How to make a Natural : Organic Pool in America
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- David Pagan Butler explains how a DIY pool in Georgia, USA was made - zero build, with only sculpted earth walls and his bubble flow circulation system. This pool was made by Alan Hall with the help of his family and friends (and moral support from David) and is an inspiration for those who aspire to create a beautiful, chemical free pool for swimming and a precious habitat for wildlife.
Have a look at Alan's moving film of the project:
• SauteeCenote 3 15 2015
and a dragonfly laying eggs on watercress
• Comet Darner dragonfly
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people act like this is disgusting. have you swam in a pond lake or creek? if the answer is yes then you swam with the creatures that naturally inhabit it. I would rather swim in this than a chlorine pool any day.
Chris Vise
Do I have not. What about flesh eating disease and snakes and leaches???
Naegleria fowleri
It's ok Chris same. These people city slickers who Think pond waters nasty
When they pee in their pools
@@cooliipie as long as you keep your water clean and clear from algae and from snakes then it's okay. Not only that but any snake I see, i kill it.
@@cooliipie and those amoeba
I like the saltwater purification idea, but man, I don't want creepy crawlies. A pond is for fish and birds and frogs and stuff.
By far what's most impressive is that backhoe opperators digging skills
Facts wtf
Lets not forget the guys with the shovels. As an operator they always make me look 10 times better spotting for me and doing the fine touches as I sit in my seat in ac pulling levers and cracking jokes. Lol
@@Johnny1.0 someone has to run the grade stick. 🤷🏻♂️
Depends on the dirt also
@@FV-rc8oc Georgia clay
Can you kindly do a follow up video? It would be great to see how the pond plants have matured!
That would be nice
Yeah I would like to see it too.
i cant believe all the stupid comments about it being full of parasites and shit. i have been swimming in lakes, rivers, ponds, streams all my life and i am healthy as can be. too many cushy sheltered people. i would love to have a pool like this someday and i would enjoy using it every chance i could
eeveeloution 42o I live in northern Wisconsin! I also live on a lake! there's a huge difference between lakes and rivers and a small stagnant pond! im sure you been around stagnant water and I know you wouldn't swim in it!! lakes and rivers have a natural filtering system!! A stagnant little pond doesnt!
I agree with Jimmy Joe. I find this natural design very attractive, but there are health concerns. However, that doesn't mean that an effective filtration and sanitation feature can't be engineered into it.
Don't get mad that you can't deal with your parasites. That's what happens when you swim in stuff like that. Shame on you.
Flesh eating bacteria
Right through the butthole
The People crying about bacteria etc... I bet you swim when you go to the beach. Ocean water is FULL of millions of different bacteria, ameobas, fecal content, dead fish etc. Makes me laugh you wouldn't swim in a freshwater pond with a few bugs in it.
Yeah, I'm getting all these comments from these babies?
So much hate when all he is trying to do is share information. Welcome to the internet.
Where do u see hate???
Caesar alternatively he could just look at the hate in your comment
@Caesar I'm probably smarter than dont call me a dumbass
@Caesar ok whatever, I guess ur opinion doesnt matter cause idk u
Caesar ah, 4D chess. I respect that.
The excavator work is just strait up porn to the eyes of engineer's.
I'm an engineer. It is not porn to my eyes. Relax
I worked for a pool company for 10 years, and though we made some quality pools, I am much more a fan of integrating with nature. This is a really cool design, very aesthetically pleasing, you won't go broke heating it, you won't go broke chlorinating the heck out of it, I am not sure you have to close it. I have to say it's awesome.
is it healthy for humans?
@@JosephAzzopardiRummiena No, 78.32% of humans die in natural swimming pools.
@@lokanoda Its true! I seen 'em!
Doesnt the liner breakdown and fill the water with plastic by products over time?
@@bernadettesandoval3990 If you're not heating the water in EPDM tubes, like solar hot water heaters (to heat your pool), it should be fine. From my research: normal temps are probably ok. Hot water in EPDM is not ok.
