Natural Swimming Pond
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Discover the benefits of a natural swimming pond as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional pools, offering chemical-free summer refreshment in your own garden. Learn how to design, maintain, and keep it healthy and clean throughout the season.

🌿 An eco-friendly alternative to traditional swimming pools.
💧 Enjoy chemical-free summer refreshment in your own garden.

Why Go

✅ Experience a beautiful, ecological, and low-maintenance swimming option
🏡 Create a natural oasis in your backyard
🐠 Support a balanced ecosystem with natural purification

Key Features

🏊‍♀️ Swimming Zone: Deeper area (1.5-2m) for free access without dense vegetation
🌱 Regeneration Zone: Acts as a natural purifier with aquatic plants and bacterial substrate
📏 Optimal Size: Minimum 30-40 m², ideally 50 m² or more for stability
☀️ Ideal Placement: Partial shade to prevent overheating and algae

Plants & Fish

🌿 Recommended Plants: Cattail, common reed, water plantain, yellow iris, horsetail, sweet flag for purification
🐟 Fish Considerations: Small numbers of undemanding species like sticklebacks or perch are okay; avoid KOI carp

Maintenance

⚙️ Essential Components: Mechanical & biological filtration, water circulation, skimmer, aeration
🧹 Regular Care: Limit nutrient input, support biofilms, capture phosphorus, ensure oxygen

Why Avoid

⚠️ Requires careful design and ongoing maintenance for optimal water quality
🚫 Not suitable for high numbers of fish, especially KOI carp
🌳 Avoid placing directly under deciduous trees to minimize biological waste

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outdoorgardeningeco-friendlyrecreationpondswimminghome-improvementnature