Spring is in the air and BioSwim is preparing for international EXPO “Maja 2022” which will take place in Riga, Latvia on 24.03.2022-27.03.2022 and Scandinavian exhibition “Asu & Remontoi” from 07.04.2022-10.04.2022.
During this exhibition BioSwim professionals will be glad to answer your questions and offer free consultation for those that are looking to find cost effective solution for their pools & ponds.
PS: Did you know that on average natural pools consume 40% less energy comparing to chlorine pools?
With the continuous rise of energy costs BioSwim Engineering has taken serious steps to make sure that it’s customers use most efficient equipment available on the market.
It is not a secret that owning your private pool may costly. Unfortunately, many new pool owners get caught by unwelcome surprise resulting from augmented utility bills...
New technologies available on the market can significantly reduce those costs. In fact more and more pool owners prefer to reconstruct traditional chlorine pools into natural bio, as the utility cost of natural pool or swimming pond is on average 40% less if compared to traditional pools.
Some tips from BioSwim Engineering:
💧 Before construction ask your pool provider for engineering assessment and expected utility costs. (Expected consumption of electricity or gas)
💧 Size and shape matters!
💧 Use larger filters, which requires less electricity and has longer life cycle expectancy.
💧 Apply wind breaks and pool covers as much as possible, it can save up to 50% of your pool heating energy.
💧 Consider installing variable speed pumps. Let the pump run only when it is needed. Forget about single speed pumps!
💧 Apply smart hydraulic systems to get maximum efficiency out of your pumps. The list common problem is miscalculation of hydraulic systems: over pressure; lack of pressure and incorrect flows.
💧 Finally, consider going all natural! Apart of being more cost efficient by saving your money on chlorine chemicals and excessive electrical pumps, people actually love to swim in fresh Cristal clear waters!
PS. Automation can provide significant support in pool management. However, construction and design of your pool play vital role in successful and cost effective operations of your pool! As an example: A dark collared pool will naturally absorb more of suns heat thus reducing your heating costs with the help of Mother Nature!
To find out more how to optimise your utility costs please contact BioSwim Engineering anketu!
Ever thought how to bring the mountain lake resort to your doorsteps without leaving your home?
We know how!
Discover now, how to create mountain lake resort in your own backyard:
Perhaps we cannot place the mountain Alps into your backyard, but we can surely bring refreshing mountain breeze and the purity of water using well proven state of the art technology. Imagine:
All of this and even more can be brough to your home.
Your fantasy is your only limit...
Over 30 000 natural pools and ponds already constructed world wide using our technology and people are delighted with their choice!
You can find out more about natural pools and ponds on our page here
We will be happy to give you a free consultation, to make sure that your dreams become reality!
BioSwim proceeds with the construction of first public natural pool in the Baltic states. Project is taking place in Latvia.
This project is performed in collaboration with BioNova group, using one of the finest filtration systems available on the market.
Total area: 215 m2
Filtration system: High flow filtration
Zones: Main swimming zone, kids zone, decorative water garden with aquatic plants
Due to the exclusivity of the project, official opening and exact location will be announced in March, 2022.
Stay tuned!
As a part of strategic development within the Baltic region, BioSwim to employ additional member of the board, Mr. Olekseii Kapustiak. Olekseii has historic record of managerial and practical experience within the industry. Olekseii has progressed his career as member of recognisable companies from the industry.
Currently Olekseii is running his personal construction & design featuring company Archiflora. Both BioSwim and Archiflora will actively partner with one another. Collaboration has been vastly supported and approved by: BioNova International.
Ruslans Sabanovs (Founder of BioSwim): “This is a perfect example of strategic collaboration, when two professional organisations merge together to develop the industry and secure their positions on the market“
Olekseii has professional degree in architecture and recognisable training certification from BioNova International. Throughout his career Olekseii has constructed and completed countless amount of projects related to construction and design of natural swimming ponds and natural pools.
A warm welcome a board of BioSwim!
BioSwim participated in the International Swimming Pond Congress organised by International Organization for natural bathing waters (IOB) in October, 2021.
A three day congress took place in Albufeira, Portugal and was dedicated to international standardisation of quality and safety of biological swimming ponds and natural pools.
This may be achieved throughout effective collaboration between regulating authorities and national administration. Primary objective of the organisation is formulation of policies and laws concerning bathing in naturally treated water.
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As of today IOB consists out of 12 European national associations and over 600 private organisations and individuals, making it an important coordinator within the industry.
