Hi Lynne,
Bentonite is certainly good in the correct application. Perhaps more economical for waterproofing larger areas such as bigger than 400 sq metres.
Personally, a liner of EPDM rubber, butyl rubber(expensive)…

Hi wheeliworks,
It's a little like a kitchen I suppose. Some people see a kitchen just as a place that gets messy and needs cleaning all the time. Others see the…

Just read the latest edition of one of the Australian pool magazines.
Much fanfare about systems that are reduced, or no chlorine. Amazing patented gadgets and more, oh so good for…

Hey monster, I wrote a long reply and lost it unfortunately.
I have a bio-filter, a fine filter and a pump.
That's it.
My 460 watt pump runs24/7 in summer.
Maintenance is governed by…

My pool is eight years old and has never had one single chemical or additive put in the water, and it never will.
It has no silver or copper.
It has…

Hi Belinda,
It appears that there are still very few builders of these pools in Australia, at least going by websites numbers.
There are three European systems that have been bought to…

If you are trying to stick to a smooth gel coat on the fibreglass, adhesion will be difficult.
Gel coat needs to be removed for best results.
A coarse sanding disc on…

This is my first pool, at home. I needed to have something to show interested people that the concept had mucho credibility.
The foreground of the pool is 3 metres deep.…

Can I post photos straight from my computer or do they need to be linked to a host like photobucket?
Jeff

Hi SFC,
I have never seen a mozzie wriggler in my pool or bio-filter. It is not suitable for them as they don't like moving water.
I do get dragonfly 'mudeyes' in…

From memory the Australian standards say 'no soil' under a pool fence. It does say gravel and turf are acceptable.
Sounds like the standards are getting turfed out the window…

Hello all,
First post on the forum.
Great to see some people talking about natural swimming pools and swimming ponds.
I've been working away at these systems since 2006 and I must say…