Had a Teacher friend who went to dig a pool and hit a natural spring. It was so beautiful, looked like a pond untill you got close and seen the crystal blue water that stays at 50 degrees all year with natural grass on the bottom and sides, had fish, turtles in there also. It was so bizarre and beautiful. She said she was so lucky it happened and wouldn't trade it for any modern pool. Here on Eastern Shore in Md it's so hard to get a permit and location because there is so much water around like a huge Island.
no you absolutely not know what i was thinking. i thought you're a woman.
haha same
Same thing xd
Your not very bright are you?
DVII Binion are you?? he obviously has very feminine features. I for one thought he was a woman, probably most people not familiar with this channel will think the same thing
josh j same lol
2:15 ...WHAT is THAT?! A pool for ANTS!?!?!
and all u Einsteins must have missed the 6 filtration tubes sticking up.
you fucked up when you showed me those tadpoles...
Mallorie Erin 😆😭😆😭💀
Yes!!!!..... But. A sign of leaving creatures in your organic pool is a good sign. It means that the water is chemical free and pure. You can add a fence around the pool to keep pest/animals away from your pool and also as a safety concern for little kid's. It's a win win scenario, Keep kids safe and keep unwanted animals away. There's always another way to go around fixing and making things perfect. That's how we humans learn. Trial and error.
P.S.
I hate tadpoles too.
Let's all be positive and try to figure out things together and help one another.
Vocho's Granja your comment makes 100% sense and yet...
I don't want no baby frogs swimming near my hooty...
Mallorie Erin Its clearly semen
Mallorie Erin your fear is not unwarranted. There is a species of american frog which has a tadpole stage that is known to swim up and into human and animal orifices and lay their eggs. Once a park ranger found a sick black bear and a couple thousand tadpoles just burst from it's anus.
I watched this video like 5 times......I’m seriously going to do this one day.
Yo that digger operator is an absolute king 👑
This is very similar to a bog filter we set up to handle our aquaponics system. For those who think it will be stagnant, just the opposite. The outer edges act as a biological filter, the bog plants he's added will also help to filter nutrients out. You also see something similar to this in old school wastewater treatment systems, in the settling ponds. Done right, the water in the swimming area should remain crystal clear.
Everything about that was amazing. Especially the digging skills wow.
I upvoted this video for the digger sculpting alone.
Thank you so much for sharing this with the world! Genius idea and something that we are heavily researching. I appreciate all your natural pond videos. keep up the good work!
Beginning of video: I can do this!
End of video: I realize I am broke
You don’t have a ridiculous English accent. You just have an English accent. I think it’s pleasant. Furthermore, your enunciation and diction is a breath of fresh air being that I’m surrounded by a society plagued by the desire to create new, asinine words to be cool and unique rather than valuing true intellect. Language is a gift that too many people choose to not fully open.
Also, that pool is fantastic and your explanation is perfect. Thank you, sir.
Are you American? This is typical British self effacing humour!
@@disarchitected You’re not the first person to say so, but yes, I’m second generation American. 😊
@@disarchitected. Do Brits truly use self effacing humor? That may explain why I use it, although I am American. Friends have pointed out that I am both self deprecating and self effacing. I have explained that I am a product of my upbringing. I am too old to change now. Maybe it is in my genes!
My family had our DNA tested three years ago. We are 99.98% English and Scottish. My only non British ancestor was from India in the 1600’s. No doubt someone with the East India Company fell in love with a beautiful or handsome Indian! We were expecting American Indian ancestry but have East Indian instead!
In 1600s, british only stepped foot in India & that was in bengal.
They sailed across the bay of bengal, indulged in trades and signed treaties with bengal sultanate.
Your ancestor might be from bengal.
why are people so rude? maybe jealousy because the rude people wish they had the brains to be creative too but they are so busy criticizing others to do something amazing themselves.
this is an amazing pond I love it and David's designs have been changing hard intrusive
ugly back yard pools into a dual purpose master pieces all around the world.
Thanks for great insights into this process. I am building a much smaller version in Florida--exciting to be chemical free. Natural pools are the bomb. Did none of your "critics" ever swim in a lake or a quarry? So sad for them (and about their bald heads...)
you have te deepest voice of a lesbian I have ever heard
Marky TV most people who tell others to kill them self's, have a very rough home life. tell us where you harmed as a child?
