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How to make a Natural : Organic Pool in America

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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  • @maxcopple8187
    @maxcopple81874 жыл бұрын

    By far what's most impressive is that backhoe opperators digging skills

  • @Seabrodi

    @Seabrodi

    4 жыл бұрын

    Facts wtf

  • @Johnny1.0

    @Johnny1.0

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @BlackMountainCycles

    @BlackMountainCycles

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Johnny1.0 someone has to run the grade stick. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @FV-rc8oc

    @FV-rc8oc

    3 жыл бұрын

    Depends on the dirt also

  • @roslynholcomb

    @roslynholcomb

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FV-rc8oc Georgia clay

  • @Elricmedia19731
    @Elricmedia197314 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @JosephAzzopardiRummiena

    @JosephAzzopardiRummiena

    4 жыл бұрын

    is it healthy for humans?

  • @lokanoda

    @lokanoda

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JosephAzzopardiRummiena No, 78.32% of humans die in natural swimming pools.

  • @MW-xv1sj

    @MW-xv1sj

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lokanoda Its true! I seen 'em!

  • @bernadettesandoval3990

    @bernadettesandoval3990

    4 жыл бұрын

    Doesnt the liner breakdown and fill the water with plastic by products over time?

  • @lokanoda

    @lokanoda

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @michaelhenley1268
    @michaelhenley12683 жыл бұрын

    Can you kindly do a follow up video? It would be great to see how the pond plants have matured!

  • @rickrogers4990

    @rickrogers4990

    2 жыл бұрын

    That would be nice

  • @realstatistician

    @realstatistician

    11 ай бұрын

    Yeah I would like to see it too.

  • @adamking4246
    @adamking42463 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @AlexandriaTheGreat
    @AlexandriaTheGreat Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @disarchitected

    @disarchitected

    3 ай бұрын

    Are you American? This is typical British self effacing humour!

  • @AlexandriaTheGreat

    @AlexandriaTheGreat

    3 ай бұрын

    @@disarchitected You’re not the first person to say so, but yes, I’m second generation American. 😊

  • @merk9569

    @merk9569

    2 ай бұрын

    ⁠@@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!

  • @Low_fee.6937

    @Low_fee.6937

    12 сағат бұрын

    ​​​ 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.

  • @mpower4742
    @mpower47423 жыл бұрын

    Yo that digger operator is an absolute king 👑

  • @PRINCESSDREAMYLYN
    @PRINCESSDREAMYLYN5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @JessSuave
    @JessSuave3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @chrisvise9374
    @chrisvise93747 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @cooliipie

    @cooliipie

    6 жыл бұрын

    Chris Vise Do I have not. What about flesh eating disease and snakes and leaches???

  • @viiiderekae

    @viiiderekae

    4 жыл бұрын

    Naegleria fowleri

  • @thestrangeassassin9450

    @thestrangeassassin9450

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's ok Chris same. These people city slickers who Think pond waters nasty When they pee in their pools

  • @thestrangeassassin9450

    @thestrangeassassin9450

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @lydiahubbell6278

    @lydiahubbell6278

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @tabbimerten9815
    @tabbimerten98157 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @jimmyjoe4351

    @jimmyjoe4351

    6 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @sisbrawny

    @sisbrawny

    6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @mason1sdg

    @mason1sdg

    6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @cooliipie

    @cooliipie

    6 жыл бұрын

    Flesh eating bacteria

  • @mason1sdg

    @mason1sdg

    6 жыл бұрын

    Right through the butthole

  • @miguelsoliz772
    @miguelsoliz7724 жыл бұрын

    I watched this video like 5 times......I’m seriously going to do this one day.

  • @user-tc3vn2tv4p
    @user-tc3vn2tv4p4 жыл бұрын

    Everything about that was amazing. Especially the digging skills wow.

  • @disarchitected

    @disarchitected

    3 ай бұрын

    I upvoted this video for the digger sculpting alone.

  • @kingxgaming3961
    @kingxgaming39614 жыл бұрын

    This might be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.

  • @michelebowers7766
    @michelebowers77667 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @heyitsnasira
    @heyitsnasira4 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @CherylMotherofSeven
    @CherylMotherofSeven4 жыл бұрын

    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!!!