Intention of BioSwim is to become an official member of the IOB by 2023. Prior to this BioSwim will meet with national authorities of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland to discuss the need to define basic regulations for natural pools and swimming ponds.
With the increasing temperatures warm water slows its circulation, allowing algae to grow thicker and faster. Warmer water is easier for small organisms to move through and allows algae to float to the surface.
BioSwim provides a full spectrum of cleaning services and online consultations. Our innovative equipment allows us to perform the following activities:
Our seasonal campaign for late birds, it is never too late to order your natural pool or swimming pond. Our state-of-the-art biological filtration system and prefabricated composite material shell will be installed within 10 working days.
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Spring is in the air and our pond cleaning experts are ready to help!
We just received new cleaning robots:
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The history of the development of swimming and bathing pools and natural pools in Europe.
Over 20 years ago, pioneers in this field built systems, at their own risk, which basically worked and which are still in operation today. They thus set off an avalanche which has still not come to a halt. There are many ambitious companies and planners who approach this matter after carefully researching the literature and who achieve considerable success. But the devil is in the detail. There is always a danger of making a mistake by incorrectly estimating individual factors. The advice and assistance of a professional is the only real security.
Historically, when thinking about this situation, it can safely be assumed that bathing in ponds, or in relatively small areas of water, is possible. Village ponds and fire-fighting pools existed long before bathing pools became fashionable and it is certain that people bathed in these artificially created lakes.
The limiting factor that determines whether a small area of water is suitable for bathing is the available free area of water that allows people to bathe without stirring up mud: In those times, the suitability of a pool for bathing was judged by the depth to which one could see. People do not like swimming in cloudy water. Natural waters are good for bathing if it is possible to reach deeper areas past the solid ground in the flat areas near the shores. Bathing areas in the Alpine lakes with gravel shores meet these requirements. Experts have agreed for around 100 years on the precise natural self-cleaning processes of our lakes and rivers. Once it had been recognized that the breakdown of pollutants in water is carried out with bacteria and is not, as had been previously assumed, due to chemical processes, the march to victory of fully biological plant purification systems began. The experience gained in this connection, together with new technologies, provided us with tools for creating small lakes and pools which function exactly in the same way as the Alpine lakes that were created over 20,000 years ago.
If we can succeed in creating enclosed habitats that meet all the preconditions for the living beings that are involved in natural self-cleaning to feel good, we are on the right track. Experts talk about suitable abiotic conditions, which are essential for life to continue.
The limiting factor that determines whether an artificially created lake is suitable for bathing is its stability - the stability that is created when plant and animal activity is in balance. This balance is destroyed, for example, by people, who create a disturbance by diving into the pond, which is a relatively small, enclosed ecosystem in terms of content: a disturbance, not in the form of "stirring up the mud", but through the direct incorporation of nutrients from human excreta. This disturbance triggers defence strategies in the water, which have a certain delayed effect.
Nutrients introduced from animal or human excreta are processed immediately if the conditions for growth are favourable. Processing is carried out through incorporation in a process that is the foundation of all life. Heat, light, carbon dioxide and nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphor set a process going which we call photosynthesis. In nature, production continues without interruption for as long as warmth and light allow it. The limiting factor is whether the basic nutrient substance is available in sufficient quantities. Following this production of vegetable biomass, oxygen is produced.
We are continuously confronted with this problem if, for example, sewage is introduced into standing water. Life in the water changes. The more sewage we add, the more nutrients are produced. The consequence is increased animal and plant growth. The water eutrophies. It is only a question of the water content and of time until the water can no longer cope with the burden. If the capacity of the water to purify itself naturally is exceeded, the introduction of any further sewage will cause a disaster.
As soon as there is no longer enough oxygen available in the overall balance, the animal life starts to die. Because of a lack of oxygen, all the bacteria that work without odour end their work. Their place is taken by other species that decompose without needing oxygen. The products of decomposition are then the well-known foul gases such as methane and sulphur hydroxide, rather than odourless carbon dioxide. These fears run deep.
The pioneers mentioned above took a major risk in those days. They were sure that natural self-purification would work because they had observed nature. The concept of digging out a pit, sealing it and building the excavated material back in again was basically correct. After the water had been filled in, the development of life could be observed very quickly. Water and marsh plants made the development more attractive.