Marky TV me?...disrespectful, I think not. I prefer truthfull with a slight dash of humor, plus nothing is more disrespectful than telling someone to kill them selfs
tugger 😂😂
youre dumb
WOw i thought it was a woman at first too, lol. Dude should cut his hair.
This is AMAZING!!! I knew someone had already done it!!! It is exactly what I had in my mind, but beautifully executed!!! Thank you so MUCH!!!
Check out natural sealing methods if you're going to make a pond you want to last, the synthetic material they used for this is a little sketch to me. What happens to that in a couple of years? Personally I'd rather just have a family of ducks haha
Is that James May?
canvasch haha right?
In drag.
It's gorgeous - I'm jealous, but also disappointed, because I thought "natural, organic" would mean you'd thought of a good way to do it without burying a massive sheet of plastic under it all.
imagine the snakes and parasites like fuck no
oh oh oh so scary
The Don Mills pusssyyyyyyyy
The Don Mills parasites? tf? you sound so stupid 😂
The Don Mills At first i was really fascinated with the pool but then i came into your comment and realized how creepy it would be.
Don't be ignorant. The snakes will leave but you must give them a moment.
Wow this just made me change my whole life goals when it comes to a home. I'd rather this over a pool any and all days. Just trying to keep up with the chemicals and filtration is enough and you're meeting mother nature half way! Good man! Thanks!
I am so ashamed. America is inhabited by jerks - if this feed is any indication.
Barbara Morrison
What about flesh eating disease and snakes and leaches???
Damn right it's filled with jerks. You think this nation was built by pushovers? Get real.
Barbara Morrison What about fem-Nazi be-yotches?
@@Hvitserk47 Considering that most people in this comment section seem to be scared of swimming in a pond, yes I do think it's a country of pushovers.
Have you been overseas? The world is full of awful people, if you cannot handle a couple very mild jerks on here, well you need to toughen up.
"Hi" surprised tf out of me 😂
This might be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.
How do you make an organic pool, with an inorganic compound such as water? hahah
This is what I'm going to do when I get older in my house and I'm gonna put fish in it and I'm going to fish for them LOL
Hi david can you do a detailed video of how the filtration work and the piping?
I love it that you take the time to share these videos !! I truly love seeing theses organic pools and I hope one day that I can build one or two !!!
Step 1. Beg the government to let you dig a hole on your own land.
The plants filter out the nutrients well. What is invisible is the bacteria that live in the water too, they have a large mass too, and filter out the nutrients in addition. The bacteria need rocks and air for nutrition.
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@Kirinin Kiri it's an ellipsis
I wish someone would do some vid on the maintenance part of these pools. All these pool vids look great but no one is really doing deep dive (no pun intended) to explain what is actually involved with keeping these pools clean and ongoing.
It's been a few years since this came out. Still, I hope you might be able to answer my question:
Could ferrocement applied directly to the sculpted earth be used instead of block and the liner IF a reinforcement material like basalt or fiberglass replaces steel rebar and mesh?
Isn't it just beautiful.
Dude looks like my grandmother. Not an insult by the way.
Your grandmother is very attractive and well liked I might add.
@@mikah4051 she was for sure. Cheers.
Clear water =/= safe to drink lmao. Imagine how vile it would be if thats how they tested your drinking water. These hippies are too far gone..
this is my swamp
The tittle says in America. You mean the United States of America which is located in North America?
That was pretty awesome. I have been researching natural pools and the many designs and stratigies used. This seemed very simple and this approach also allows for creative possibilities in reference to shape, size, and, depth. I am curious about the cost and time it took to complete and what obstacles came up that were not expected or that was more daunting than originally intisipated. Thanks in advance for your time and consideration I really appreciate the video.
>natural
>with plastic
Are you kidding?
These are great! Chloramines, HAAs and other deadly substances in a traditional pool are horrible! Its about time we learned our lesson and built these not only beautiful but healthier pools!
I so agree 100%
Anybody notice the hydraulic seep on the backhoe?