  • @rosehuynh1572

    @rosehuynh1572

    3 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @Thitavares
    @Thitavares8 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @user-hb2gv9ru7f
    @user-hb2gv9ru7f6 жыл бұрын

    So much hate when all he is trying to do is share information. Welcome to the internet.

  • @thary573

    @thary573

    4 жыл бұрын

    Where do u see hate???

  • @TheAlienFleet

    @TheAlienFleet

    4 жыл бұрын

    Caesar alternatively he could just look at the hate in your comment

  • @thary573

    @thary573

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Caesar I'm probably smarter than dont call me a dumbass

  • @thary573

    @thary573

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Caesar ok whatever, I guess ur opinion doesnt matter cause idk u

  • @TheAlienFleet

    @TheAlienFleet

    4 жыл бұрын

    Caesar ah, 4D chess. I respect that.

  • @gallifreyantauri
    @gallifreyantauri6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @adammaderak9810
    @adammaderak98105 жыл бұрын

    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 !!!

  • @madeleineburnside4148
    @madeleineburnside41487 жыл бұрын

    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...)

  • @witeout13xiiii
    @witeout13xiiii7 жыл бұрын

    This pools are amazing and beautiful just totally different from any regular pool. Keep it up!!!

  • @surfandturfr
    @surfandturfr3 жыл бұрын

    This is so so beautiful ! What a great job you did creating this pool ! I would love to have this tucked away in the middle of no where ! Like a little piece of paradise ! Love it !!

  • @NeanderSlavia
    @NeanderSlavia Жыл бұрын

    Freaking awesome David this is perfect, I'm far from America but I'm so glad I clicked this video anyway because this is pretty much exactly my situation (no building in the ground because it attracts inspectors). Also, the model for the digger operator was a stroke of brilliance. This was a very helpful video, thanks!

  • @valvenus5715
    @valvenus57157 жыл бұрын

    "Hi" surprised tf out of me 😂

  • @MelaniePhoenix
    @MelaniePhoenix7 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @jimmyjoe4351

    @jimmyjoe4351

    6 жыл бұрын

    Melanie Cambria YOU'LL REGRET BUILDING SOMETHING LIKE THIS! it will attract mosquitoes and eventually smell like rotting vegetation!!

  • @shahbanaherman4329
    @shahbanaherman43294 жыл бұрын

    Your introduction sir, win my heart.

  • @Tusharhappyandenjoying
    @Tusharhappyandenjoying6 жыл бұрын

    I liked the concept . Time has made it beautiful ,just like any natural occurrence.

  • @Bettinasisrg
    @Bettinasisrg3 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @augustreil

    @augustreil

    3 жыл бұрын

    I so agree 100%

  • @Malepical
    @Malepical7 жыл бұрын

    you fucked up when you showed me those tadpoles...

  • @simpkins18

    @simpkins18

    7 жыл бұрын

    Mallorie Erin 😆😭😆😭💀

  • @Pprez.69

    @Pprez.69

    7 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Malepical

    @Malepical

    7 жыл бұрын

    Vocho's Granja your comment makes 100% sense and yet... I don't want no baby frogs swimming near my hooty...

  • @chuck9975

    @chuck9975

    7 жыл бұрын

    Mallorie Erin Its clearly semen

  • @werewally3156

    @werewally3156

    6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @darcyroyce
    @darcyroyce8 ай бұрын

    Absolutely phenomenal!

  • @nvte-official
    @nvte-official Жыл бұрын

    Hi david can you do a detailed video of how the filtration work and the piping?

  • @DsmB2007
    @DsmB20078 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @matthewmeek4289

    @matthewmeek4289

    8 жыл бұрын

    Just look into moving near a river lol

  • @DsmB2007

    @DsmB2007

    4 жыл бұрын

    WalkOnBye ugh. Nothing yet. Too many other projects. Thanks for checking though. Gives me push.

  • @Lengsel7
    @Lengsel77 жыл бұрын

    2:15 ...WHAT is THAT?! A pool for ANTS!?!?!

  • @MJRachelle
    @MJRachelle3 жыл бұрын

    Lovely, I might be interested to actually do one natural pool like yours for myself. So elegant

  • @inksashawn
    @inksashawn3 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing. haven't been in water for years, but i would try this

  • @jamesluck2969
    @jamesluck29696 жыл бұрын

    The excavator work is just strait up porn to the eyes of engineer's.

