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Not yet, sorry! - But it should work the same way......

Any more details on the liner specification would be great!

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Did you end up finding out what type of linear material you're going to use? Currently trying to source material to Texas. Will be building something that is probably around 10'x15' w/ 5ft in depth.

A water fall is very easy to do and if you search up koi pond waterfall there are 100s of ideas.

Dear Michal, the dimensions are 11x6 meters, the swimming zone's dimensions are 9x4 m.

Thank you! - Good luck for your project. - And ask us, if you have special questions!

Thanks for these advises, good ideas.-- I think that it's probably more easy and sustainable to collect rain water..... Best regards, Ines

@@teichswimmer6746 if you have rain, of course

Thank you!

Yes, you can use both sizes. It does not influence the function. - Christian and I discussed it for a while..... It's quite difficult to decide which of the two options is the better one. 11/22 is quite small, nice to work with, nice to walk on. But it has the disadvantage that these small pebbles trickle more easily into the depths. 20/60 is okay, but it is not so easy to get smooth levels (to set stepping stones on). And the pebbles/rocks are not as nice to walk on as on the smaller ones. So these are the criteria that can help you decide. May we ask where you are located?

@@teichswimmer6746 I am located in south of France.

Cheers - have a nice day!

There is enough life in the water that feeds on mosquito larvae - that is why there is no problem with mosquitos. And, as there are no plants, mosquitos do not really like our natural pool...... I can assure that we do not have more mosquitos than before installing our swimmteich.

Hi Martina, thanks for your interest. As this system works without pumps and power, the drainage pipes support the natural water circualtion going through the "gravel case". - In the pipes the water can flow through the gravel case and like this the organic stuff that sinks down through the rocks has no chance to become anaerobic material...... On the other hand, sediments that get into the pipes (through the perforation) drip down into the swimming zone (and then further down into the deep zone).

So has Austria....... Well, I think that toads and frogs prefer "ponds": water with a lot of plants and grass to hide. As we do not have any place for them to hide, we never face that problem!

Sorry you didn't like it. But to be more precise: Both of them are not German, but native voices generated by am AI..... In future we will make sure that they have the same accent, thanks for the hint!

Dear Michael, thanks for the questions! 1) You have to differ between the reg zone and the "stepping stone edges". You are right: the stepping stone edges' level is about 25cm below the water surface. The stepping stones in the reg zone are deeper - that level is about 70cm below the water surface (before laying the pond bags and stepping stones). I assume you mean if you could have the stepping stones at the edges at a higher level? - No, you shouldn't because underneath the stepping stones you have the layer of pond bags filled with gravel. And those pond bags should not get dry. So they should be at a level that you can deal with a dropping of water level of about 15-20cm...... 2) It wouldn't matter that the reg zone is covered against sun-light. The sunlight does not have any meaning for the reg zone. BUT: you cannot cover it because you must be able to maintain it, meaning you have to rinse it once a year. If you cover it with a wooden walkway or whatever, leaves and other organic stuff would get stuck underneath and you would not have a chance to remove it. That is the reason why the reg zone cannot be covered..... I hope, you understand my explanations! Best regards, Ines

No, it doesn't, but I can imagine that it has a good effect.......

I'm currently building a natural pool and was thinking of putting biochar in the gravel.

Hello and thanks a lot for your interest! I will try to answer your questions: (1) It's the natural water circulation that makes the water flow through the gravel. This natural water circulation is supported by the way of construction (round corners in the swimming zone, conic walls) and the depth (..... thermal flow....). And everything/-one that moves the water supports it as well (swimming, diving, maintaining,.....) - and, of course, the wind... (2) What harmful bacteria could that be? It's clean and I regularly take a sip of the water while swimming...... (3) There are no laws for that concerning private pools. You only have regulations for public pools. I would be surprised if that were different in Italy! (4) I do not quite understand what you mean. We do not sell our expertise. We sell our book that helps people build. And we have a shop where we sell equipment. teichschwimmer.com/shop But if you have detailed questions, you can also write us an email: info@teichschwimmer.com Warm regards to Italy, Ines /Teichswimmer

Thanks for your advise!

@teichswimmer6746 I know this system is not supposed to involve technology, but if the owner is unwilling to remove the leaves regularly there will always be too many nutrients for algae to feed on and the beneficial bacteria won't keep up.

Thanks, Paul. It's an impeller pump, an Italian brand: Liverani. ( teichschwimmer.com/produkt/liverani-teichreinigungs-pumpe ) Best regards, Ines

@@teichswimmer6746 Thank you!

No, I am afraid not. I think the gravel is necessary for them because it gives them a lot of surface, too. But fact is, nobody has tried so far.... who knows?

@@teichswimmer6746 I asked wrong question. I was meaning deep zone. Dose this need to be 3.5 meter deep? Could you just have eg 1,50 swimming zone covered by 50 % with underwater deck and swip dirt under so want be disturbed until you do 1 year maintenance? Why deep zone needs to be so deep?

Hi, our swim area is 10m long and 5,5m wide.

Hi, dear, thanks for your question! The colour of the liner makes the colour of the water, right? - So, people who take the grey liner want to have their water appear as in a swimming pool. - Yes, although a swimmteich is a natural pool, most people prefer that "unnatural" colour. Personally, we have chosen "patina green", because they said that the water will look like that of a mountain lake. In fact, we have different colours all the time. When there is no biofilm on the liner and the sun is shining, our water reminds of the caribean sea. If it's cloudy, it looks like a lake. If the liner is "dirty" (covered with sediments or biofilm) and the sun is shining, it looks like a lake again. And if it's cloudy it looks like a natural pond. And of course, there are many in-betweens! If you want to minimize the visibility of the sediments you should choose an olive-green liner. We know a few families who actually went for that colour for that reason. We do not know any project using a white or blue liner. - I have no idea what colour the water would have in that case. If you know anyone or try yourself - please share with us! Best regards, Ines

@@teichswimmer6746 Ines thank you for answer) Best regards