An update of the sorts of plants you are using to filter the water would be wonderful. Thanks for the share!

@larachommakh2067

2 жыл бұрын

They don't use plants. Microorganisms filter the water for them.

You did a wonderful job thank you for sharing God bless you always

@teichschwimmer5612

6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

I just spent some time trying to go through your other videos after joining your channel but I’m afraid I don’t speak your language. Please post more of this content in English you are so far ahead of us in the USA . It is amazing how much more advanced you are in your knowledge of natural pools than we are. Your system is so superior to the chemical method that it seems ridiculous why anyone would choose anything else. Unfortunate Most in my country haven’t even heard of this system let alone how to use it Hope you can help in this regard and thanks again for posting

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your interest and your wish to post more in English. We will. We are working on a video in which we will give some more explanation to this system. I can actually imagine that we are a little bit advanced in our knowledge of natural pools. Maybe that is because we have started earlier to care about sustainability and the conservation of nature..... Last, not least: we are happy to help. Where in the US are you from (I am asking because of climate)?

@rowdymoore007

3 жыл бұрын

I am sorry I am just now answering this I didn’t realize you had replied. I am located in North Texas about 20 miles from Wichita Falls zone seven I believe.It gets over 100 almost every day in mid summer and pretty cold in the winter thanks again for your reply I really appreciate the time you spend making videos and answering questions

@larachommakh2067

2 жыл бұрын

@@rowdymoore007 english channel just started: kzread.info/dron/kwxfPLj2WMcTdoleVjHpVA.html

How did you keep the pond from turning green?

@teichschwimmer5612

Жыл бұрын

Dear drummer girl, I love your name!! It's a special way of building. In short, you keep the amount of nutrients very very low, so that the algae (that make the water turn green) have nothing to feed on.... We started an english channel, so there you will find more answers on this topic: kzread.info/dron/kwxfPLj2WMcTdoleVjHpVA.html So maybe see you there!? Cheers, Ines von Teichswimmer

This is fantastic! Now I’m going to research this method.

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Dear Angila, Thanks for your feedback. We are trying to publish a book for this method in the next weeks. So stay with us! best regards, Teichschwimmer

@angiladasilva2266

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad to hear this news! Thank you!

@danieli708

3 жыл бұрын

@@teichschwimmer5612 great, it's an ebook? Pls message me when its ready with link to purchase

@Ferrymartyr

2 жыл бұрын

@@teichschwimmer5612 where can we find the e book please? :)

This looks fantastic I am extremely impressed with what you have done. I was wondering if there is a book on how to do this or where you got your information when you started to build. I am a little confused about the pipes I noticed in an earlier comment that you said you used no electricity is that correct ? Thanks again for posting

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your positive comment. - No, there is no book so far. There is an old man in Austria that had jprofessionally worked with sewage and purification of water and he "invented" this system more than 15 years ago when he built his first natural pool according to this system. in the meantime he has built more than 300 pools and they all work well. We got our knowledge from him when we built our pool 5 years ago. No, we don't use electricity. - oh, not quite correct: once or twice a year we pump out the dead organic matter that gathers in the deep zone. Of course this cleaning pump works on electricity....... the pipes that confused you: those drain-pipes give home to the micro-organism that keep our water clear. micro-organism need absolute darkness to survive and propagate....... If you are talking about the pipes on the outside edge of our pool - those are to keep the surface-water from running into the pool. Hope I could solve the confusion a little bit! Ines/Teichschwimmer

this is unbelievably clever! Quick questions though; are there strict rules about no sunscreen lotion on when you go swimming, so as to not disturb the micro-organism balance?

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Sunscreen lotion is not really a problem unless you invite the whole neighboorhood........ We do use lotion and don't shower before we go swimming..... But I would advise not to put on sun screen lotion the moment before you enter the water......

Hi, fantastic pool. I'm inspired to build my own, using your method. One question I have is what kind of clay (lehmschlam) did you use?

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark. Thanks for your nice comment. As to the clay: our soil is full of clay, so we could just use what was there. If the weather is dry you take a bucket of water , wet the walls and wipe. if it's rainy the ground is wet and it's easy to refinish the walls. if your soil is not clayey but sandy then you don't really have to refinish a lot. instead you could put a second layer of fiber-mats. We hope you enjoy your project!