  • @dungeonmaster6292

    @dungeonmaster6292

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm an engineer. It is not porn to my eyes. Relax

  • @liltuck737
    @liltuck7373 жыл бұрын

    Beginning of video: I can do this! End of video: I realize I am broke

  • @DanK00707
    @DanK007073 жыл бұрын

    Good consultant and teacher! Thanks for this video, cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

  • @tylerharris3602
    @tylerharris36025 жыл бұрын

    I will never build a pool like this but these videos are hypnotic. so I subscribed. thanks

  • @SEPHICHI420
    @SEPHICHI4206 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @augustreil

    @augustreil

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I'm getting all these comments from these babies?

  • @byondvision
    @byondvision7 жыл бұрын

    and all u Einsteins must have missed the 6 filtration tubes sticking up.

  • @mvd5659
    @mvd56593 жыл бұрын

    Very beautiful and informative. I don't know much about pools but this beats all other systems I've seen so far..

  • @michaeljordan215
    @michaeljordan2153 жыл бұрын

    Very nice and I much appreciate how you speak. Not your accent, but your proper grammar usage.

  • @leroytobias
    @leroytobias7 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @funny-video-YouTube-channel
    @funny-video-YouTube-channel6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @harlemsar

    @harlemsar

    6 жыл бұрын

    ...

  • @SteveB-nx2uo

    @SteveB-nx2uo

    6 жыл бұрын

    .....

  • @santouchesantouche2873

    @santouchesantouche2873

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Kirinin Kiri it's an ellipsis

  • @mascatrails661
    @mascatrails6616 жыл бұрын

    Wow, what a pool! I'd love to build something like this one day

  • @Phillyfisherman
    @Phillyfisherman3 жыл бұрын

    This was beyond pleasing. Absolutely wonderful

  • @SkippyTheMagnificent
    @SkippyTheMagnificent7 жыл бұрын

    Is that James May?

  • @SEPHICHI420

    @SEPHICHI420

    6 жыл бұрын

    canvasch haha right?

  • @mikewest712

    @mikewest712

    6 жыл бұрын

    In drag.

  • @Christ_on_the_River
    @Christ_on_the_River3 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @torokun
    @torokun3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @ernestramsey3288
    @ernestramsey3288 Жыл бұрын

    Could you please give us an up-date to how well the pond is doing now?

  • @j.delacruzbravo
    @j.delacruzbravo8 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @CollegeSilverstacker

    @CollegeSilverstacker

    7 жыл бұрын

    you could add some underwater solar powered lights..

  • @j.delacruzbravo

    @j.delacruzbravo

    7 жыл бұрын

    College Silverstacker great idea. thanks!

  • @tabbimerten9815

    @tabbimerten9815

    7 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @estoupaa

    @estoupaa

    6 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @borisatman2

    @borisatman2

    6 жыл бұрын

    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...

  • @juttdavies5643
    @juttdavies56437 жыл бұрын

    how does it do in the winter? it seems like a great idea but does ice effect the structure underneath. ?

  • @triplegods5037

    @triplegods5037

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jutt Davies +15614041833 Illuminati

  • @MrDisgruntledGamer1

    @MrDisgruntledGamer1

    7 жыл бұрын

    i dont think it freezes under tho its too deep, only the top of the water probably freezes

  • @yohjokromwood2327

    @yohjokromwood2327

    6 жыл бұрын

    when its winter lol fish animals everything eats les do you get it now?>

  • @euartista
    @euartista2 ай бұрын

    Great design and implementation. But saying that whomever had 25 friends just eagerly to help on a pool for a couple of people is an understatement.

  • @firandcurly84
    @firandcurly843 жыл бұрын

    Isn't it just beautiful.

  • @smokekush27
    @smokekush277 жыл бұрын

    thats a cool natrual pool man...keep it up.

  • @AnecdotalPoet
    @AnecdotalPoet7 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @hotshotnewengland
    @hotshotnewengland3 жыл бұрын

    My grandma had the most insane natural pool I had ever seen. It was carved into a rocky mountain. Everything was carved from the rock, the stairs, the water outlets, the sides. The water came in fresh from a stream. The only negative was a lot of algea would grow and our family would empty the pool every so often and scrub out the algea.(I was only 7 and don't remember how often the cleaning was done)

  • @Tazdingo01

    @Tazdingo01

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice.

