What is a Wetland Pool?
wetlandPOOLS mimic natural ecosystems producing chemical-free, soft water, a far cry from the burning eyes, dry skin and expensive chemicals experienced in conventional, or chemical pools.
A wetlandPOOL is a natural swimming pool where the water is filtered through a wetland to keep it clean and clear.
The system functions like a natural wetland where water moves slowly through a mass of roots and substrate, which act as an organic filter and strip nutrients and minerals from the water.
The nutrients feed the system’s plants maintaining a closed ecosystem.
The wetlandPOOL is divided into two areas – the swimming area and the wetland. The areas can be joined by streams, pipes, waterfalls or be one body of water.
The water is consistently flowing, like a stream or river, with water circulating through the wetland up to six times a day, so it is constantly filtered, and all parts of the system remain aerobic. The pool is a closed system, with only minimal water being added to replace that lost to evaporation and plant transpiration. It is a stream flowing in a closed loop. If you add a waterfall, stream or rim flow, then the sound of water moving, splashing or gurgling can be heard all the time, as if you are living next to a stream or river.
The wetland is divided into a water garden of surface floating plants and underwater plants, and a planted wetland area of above surface plants including reeds, grasses, and many species of flowering plants.