@teichschwimmer5612

2 жыл бұрын

FOR YOUR INFORMATION: For our English speaking followers we have launched an english channel: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3ef1qePisK3g9I.html Be welcome to follow us there!

Thanks for sharing! What filtration system do you use? Your water looks clean but I see no plants...

@inesstoderegger4844

3 жыл бұрын

We do not use any filtration system except the gravel you see on one side of the pool. We decided for this system without plants or filtration because we wanted to have more swimming space insteda of the regeneration zone. And we wanted to spend less time on cleaning, cutting plants and so on. The secret is this zone with gravel. In there microorganism can develop and survive. It's microorganism that keeps the water clear, not plants. Second secret is the depth. - one third of our pool is 3,5m deep. Only 3 meters depths are necessary, but we thought we wanna make sure it works.........

@pablorecabal563

3 жыл бұрын

@@inesstoderegger4844 I see, thanks for the information!

@stooglemaxs70

3 жыл бұрын

Why is the depth important?

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, the depth is important for two reasons: The water in the deepest zone will always remain at a constant cool temperature. That keeps the water cool even in a very hot summer. And those various levels of water temperature supports the natural water curculation. Besides, the sediments sink to the depths and remain there at rest without being stirred up by swimmers. Best regards, Teichschwimmer

Hi, great proyecto and beautifull result. Can you please explain a bit more the drain pipes below the gravel, whats its purpose? Are they connected to something?. Does the water stay clear even without any tipe of filtracion system, pump, air stone? Do you have to change the water every now and then? Again, great pool, look foward for your help with some answer. Cheers

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Dear Pablo, thanks a lot for your comment. I will explain as good as I can, but because of many questions we get we are planning to have a video with explanations in the near future..... So, the drain pipes below the gravel: they are one secret why this system works. Water is clear if there is a good balance between nutritive material and micro-organism. Micro-organism is not long-living and it needs darkness to propagate because it doesn't bear sun-light very well. that's what the pipes are for: to give the micro-organism a place to survive and propagate. So they are not connected to anything. The water stays clear due to 3 factors (simplyfied): the depth, the conical walls and the micro-organism. So we don't have a pump, air-stone. But of course you have to clean the pool once or twice a year with a pump: you pump out all the dead organic stuff that has gathered in the deep area. No, we never change the water. And we have heard that wou SHOULD not change the water because then the process of balancing has to start again. If the water sinks to a certain level (when the survival room for the micro-organism would be threatened) we refill a little with water from the tap. But most of the time our pool gets refilled by rain-water. best regard, ines/Teichschwimmer

@pabloirigoyen2483

3 жыл бұрын

@@teichschwimmer5612 thank you for that explanation. Very clear, look foward for more of your videos :)

Hallo Teichschwimmer. Erstmal ein großes Lob. Euer Kanal und Buch mit Anleitung sind einfach super! Wir sind gerade über der Teichplanung und unsicher, was die Wetterseite bei einem Teich ist. Ist es die Seite auf der das Laub/die Samen in den Teich eingetragen werden oder die gegenüberliegende Seite, da dort das Laub im Wasser hingetrieben wird. Muss bei Westwind die Regenerationszone also auf die West-oder Ostseite? Vielen Dank schon mal für die Hilfe und macht weiter so! Viele Grüße Ferdinand

@teichschwimmer5612

2 жыл бұрын

Lieber Ferdinand, vielen Dank für Deine motivierenden Worte. Mit der Wetterseite ist die Seite/Ecke gemeint, auf/in die das Laub hingetrieben wird. - Wenn dort der Tiefenbereich geplant werden kann, dann sammelt sich das Laub am Rand des Tiefenbereichs. - Was nicht zuvor rausgekeschert wird, sinkt irgendwann ab - in diesem Fall gleich in den Tiefenbereich, wo es ja letztendlich hin soll. Wir würden sogar empfehlen, an dieser Seite auf die "Trittsteinstufe" zu verzichten, da die absinkenden Teile dann wirklich sofort in den Tiefenbereich sinken und nicht in Bereich Tirttsteinstufe hängen/liegen bleiben. Dh, wenn der Wind vorwiegend aus dem Westen kommt, ist die Wetterseite die Ostseite. Dort sollte die Regenerationszone nicht liegen. Aber sie kann gerne an allen anderen 3 Seiten liegen. Und das mit der Wetterseite ist eigentlich nur ein Tipp von uns, weil wir selbst die Baby-Zone und den flacheren (1,40m) Bereich auf der Ostseite, also unserer Wetterseite haben und einfach merken, dass es umgekehrt weniger Arbeit machen würde..... Alles klar? Liebe Grüße, Ines und Christian

Great project..not come across the micro-organism approach. I plan on using Concrete Canvas to line the shell of the pool and aerator pump and chuck chlorine in as needed

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment and good luck for your project!