  • @joymccarthy8095
    @joymccarthy80954 жыл бұрын

    we already have a largish farm pond which has been used be me and a couple of friends for a swim during the pandemic, we'd like to improve the depth in some places, the pool was dug by me 1992 and there's no liner it has an overflow that feeds into the field drains. It has been a great source of pleasure to us during these times. Swimming with swallows dipping around us and dragonflies darting about.

  • @checkerational

    @checkerational

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow 🤩

  • @bikermaniac101
    @bikermaniac1018 жыл бұрын

    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).

  • @matthewitt2276

    @matthewitt2276

    6 жыл бұрын

    Have you ever tried to get out of a pond that has a bentonite clay bottom? Pretty slick.

  • @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists

    @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists

    5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists

    @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists

    5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @zazugee

    @zazugee

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @KG-yz7tr

    @KG-yz7tr

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists Trying to shill your products on another channel is just sad.

  • @hancelmelanis5204
    @hancelmelanis52047 жыл бұрын

    the color of that hexagonal shape pool at the center scares me a little bit.

  • @jimmyjoe4351

    @jimmyjoe4351

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lecnaj Sinalem it's kinda like the movie! the ring or poltergeist!

  • @tickytacky8078

    @tickytacky8078

    5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @now0nline

    @now0nline

    4 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @isaiahsspontaneouscontent9111
    @isaiahsspontaneouscontent91114 жыл бұрын

    KZread sometimes tends to take me on the superstitious side but I enjoy it when I find myself on this side of KZread 👍

  • @AllGrowing
    @AllGrowing4 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful pool, David!

  • @colewhiden9795
    @colewhiden97957 жыл бұрын

    I wonder what this pool will look like in ten years

  • @brendanstanford5612

    @brendanstanford5612

    6 жыл бұрын

    Like a gay stop sign

  • @____yzzy

    @____yzzy

    6 жыл бұрын

    Brendan Stanford what does that even mean

  • @cessatiolux6250

    @cessatiolux6250

    6 жыл бұрын

    YYZY Shitty. Its going to look Shitty.

  • @Mogen562

    @Mogen562

    6 жыл бұрын

    lmfao wtf

  • @V0YAG3R

    @V0YAG3R

    5 жыл бұрын

    Brendan Stanford We believe you, you're the expert in the homoerotic business 👌🏻

  • @StephSteadele
    @StephSteadele8 жыл бұрын

    Îm done with these vidéo. We Nevers get to see What équipement is use for these air lift. Always the same.

  • @StephSteadele

    @StephSteadele

    8 жыл бұрын

    +HelloThur 👍

  • @corbonzo1

    @corbonzo1

    8 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @dino24rock
    @dino24rock6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you David for your hard work, it's beautiful!

  • @thomasmaxwell920
    @thomasmaxwell9207 жыл бұрын

    Wow! That women did really well building that pond! Good on her

  • @NoOneHere2Day

    @NoOneHere2Day

    7 жыл бұрын

    How is a women building the pond? 2:42

  • @mickD87
    @mickD874 жыл бұрын

    Dude looks like my grandmother. Not an insult by the way.

  • @mikah4051

    @mikah4051

    4 жыл бұрын

    Your grandmother is very attractive and well liked I might add.

  • @mickD87

    @mickD87

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mikah4051 she was for sure. Cheers.

  • @saksikafa
    @saksikafa7 жыл бұрын

    what do they mean by organic pool? is that mean we can eat it?

  • @Belofsky1

    @Belofsky1

    7 жыл бұрын

    Tim Mac Boi...

  • @jimmyjoe4351

    @jimmyjoe4351

    6 жыл бұрын

    Tim Mac no it means bugs snakes and critters! it means stagnant water because no filter is used!!

  • @sisbrawny

    @sisbrawny

    6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @giin97

    @giin97

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jimmy Joe ... Stagnant and filter refer to unrelated concepts.

  • @santouchesantouche2873

    @santouchesantouche2873

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes. You can eat it. You can eat a pond.

  • @LanceCampeau
    @LanceCampeau4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely stunning work.

  • @tracyacord
    @tracyacord7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you David for a well documented pool that Alan created and your advice.

