After spending 3 days swimming in a conventional chlorinated hotel pool in Bali, I am fully convinced that all hotels should strive to convert to natural & chemical free- Its a no brainer. 1. Better for the environment 2. Better for your health 3. Better for your budget. It's a beautiful win win situation!

Seriously well done! This is the best example of how all pools should be building moving forward!

@baliecolodge

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hayley! Amazing support :)

Absolutely amazing! ✨ incredible concept and execution of a sustainable, chemical-free pool 🤩 I want one !

Best natural pool ever 😊

So lucky to swim in here everyday!!

It might be worthwhile to convert from standard pumps to bubble pumps. You can move a LOT more water, and naturally...vs a mechanical pump. Plus they cost much less to run. Just a suggestion. LOVE what you've done here.

Well done on such a wonderful presentation of how epic this pool is! I hope everyone gets to see how all pools can be!! My most favourite natural pool!

@baliecolodge

3 жыл бұрын

Great! Thank you for sharing it with the world!

Very impressive.

Absolutely beautiful, so peaceful looking and the water so clear. Congratulations thanks for sharing ☺️

@baliecolodge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 8 months later and it's still clear :)

What an amazing project..huge applause!

@baliecolodge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Wow this pool really stunning...

@baliecolodge

Жыл бұрын

It really is!

Oh wow. This is amazing. And just so beautiful

@baliecolodge

3 жыл бұрын

Very kind of you, please come over for a visit :)

I've been looking at doing a natural pool in my garden in Bangkok and also at a cycling facility I'm doing at Bangkok airport. It's refreshing to see your videos which are clear, straight forward and informative. That's in addition to seeing the wonderful pool and lodge you've built. I may follow-up when my plans are better formed in the meantime all the best for the future.

@baliecolodge

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind praise David! We are here if you ever need assistance with anything natural pool related.

What an amazing and inspiring project! Would love to experience it soon! Sampai jumpa!

@baliecolodge

Жыл бұрын

We would love to have you! :)

It’s amazing pool! May I ask about the finisher of the pool, is it pebble tech or pebble with white cement?

Beautiful job guys, amazing for you to be sharing the success of this, will be handing this video over to anyone thinking of building a pool here on Koh Phangan

@baliecolodge

3 жыл бұрын

That would be great. Cheers man, thanks for the amazing footage you got for us! Seems like so long ago since you were here, must be due for another visit soon ;) all the best

@SebDrewett

3 жыл бұрын

@@baliecolodge My pleasure! The eco builders of Koh Phangan have been loving this video (shared it in the community here) hopefully you guys will hear from one of them. Yes as soon as we can we will visit, Fran and I are forever missing Sarinbuana

@baliecolodge

3 жыл бұрын

@@SebDrewett That's amazing man, thank you. Pls say hi to Fran for us, hope to see both of you soon!

Amazing!! I love swimming but I hate chemical pools which always make my skin itchy. This should be the standard for all pools. Thanks for sharing!!

@baliecolodge

3 жыл бұрын

Thank You Julia!! :) We feel the same. That's why we never built a conventional pool, only a natural pool would fit at our lodge/home. Hope you can come for a dip sometime!

This is an awesome pool. Definitely one of the best pools I've seen. Do you actively feed the little fish that you have in there or are they just finding their own food in the water?

@baliecolodge

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's so kind of you, we're really happy with it :) That's right, the fish find little bits of algae and any small insects that fall in the water to eat.

@activehivegaming5368

3 жыл бұрын

That makes sense. You wouldn't want to be adding more nutrients to the water.

I’ve watched all of your videos. Excellent job! I’ve built plenty of saltwater and freshwater aquarium systems, so the concepts I’m familiar with. Questions: what is the water volume of this pool (gallons)? What size pumps are you using (gph)? What is the process of cleaning your gravel beds?