When you use a liner, is there a way to cover the walls of the deeper areas, so it looks more natural?

@teichschwimmer5612

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Prometheus, hmm, we never had this question before because most people choose a colored liner because they want the water to look greenish or blue. The most natural water color you get with a grey liner. - But to answer your question...... Generally I would answer your question with no. But we know someone who built a swimmteich like ours - more or less - , but with a black epdm liner. - So what he did was: from the bottom upwards he built kind of a stone wall. He laid stone by stone, up to the edge of his organic pool - and it looks great I think. We have documented the construction and we will publish the video in the next weeks. - So if you stay with us, you will not miss it. - But we will probably show that video only here on our german channel..... for the beginning at least..... All the best, ines/teichswimmer

Very nice pool! What type and color of liner are you using? I'm building mine but hesitating between a green and black (epdm). The colored pvc is much more expensive but i'm a bit afraid it will not keep on looking this pretty once it's covered with biofilm. How is yours looking after these years?

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Colin. We have used FPO (or TPO-)foil, Coulour patina green Ral6000. We are still very happy after these years, we still enjoy the same coulour as in the beginning. But of course we clean the walls and floor with a broom from time to time. EPDM is not a good joice for a pool like ours because you get it as one piece. you place it as one in you pool-hole and get ..... a lot of folds where the sediments gather. PVC (and FPO) is delivered in panels. it gets cut in pieces to fit the form of your pool. The Lengths are thermicly fused. That's why it's maybe the better choice.

@P4ling_701

3 жыл бұрын

@@teichschwimmer5612 Great thank you for the info. Makes me reconsider a little. The green looks awesome. So you do not use any vacuum clearer to clean? I do not mind cleaning the walls from time to time with a broom. Unfortunately I do not understand any German so the video's are a bit difficult to understand for me haha

@larachommakh2067

2 жыл бұрын

@@P4ling_701 kzread.info/dron/kwxfPLj2WMcTdoleVjHpVA.html

Hi, can you tell me what the product is that you used for the liner? I tried to search for "plastic foil" but did not find anything.

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jason, we used a FPO-liner, because it does not contain softeners. But many others use PVC-liner. Last year, when we started, I did not know the right term in English yet.... best regards, Ines/Teichschwimmer

@cubcadetfan

3 жыл бұрын

@@teichschwimmer5612 Ok great! Thanks for the information.

For all our English speaking followers we have launched an extra channel for you: teichswimmer. Join us there as well and get more understanding of this method to build a natural swimming pool, without technical support or plants! kzread.info/dron/kwxfPLj2WMcTdoleVjHpVA.html See you there, Ines and Christian

Hallo, eine kurze Frage wegen den Trittsteinen: reicht bei denen auch eine Stärke von 3 cm? Ich nehme an es geht um das Gewicht damit die Platten gut uns sicher liegen bleiben. Wie schwer ist denn so eine Platte von euch? Vielen Dank für eine Antwort und überhaupt eure tollen Videos. LG

@teichschwimmer5612

2 жыл бұрын

lieber Alexander, du hast völlig Recht, die Platten sollten schwer genug sein, dass sie im Wasser nicht leicht verrutschen. - Gerade diese Woche durften wir einen interessanten Schwimmteichbau begleiten. Diese Familie hat Platten verwendet, die eine Stärke von nur 2 cm haben, aber dafür auch mindestens 80cm lang sind. Habe eine unserer Trittsteinplatten soeben abgewogen - sie wiegt ca. 17kg. Gerne, liebe Grüße, ines und christian

@alexandergorbach2218

2 жыл бұрын

Hallo, vielen lieben Dank für die schnelle Antwort. Das heißt dünnere Platten kann man nehmen wenn man sie dafür länger nimmt. Oder waren diese 2 cm starken Platten dann instabiler? LG