  • @dannykyle738
    @dannykyle7388 жыл бұрын

    can't do that in Missouri, mosquitos will infest it

  • @allan9584able

    @allan9584able

    7 жыл бұрын

    small fish to eat them

  • @jmoonshine4223

    @jmoonshine4223

    7 жыл бұрын

    Danny Kyle considering it has constant moving water... you will be fine..

  • @vladorcolac

    @vladorcolac

    7 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @cynthiamorgan4910

    @cynthiamorgan4910

    7 жыл бұрын

    vladorcolac are you british

  • @vladorcolac

    @vladorcolac

    7 жыл бұрын

    no im not

  • @Wetbroccoli
    @Wetbroccoli8 жыл бұрын

    no you absolutely not know what i was thinking. i thought you're a woman.

  • @jack2886

    @jack2886

    8 жыл бұрын

    haha same

  • @tanohack

    @tanohack

    8 жыл бұрын

    Same thing xd

  • @AZBINION

    @AZBINION

    7 жыл бұрын

    Your not very bright are you?

  • @matthewsharp801

    @matthewsharp801

    7 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @julzsparklez9902

    @julzsparklez9902

    7 жыл бұрын

    josh j same lol

  • @TheCarnivoreConnection
    @TheCarnivoreConnection3 жыл бұрын

    A rich diversity of wildlife. Beautiful design and build!

  • @johnbrennan1310
    @johnbrennan13103 жыл бұрын

    Here's a word I rarely use to describe something: Marvelous.

  • @thedonmills5459
    @thedonmills54597 жыл бұрын

    imagine the snakes and parasites like fuck no

  • @allan9584able

    @allan9584able

    7 жыл бұрын

    oh oh oh so scary

  • @buckethead1799

    @buckethead1799

    7 жыл бұрын

    The Don Mills pusssyyyyyyyy

  • @corrinjessen

    @corrinjessen

    7 жыл бұрын

    The Don Mills parasites? tf? you sound so stupid 😂

  • @lesterjames6829

    @lesterjames6829

    7 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @theknob1

    @theknob1

    7 жыл бұрын

    Don't be ignorant. The snakes will leave but you must give them a moment.

  • @johneggbooty5553
    @johneggbooty55537 жыл бұрын

    this is my swamp

  • @Wildevis
    @Wildevis2 жыл бұрын

    Another beautiful natural pool

  • @BC-tn5ss
    @BC-tn5ss4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sincerely for sharing these miraculously sweet ideas my dude

  • @PikaPetey
    @PikaPetey8 жыл бұрын

    hey guys.

  • @stanmalash3007

    @stanmalash3007

    6 жыл бұрын

    Oh shit you're here

  • @Tony-nb6ll

    @Tony-nb6ll

    6 жыл бұрын

    wtf why

  • @proformer
    @proformer7 жыл бұрын

    am I not allowed to build this outside America? Please respond! BS Title...

  • @PeteGA

    @PeteGA

    7 жыл бұрын

    proformer No ur not or else you will be bombed.

  • @ahmedghayaz947

    @ahmedghayaz947

    6 жыл бұрын

    Duhh.... Over there you need democracy and freedom no pools!

  • @corinabtaylor
    @corinabtaylor3 жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous!!! The ultimate swimming hole. 😊

  • @boBrosS-qo8wq
    @boBrosS-qo8wq2 жыл бұрын

    That looks so relaxing and nice.

  • @viewer92759
    @viewer927598 жыл бұрын

    Good luck. Might want to stock up on antibiotics.

  • @nateb4485

    @nateb4485

    8 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @seanfyodorovich5230

    @seanfyodorovich5230

    3 жыл бұрын

    You might want to actually read up on how these natural pools work before expressing another uninformed opinion.

  • @stevenbegonia3560
    @stevenbegonia35608 жыл бұрын

    someone's crazy auntie got a deep voice

  • @Vortex-Omnivium

    @Vortex-Omnivium

    6 жыл бұрын

    Steven Begonia Quote of the century!

  • @SudhirN-jc6dx
    @SudhirN-jc6dx3 ай бұрын

    Awesome video. He explained a lot of matter. Beautifull pool top.

  • @kelvinstirbys6714
    @kelvinstirbys67145 ай бұрын

    Simply beautiful. A life changer.)

