This is one example of the kind of natural swimming pool that we plan to build. I'm just starting to plan the layout now.
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Our sustainable home is off grid and powered completely by solar panels with a wind turbine and generator backup. The evacuated tube solar hot water system works well and we use LPG for cooking in winter. All our water is collected on-site in tanks with a total capacity of 110000 litres. The house is well insulated and oriented and is energy and water-wise. Outside, on our 25 acres of conservation wetland/bushland, we are using just a couple of the acres to try and create a productive permaculture farm/garden to produce our own veggies, fruit, eggs and dairy products. Our septic is a Biolytix system which uses worms and the reclaimed water is used in the subsurface irrigation in our orchard which is also the area for the chooks and geese. Anything we have built or acquired something, we have tried to use recycled products. Our one rule however has been to do-it-once-and-do-it-well so its always a balancing act. The 'greenest' product may not neccessarily be so if it doesn't last as long. Although we are far from finished, we've come a long way. Enjoy!
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4 comments:
Wow, looks like really hard work, are there people in central coast that can build those natural pools?
M
We will be doing most of the work ourselves (once again!). An excavator will be needed to dig the hole...we will use the same contractor we've hired to do some other work already on the property.
Annette
Please excuse my complete ignorance - but is it possible to stock rainbow trout in something like that? or is that the wrong type of water...... if it is, I will donate however much it costs to keep some trouts in it - as an investment so I can take a fishing rod to your place!
Unfortunately, fish not only eat the good phytoplankton (that eat algae), they also do poos. Therefore, they are definitely not good when you're trying to keep a pond/pool nice and clear. They also might eat the other invertebrates that prey on the mosquito larvae etc... so we will only have frogs swimming around.... hmm... but maybe just one or two grown trout can be put in just for when you visit!
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