Anyone dreaming of a feel-good oasis with a swimming pond or natural pool in their own garden has a few options. The basic decision for natural bathing in biological water has already been made. However, before you start to implement it, you should get more detailed information about the different designs. At the top of the list is the question: What is the difference between a natural pool and a swimming pond? In order to make the right choice, the following considerations are also essential: Do you want pure nature including water and shore plants? Should fish, frogs and water beetles be allowed to swim in the water? Should the swimming area be clearly visible? How easy should the facility be to maintain? How much space is available? Once the relevant questions have been answered, it is easier to decide whether to choose a swimming pond, a natural pool or a combination pond.
The swimming pond - near-natural swimming
A swimming pond is an artificially constructed standing body of water. The water is purified by a lush plant life and the microscopically small plankton that have settled there. In contrast to a natural pool, a swimming pond has a 50 % useable zone (bathing area) and a 50 % regeneration zone (plant area). Consequently, the larger the usable bathing area, the larger the total area required for the swimming pond. The clarity of the water is not permanently given due to the natural fluctuations in the artificially created ecosystem. The recommended minimum depth is 2.5 metres.
If you like the idea of swimming side by side with insects and amphibians, you will have a lot of fun with a swimming pond. The lush plant life is home to numerous animal species. The amount of maintenance required for a swimming pond depends, among other things, on the type of swimming pond.
We distinguish here between:
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- Swimming pond without technology
- Swimming pond with surface suction
- Swimming pond with particle filter
Basically, the plants are cut in autumn and the nutrients in the form of sediment deposits (nutrients) on the bottom are sucked out. If necessary, depending on the type of swimming pond, the technical equipment is also winterised and professionally put back into operation in spring.
The swimming pond at a glance:
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- Pure nature experience in your own little ecosystem
- Swimming fun among plants and animals
- High space requirement
- 50 % bathing area and 50 % plant area
- Purification through sedimentation and plants
- Possible with or without swimming pond technology
- Depending on the type of swimming pond, from low-maintenance to high-maintenance
The natural pool - the alternative to the swimming pond
Those who want to enjoy their ecological swimming pleasure without animals and plants are best served with a Holc natural pool. The water treatment is also biological.
Unlike a swimming pond, the water in a Holc natural pool is purified by means of a six-component biofilter - and completely free of chemicals. It is modelled on a flowing body of water. With the help of pumps, the water flows permanently through the gravel filter. The biofilm settled in the gravel filter removes the nutrients from the water. A Holc natural pool requires considerably less space than a swimming pond - with the same size bathing area. This is because the regeneration area (filter) is considerably smaller. Maintenance is limited to backwashing the filter area and cleaning the pool walls with a pool robot.
In winter, the pumps can even run through, so there is no need for classic winterisation or commissioning.
The Holc natural pool at a glance:
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- Pure nature experience in your own little ecosystem
- Swimming pleasure in the clearly demarcated wooden swimming pool
- Low space requirement
- with natural biofilter
- low-maintenance
- Can be integrated into house and garden architecture in a variety of ways
Natural pool and swimming pond - the combination pond
With a combination pond, you can combine the advantages of both systems - natural pool and swimming pond. The lush flora with its animal kingdom and the swimming pleasure in the clearly defined swimming area. This is made possible by the structural-technical separation, but from the outside impression they form a unit.
The combi pond at a glance:
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- Combines the advantages of swimming pond and natural pool
- Swimming pleasure in clear water
- Pure nature experience with plants and animals
Comparison swimming pond and natural pool
| SWIMMING POOL | NATURPOOL | |
|---|---|---|
| Water purification | Sedimentation, plants | Gravel filter medium |
| Water clarity | Cloudiness possible | clear |
| Heating | not possible | possible |
| Plants | abundant | none, only decorative |
| Animals | frequent | hardly |
| Care | Sediment removal Plant pruning | Filter backwash Pool cleaning |
KEYWORDS: Natural pool, Swimming pond