  • @cherylcooper1885
    @cherylcooper18857 жыл бұрын

    Very pretty! But aren't you just inviting bears n mosquitos to the area?

  • @youssefdarwich6576

    @youssefdarwich6576

    7 жыл бұрын

    The oxygenation in the water helps balance the ecosystem. All those frogs, dragonflies, and other cool things will eat those mosquitos

  • @Malepical

    @Malepical

    7 жыл бұрын

    Youssef Darwich but what about the bears? 😂

  • @cherylcooper1885

    @cherylcooper1885

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Mallorie Erin - It's just part of living with nature, I guess... ?

  • @Malepical

    @Malepical

    7 жыл бұрын

    Cheryl Cooper me and nature would have to have a talk 😂

  • @cherylcooper1885

    @cherylcooper1885

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Mallorie Erin - Lol! :-)

  • @bseiryu
    @bseiryu7 жыл бұрын

    I am so ashamed. America is inhabited by jerks - if this feed is any indication.

  • @cooliipie

    @cooliipie

    6 жыл бұрын

    Barbara Morrison What about flesh eating disease and snakes and leaches???

  • @Hvitserk47

    @Hvitserk47

    5 жыл бұрын

    Damn right it's filled with jerks. You think this nation was built by pushovers? Get real.

  • @mtphill71

    @mtphill71

    5 жыл бұрын

    Barbara Morrison What about fem-Nazi be-yotches?

  • @nautilus2612

    @nautilus2612

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @deanfirnatine7814

    @deanfirnatine7814

    4 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @HanxHeez
    @HanxHeez3 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! No chemicals needed.

  • @Xyz-we1bd
    @Xyz-we1bd5 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to make one!!!! I want to see with the toads and fishies!!! It's beautiful!!

  • @tugger
    @tugger7 жыл бұрын

    you have te deepest voice of a lesbian I have ever heard

  • @matthewsharp801

    @matthewsharp801

    7 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @matthewsharp801

    @matthewsharp801

    7 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @cbenn28328

    @cbenn28328

    7 жыл бұрын

    tugger 😂😂

  • @acasualmageasdf6974

    @acasualmageasdf6974

    6 жыл бұрын

    youre dumb

  • @mfb5642

    @mfb5642

    6 жыл бұрын

    WOw i thought it was a woman at first too, lol. Dude should cut his hair.

  • @matthewmeek4289
    @matthewmeek42898 жыл бұрын

    It would work if we didnt have tons of snakes, and other swamp creatures that would move in too

  • @nateb4485

    @nateb4485

    8 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists

    @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists

    8 жыл бұрын

    We love that this misconception permeates the natural pool industry.

  • @matthewmeek4289

    @matthewmeek4289

    8 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists

    @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists

    8 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @rip8009

    @rip8009

    7 жыл бұрын

    Matthew Meek you don't know very much lol

  • @kristinalowe8627
    @kristinalowe86274 жыл бұрын

    How positively wonderful!

  • @dirtroadsandwoodstoves
    @dirtroadsandwoodstoves3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful. Just need a nice Sauna, fireplace and outdoor kitchen. 😉

  • @dartanion0075
    @dartanion00757 жыл бұрын

    6 months later it was full of leaves and debris.

  • @erockstoenescu6171

    @erockstoenescu6171

    7 жыл бұрын

    dartanion 007 - as does any pool? What's your point?

  • @dartanion0075

    @dartanion0075

    7 жыл бұрын

    Erock Stoenescu well its not like you can just plug in the vacuum.

  • @erockstoenescu6171

    @erockstoenescu6171

    7 жыл бұрын

    dartanion 007 - nope but there's nets to scoop it out

  • @pastorgoof

    @pastorgoof

    7 жыл бұрын

    yeah like the regular pool stay clean with out doing anything to it

  • @dartanion0075

    @dartanion0075

    7 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @karolismalone1443
    @karolismalone14437 жыл бұрын

    I think i found James May's secret brother he didn't know he had xddd

  • @jillysponges
    @jillysponges8 жыл бұрын

    Thank You for sharing!!! I Love organic pools!!

  • @DiHandley
    @DiHandley4 жыл бұрын

    Very clever. Looks fabulous. Great work! 👍