It would work if we didnt have tons of snakes, and other swamp creatures that would move in too
The difference between a natural pool and a natural pond, is the level of nutrients in the water(or atleast thats a big part of it). If your pool has low levels of nutrients in it, then there is very little of the fundamental life needed in the food chain of aquatic/semi aquatic organisms.
Yes, life will move in, but probably not that much if done properly. Also, if this life isn't harmful to humans what does it matter?
We love that this misconception permeates the natural pool industry.
Natural Ponds Lakes & Streams by Spring Creek Aquatic Concepts please stop calling filtered ponds pools, if you have a natural spring on your land you can make a pretty decent swimming hole. Still going to have a swampy situation on your hands though
WIth enough knowledge of aquatic ecology the ponds / pools or whatever will stay clean over the long term. You aren't going to get that knowledge from some DVD you bought online, however. The waters we build do not have filters like what is described in this video.
Matthew Meek you don't know very much lol
Water snakes!!!🤐 tadpoles and mosquitos
can't do that in Missouri, mosquitos will infest it
small fish to eat them
Danny Kyle considering it has constant moving water... you will be fine..
the fish are going to eat them, plus that if some may escape, you can buy a few solar lamps with insect repellent under 2 dollars each, and no problem. Since, a brain you can't afford, to find this extremely simple things by yourself in books, google, youtube, facebook, twitter and everywhere else shoved straight in to everyone's face, but hey, I bet you still checking about beyonce and her shit in her belly, sorry I mean pregnancy :-D :-D
vladorcolac are you british
no im not
thats my kind of pool. I would keep Koi and stuff in it.
David. i just can't thank you enough for sharing this knowledge and showing us this divine pool. Thanks a lot and Best regards from Brazil.
Thank you Henry Cavill, very cool!
I wonder what this pool will look like in ten years
Like a gay stop sign
Brendan Stanford what does that even mean
YYZY Shitty. Its going to look Shitty.
lmfao wtf
Brendan Stanford We believe you, you're the expert in the homoerotic business 👌🏻
Could you please give us an up-date to how well the pond is doing now?
Truly..Spectacular!! I hope to begin my lagoon this summer! I already purchased your DVD/Instructions and have watched and studied air lift pumps by Glen Martinez of Olomana Gardens in Hawaii...His videos, like yours are always so informative!! Thank you..! Daniel
Just look into moving near a river lol
WalkOnBye ugh. Nothing yet. Too many other projects. Thanks for checking though. Gives me push.
I worry about snapping turtles? Can you keep some of the wild life out?
Îm done with these vidéo. We Nevers get to see What équipement is use for these air lift. Always the same.
+HelloThur
👍
its a bubbler.. lmao the bubbles go up, creating pressure, which in turn sucks water through the gravel acting as a filter. fish tanks have the same setup
its horrible to listen to this silly woman.. i sleeped nearly...
This pools are amazing and beautiful just totally different from any regular pool. Keep it up!!!
Fortunately, plastic sheeting NEVER deteriorates or gets punctures, and heavy rain will never wash the red Georgia clay and silt into it.
Love the sarcasm. You know both will happen. The plastics last about 2 decades in most cases.
how does it do in the winter? it seems like a great idea but does ice effect the structure underneath. ?
Jutt Davies +15614041833 Illuminati
i dont think it freezes under tho its too deep, only the top of the water probably freezes
when its winter lol fish animals everything eats les do you get it now?>
Hello Dave I hope you are still reading the comments as we are building a pond based on the design of this video. Are the air lift pipes connected to piping going to the pump or are you using one of the two black pipes to send water from the pump back to the pond - are the air lifts traveling to for from the pump? If both of the black pipes are feeding the pump are they connected together before reaching the pump or are there two bulkheads entering the pump box (skimmer)?
Hope you answer soon as our liner is being laid in 4 days. If you respond I will provide you a link to our finished pond. Thanks David (Yes my name as well)
Hi Crow, What did you find out about the plant filter pipework, pump, etc.? I don't get how it works from the video. What are the small blue pipes running in the top of the air-lift pipes? Is this system like a aquarium tray filter system? I'd like to make one of these here in Southside Virginia.
hey guys.
Oh shit you're here
wtf why
Will there be any lethal amoebas breeding there since no chlorine?