@baliecolodge

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bryan, thank you! Yep our pool is basically a massive aquarium so completely get where you're coming from. If you'd like some info on the pool pls sends an email through to baliproeco@gmail.com. Cheers, the eco lodge family.

How often and how long does the pump need to run?

Hi, beautiful pool! What technique has been used to shape the pool like that? Pebble tec?

@baliecolodge

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jo. Only the very skilled hands of our local builders here and a well thought trough design :)

@herrvierkoetter

2 жыл бұрын

@@baliecolodge Thank you for this brilliant and in fact inspiring reply, besides many thanks for all above shared, very helpful especially the focus on change of establishing a new routine. Applicable to anything, anyone, anywhere. Warmest from the islands of Zanzibar

Amazing, i follow this pool last year. Whats size more or less have?

@baliecolodge

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Trucoso! I'm sorry, what do you mean?

do you also recycle the wastewater from your kitchen and bathroom sinks? would be a nice green feature for your lodge.

@baliecolodge

10 ай бұрын

Great point. Yes, we consider managing waste water one of the fundamental steps to take as an Eco business. The solutions are also relatively affordable and simple to achieve through vegetated waste water gardens. Each of our bungalows and restaurant feed into one and this was always part of the initial infrastructure. This could be great topic for a video as well, thanks for the idea! Best, the eco lodge family.

@peterpiper5300

10 ай бұрын

@@baliecolodge i was thinking more in the aspect of recycled wastewater in flushing toilets. but the wastewater to landscape is also a good idea.

@baliecolodge

10 ай бұрын

Ah, we've never had the need or seen recycling water as a major concern as water is plentiful here, raining throughout the year. Certainly more pressing in areas drying up.@@peterpiper5300

How frequently should we change the pool water ? Or how much percent of water changes needs to be done & in what duration ?

@baliecolodge

Жыл бұрын

We never change the water, it is a fully circulating system. If everything is working well the filtration systems should keep the water clear without replenishing with fresh water.

hi. did/have you considered salt water pools?

@baliecolodge

10 ай бұрын

We have looked into them but would always choose a natural pool as the water is fresh, alive and healthy.

Hi Norm:-) how often should the water in a natural pool be exchanged? I have a little 6kl splash pool that I've converted and I'm in a warm climate. Should my pump exchange all 6kl per day? Or twice a day? Or less often? What's the general rule? Thanks so much Norm! Richard from South Africa

@baliecolodge

Жыл бұрын

Hi Richard. Norm suggests a minimum of 1 full turn over per day, 1.5 per day is recommended. Cheers!

I really like this ... yet the first question which comes to mind is ... does it create a mosquito factory? Please advise ... 🙂

@baliecolodge

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Greg, no it shouldn't! A pool that is well aerated and circulated is not an ideal habitat for mosquito larvae. They prefer small undisturbed stagnant pools of water. As an extra precaution, we have free swimming predatory fish which will pick off any larvae in the pool :)

Do you have branch In Philippines? How much it’s cost to build and maintenance cost? Thanks

@baliecolodge

2 жыл бұрын

HI Please feel free to email baliproeco@gmail.com if you are interested in building a pool like this :)

Hi. I'm looking at converting a friends pool to a natural one. We are thinking of going for a solar pool pump. Would this be alright to use? It will obviously only run in sunshine. Thank you

@baliecolodge

Жыл бұрын

Hi there. It might be better to have some sort of power storage for overnight pumping as it is crucial to keep oxygen levels high overnight to keep water fresh. Hope this helps!

@drazzlefun8232

Жыл бұрын

@@baliecolodge it does thank you so much :-)

Hello, you help to build such pools in Bali?

@baliecolodge

4 ай бұрын

Please send an email to baliproeco@gmail.com for more info.

How to contact you

@baliecolodge

2 жыл бұрын

baliproeco@gmail.com

Did I hear right that you have to clean the pool for 15 minutes every day!? That's a lot of effort for a natural pool. I assume you are doing this to control biofilm in the swimzone?