditional chemical pool to a natural swimming pool, you’re not alone! Other pool owners across America have made the switch because they’re tired of chemical maintenance and want improved energy savings.
There is something to be said for creating a gorgeous, multifaceted pool in your backyard. Consider these four reasons to let a professional design team manage the look of your pool to save you time, headache, and sore muscles!
Learn about controlling natural swimming pool temperatures and how it will affect the microbes inside.
When we talk about naturally purified water in a natural swimming pool (NSP), biofilm’s role always comes up as a vital part of the process. What is biofilm in a natural swimming pool exactly? The answer is a bit complex but let’s break it down! What Biofilm Is Not Most people may think of biofilm … Read more
The cooler weather is here to stay, which means pumpkins, scarves, horrible sweaters, and preparing your natural swimming pool (NSP) for the winter season ahead. Here are 4 easy ways to protect your NSP this winter so the water will be cleaner and ready to restart for spring and summer. If trees are around your … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has offered guidance for traditional public aquatic spaces since the first edition of the Model Aquatic Health Code came out in 2014, but what about guidance for public natural swimming pools?
These 5 types of aquatic plants in natural swimming pools are the best filtering mechanisms nature offers. Why does this matter when you go for a swim?
For some, the transition from the endless summer nights to the short, brisk days of fall is a bit reflective. Remember the road trips for a dip in a local swimming hole to beat the seasonal heat? The rope swings and cliff jumping provided hours of entertainment with friends in the sunshine. What if that … Read more
Swimming pools and cars are obviously completely different. But in this case there are some comparisons that we can draw in order to make a point.
Diatoms outcompete less desirable forms of algae for nutrients in the water reducing harmful blue-green algae and filamentous algae (string algae). They are able to do this because they photosynthesize earlier and in less light therefore they are able to consume nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus before the nuisance algae. Diatoms are the primary food source at the base … Read more