I think i found James May's secret brother he didn't know he had xddd
Nothing natural about a bunch of plastic and concrete lol
the color of that hexagonal shape pool at the center scares me a little bit.
Lecnaj Sinalem it's kinda like the movie! the ring or poltergeist!
Don't forget that the liner was flat black. Not like a pool liner that's usually blue to make the water pretty. Also I didn't see any images of sunny days.
The thing that scares me about it is, how do you know there isn't a deadly snake or depending on where you live a Crocodile in it?
Absolutely stunning work.
I think it's rather ironic that this "natural pool" starts with a lot of heavy gauge plastic/rubber.... Clay can be used to the same effect, as long as its packed in (the bucket on the backhoe could have packed it).
Have you ever tried to get out of a pond that has a bentonite clay bottom? Pretty slick.
Some people seem to ignore all the plastic. We never use it. We employ clay seals that last centuries instead of a couple decades like plastic.
Matt, we use bentonite. Our ponds and lakes are much cleaner than what is seen here. Bentonite just requires a lot more knowledge to employ effectively.
i also dislike using plastics in a natural pond
but i like david's approach, you dont find much people nowadays who can make a natural pond filtration fit in a urban setting
i'm planning to make a clay pond in my garden, i've been experimenting with clay to test its hydrolic conductivity under various compaction rates and with various sand/aggregates mixes
but from what i know so far, clay only works with a gentle slope
so in addition to the bigger bog area, a sharp slope like in this pond is hard to make with clay
unless there is a bigger slope from the outer edges till the deep point
then you fill in the walls with an impermeable material to make the bog/pool separation wall
@@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists Trying to shill your products on another channel is just sad.
I am amazed by how many people never swim in a lake.
am I not allowed to build this outside America? Please respond!
BS Title...
proformer No ur not or else you will be bombed.
Duhh.... Over there you need democracy and freedom no pools!
How much would something like this run? I’m interested!
Ben did you have a idea how much something like this would cost
Jimmie mason no but I figured have an owner operator that rents his backhoe out, make him dig a hole. Pay him and the rest you can do on your own?
Ben thank you.
@chris Ruiz that’s actually a good idea bro 😂
I’ll finish in about a year lol
She has a mans voice
David James hahahahahababababahhababa OMFG great comment
David James hahaha :D
David James you have two first names.......
no no Who names there kid *no no* anyways?
RidnTheShrtBus who names their kid ridntheshrtbus?
how long do threes pools built like this last?and how long can you swim with frogs mosquito and the like before becoming the creature from the black lagoon?..
Jerry Metz it's just like a pool. It needs proper maintenance. Then I'm sure it lasts as long your willing to upkeep it.
this is fantastic! I've noticed black liners are popular in natural pools, but is that the only color they come in? I know the water is clear, but I want to be able to see clearly what I am jumping, and a black liner, as opposed to a lighter colored one, creates a mysterious swimming space.
you could add some underwater solar powered lights..
College Silverstacker great idea. thanks!
Jessica De La Cruz Bravo the black liner really helps to heat the water. also since this is more like a pond the water isnt going to be crystal clear like a chlorinated or saltwater pool. there will be a slight brown/green tint to the water and you cant see it with the dark liner.
I build one in Brazil, I add one eletric pump with 1HP, which pumps the water over a hill to make a waterfall that helps with oxigen and makes the place more nice to swim and after the pump I add an Ultra violet light filter, wich helps to control the algae and kills any microbes which can be suck by the pump, without adding any chemicals to the water, there is also some fish wich eats bugs. In amazon there is this option, but I thik you can find much cheaper one's: www.amazon.com/NuvoTM-Ultraviolet-Sterilizer-ground-Swimming/dp/B0167C673S/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1510181662&sr=8-4&keywords=ultraviolet+pool
Jessica De La Cruz Bravo Hi there
Well you can line it with any color, and use light color beach gravel, also a water filter would be nice to, but that will filter the food for the natural habitat and algae will take over - this way you have ...really a natural pond - no chemicals leaching in your body, someone here mentioned mosquito problem,...mosqito larvae in the water will be eaten by the tiny young fish! Meaning like 100% of it...