@teichschwimmer5612

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexandergorbach2218 D, as wird sich erst herausstellen, ob die instabiler sind. - Ich würde vor allem darauf achten, dass die Oberfläche nicht glatt ist, weil sich sonst der Biofilm noch schneller anlegt. Die speziellen 2cm Platten haben vielleicht noch den Nachteil, dass man sie zwecks Säuberung nicht umdrehen kann. Dh, es ist etwas mehr Pflegeaufwand nötig, wenn man sie nicht glitschig werden lassen möchte..... Aber ansonsten können die Trittsteine wie auch immer beschaffen sein, sie müssen nur schwer genug sein.... lg

Thank you for posting this video, I'm considering to build one too as I may be low cost comparing to the standard one with less maintenance, chemical substance. what is the size of your pool, what are the important material need to be used, and how often you need to clean it? again thank you, Ratha

@teichschwimmer5612

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ratha, thanks for your questions. - Yes, you are perfectly right that our "schwimmteich" costs less in construction and maintance than the standard ones. Our schwimmteich has a length of 12 m and is 7 m wide. That is the outer range. The swimming zone is about 11m long and 5 m wide. You need a good dredging operator. You need fiber mats (300g/m2), liner (PVC or FPO), someone who knows how to thermically weld the liner. You need pond edge tape + stakes. you need pond bags (to be filled with gravel) you need stepping stones. you need gravel (in our schwimmteich there are about 14 t of gravel). you should clean it well once a year . That means you have to rinse the shallow areas and then you remove the detritus from the bottom by suction. If you have a little patience you will be able to understand it all because we are planning to publish a book about it. It is nearly finished, so in a few weeks it should be available on amazon. We are also planning to launch an english channel, so be welcome to stay with us here..... best regards, ines/Teichschwimmer

@larachommakh2067

2 жыл бұрын

there is now an english channel by Teichschwimmer! kzread.info/dron/kwxfPLj2WMcTdoleVjHpVA.html

Please show current state of this pool

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Please wait for the next teich vlog.... Will be in april probably, then you see the current state...

Wow. I love what you have accomplished here. I would like to ask... How much did you pay for the fiber cloth and foil??

@teichschwimmer5612

2 жыл бұрын

hello, thanks for your friendly comment. We paid 540 Euros for 300 m2 of fiber cloth (500g/m2) and we paid 2286 Euros for 220 m2 liner. Best regard, ines/Teichschwimmer

Hello, can you show me the way to the instructions of how to get an micro organism pool?

@anderskallstrom1635

2 жыл бұрын

I think micro organisms will come by themselves over time. Or you can move som water from one organic pool to another. Or bring som water from a clear local lake/pond. That’s what I have understood from David Pagan Butler.

@teichschwimmer5612

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Anders, that is more or less correct. - Though, for an organic pool without plants (a swimmteich according to the Teichdoctor-method) we recommend not to use water of lakes or ponds. Because like this you might import eggs of fish or snales. And we do not want that in our water. We recommend to move water from another natural pool or to use EM - effective microorganisms. Thanks for your question! best regards, Ines/Teichschwimmer

@Ferrymartyr

2 жыл бұрын

@@teichschwimmer5612 Which Effective Microorganisms do you recommend?

@teichschwimmer5612

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I missed your question. - We used EM of Multikraft, but you can use any, does not really matter. - By the way, we started an English channel, if you are interested......: kzread.info/dron/kwxfPLj2WMcTdoleVjHpVA.html Best regards, ines von Teichswimmer

Please tell me where to find the liner?

@teichschwimmer5612

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Quincy, you will definitely find a liner in the www. it should be 1,5mm thick. If you do not find anything, you can look for "Teichfolie", then at least you find a selection to have a glue. Best regards, Teichschwimmer

The cost?

@teichschwimmer5612

2 жыл бұрын

Difficult to say - when we built in 2017, it cost us a little bit less than 10.000 Euros. - That excludes the wooden walkway. We talk about all this in our vlog: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yp2prtqpqKWtnKw.html Of course it mostly depends on the size. And...... different countries, different prices, isn't it? Best, ines

@teichschwimmer5612

2 жыл бұрын

By the way, dear Brenda, .... maybe you want to have a look at our English channel: kzread.info/dron/kwxfPLj2WMcTdoleVjHpVA.html Best regards, Ines

Price?

@larachommakh2067

3 жыл бұрын

8.800 Euros - but consider that some work was done by the owners themselves (e. g. the smoothing of the walls)