We don't swim in your toilet, so please don't pee in our pool.
Thank you for this awesome tutorial! My hubby and I are planning on building a pool like this on our property, so this is very helpful.
Melanie Cambria YOU'LL REGRET BUILDING SOMETHING LIKE THIS! it will attract mosquitoes and eventually smell like rotting vegetation!!
TH-cam sometimes tends to take me on the superstitious side but I enjoy it when I find myself on this side of TH-cam 👍
Very pretty! But aren't you just inviting bears n mosquitos to the area?
The oxygenation in the water helps balance the ecosystem. All those frogs, dragonflies, and other cool things will eat those mosquitos
Youssef Darwich but what about the bears? 😂
+Mallorie Erin - It's just part of living with nature, I guess... ?
Cheryl Cooper me and nature would have to have a talk 😂
+Mallorie Erin - Lol! :-)
this pool will become a pile of crap within a few years
it shape like a coffin ideally, literally yes its a pool....
Great video, and lots to learn from this channel
All these Americans commenting on this video, sums up my impression on the general intelligence over there.. If it ever comes to it i'd rather learn Russian, down to earth and polite people
We excel in producing internet McExperts as well as people afraid of their own shadows. If you believe the Americans here this pond will cause flesh-eating bacteria, brain-eating amoeba, alligators and yellow fever.
thats a cool natrual pool man...keep it up.
WOW! I'm planning on putting in two small ponds on my property and have been thinking about this and thinking about this, but this video now gives me visual evidence that my ideas are not so screwy after all! I'm not planning on building anything this elaborate, but something on a much smaller scale. Thanks for uploading this. It has made me able to visualize my idea better.
6 months later it was full of leaves and debris.
dartanion 007 - as does any pool? What's your point?
Erock Stoenescu well its not like you can just plug in the vacuum.
dartanion 007 - nope but there's nets to scoop it out
yeah like the regular pool stay clean with out doing anything to it
Erock Stoenescu dont get me wrong I think your ideas are great.Maintenence would be much more unforgiving was my piont.I have a regular pool with a few bottle brushes around and ph issues,debris,staining are always up me and I live in a country where trees arnt even deciduous .on ya though.
A natural organic pool? Soooooo a farm dugout. Lmfao.
someone's crazy auntie got a deep voice
Steven Begonia Quote of the century!
I can't make this in canada? only in u.s.?
what do they mean by organic pool? is that mean we can eat it?
Tim Mac Boi...
Tim Mac no it means bugs snakes and critters! it means stagnant water because no filter is used!!
I find the term "organic" kind of silly and inaccurate too. I think _natural earth pool_ or _constructed earth pool_ is a more accurate name for this design.
Jimmy Joe ... Stagnant and filter refer to unrelated concepts.
Yes. You can eat it. You can eat a pond.
so rain doesnt cause a problem?
before he spoke i thought she is female lol
Before you typed I thought you were a male lol
Are you sure this was in America lmfao
Good luck. Might want to stock up on antibiotics.
Antibiotics have been around for less then 100 years. People have been swimming in natural water far dirtier then this since... well we have ALWAYS been swimming in natural water, and so has life going back billions of years.
You do realize that every square inch of your body is SWARMING with bacteria, you have something like 3-4lbs of pure bacteria/micro organisms in your gut. Everytime you breathe, swallow, or touch something you are both transferring and picking up micro-organisms/bacteria.
If your a germaphobe, thats fine, its a condition and maby its not your fault... but don't delude yourself into thinking that its the right way to be and that we are in constant danger of anything that isn't completely sterile... If you were to measure the amount of bacteria cells on and inside our body versus our own living cells, it would be as little as a 1:1 ratio and as much as 10:1 in favor of microorganisms, many of which are crucial for our survival.
Good luck!
You might want to actually read up on how these natural pools work before expressing another uninformed opinion.
Will this attract alligators and manatees?
This is not how to make an organic pool in America.
This is how you do it... tiny.cc/ponds
This is awful and terrible to swim in
nice pool, works same if i fill it with coke? XD
Wouldn't this water get stagnant