The idea of the bathing pool had already been born when people started considering separating the planted area from the area set aside for swimming. Even then, people made use of separation techniques which are still in use today. One of the first ideas was to pile up larger stones above the seal, behind which the pond floor was built in. The profile was then shaped in such a way that an embankment was left. Wooden beams were also used at an early stage.
It started in the 1970s with garden ponds. Any decently designed garden had to include the element of water. Following this trend, large companies such as Oase and Heissner specialized exclusively in meeting the needs of this market.
The real pioneers came from Austria (Grad. Eng. Gammerit 1985, Prof. Roidinger, 1980). They build Local authorityical bathing ponds.
Probably the first to convert an existing swimming pool into a bathing pool was Mr. Schwedke from Hamburg (Germany).
It is now about 15 years since efforts were first made to market this product professionally. One of the first to deserve a mention was Peter Petrich, a graduate engineer from Klosterneuburg, Austria. He introduced the progressive separation of flat water/bathing area using concrete walls. Other developers such as Gerhard Brandlmaier, Wels, Austria, also introduced other swimming pool technologies at the same time.
The move towards swimming pools in a pond was becoming clear. Skilful PR work helped the young product to spread quickly. Following this, other inventive entrepreneurs began to be active, and developments were introduced thick and fast.
It is undisputed that the march to victory of the bathing pools started in Austria. The very oldest public pools were also commissioned by Austrian local authorities and hotels (at the moment there are about 30 public facilities in Austria).
The target group for "bathing pools" as a product was, initially, pure nature fans who were brave enough to take a risk. However, over time, bathing pools have become a real alternative to the traditional chemically cleaned swimming pools.
In recent years, the market has developed in two directions. Some potential pool owners want just absolutely pure nature, and reject the idea of pond technology totally.
The requirement for another group is that, in extreme cases, a pure pool with external, fully biological water purification is required – this technology is also used in the local authority sector. Both extremes are possible; the necessary technology is available. Within these two extremes, there is, of course, a range of combinations.
For most people, swimming is far from a natural experience since the most common and convenient place to swim is in a man-made, chemically-treated, energy-consuming backyard swimming pool. Luckily, several technological developments are allowing us to bring swimming pools back into harmony with nature.
Chemical-Free Water
It surprises many people to learn that it is possible to swim in a backyard pool with completely chlorine-free water. Many people enjoy saltwater pools that feel less chlorinated, but in fact, saltwater pools use salt to generate chlorine (sodium chloride is converted to hypochlorous acid). Ozone generators also reduce chlorine, but consume large amounts of energy and produce unhealthy O3 gas. More intriguing technologies actually eliminate all chlorine.
One of these technologies is natural ionization and oxidation. The products that use this process oxidize, or “shock” the water as it passes through the pump and filter using a very low-voltage electrolysis, and provide residual protection from algae and bacteria throughout the pool by releasing copper and/or silver ions into the pool water. These elements are harmless to humans and the systems use very little power. The systems can cause a light staining on white plaster, but this is not a problem if the pool is designed with a colored pebble or other type of interior.
Another chemical-elimination technology is a carbonation injection system to control pH without muriatic acid, – a substance that is not environmentally unfriendly when it’s balanced in pool water, but is very toxic when handled, stored or transported. These systems work by injecting carbon dioxide into water to produce carbonic acid, which maintains pH at naturally constant levels.
The ultimate planet-friendly pool eliminates both purification equipment and chemicals altogether. It is the “swimming pond” concept developed and perfected in Europe over the last decade. These swimming pools rely on nature to purify and balance water, just as it does in mountain lakes and streams. A natural swimming pool actually consists of two pools of water – a swimming area, and a regeneration and purification “water garden”. The swimming area can look like a typical swimming pool, with plaster, tile, and typical shapes. The only difference is that it is linked to the regeneration water garden from which it derives its purified water. The pool and water garden can be close together or completely separate. The water garden consists of a pond with a lush ecosystem designed to purify water. Plants in the regeneration zone absorb nutrients from the water that microorganisms release during the decomposition of germs and organic substances. Water flowing through reeds and roots is biologically and mechanically purified in the underlying sand and gravel filter layers.
While still relatively new to people in the US, these natural pools are available here and are catching on as more people visit pools in Europe and learn about this natural purification alternative.
Swim Naturally Again!
Build a natural pool and reduce the chemicals, wasted water, and overused energy. By implementing a few or several of these innovative features, your backyard can get closer to providing the same natural experience as swimming in a natural spring or remote mountain lake.
The author has been designing private natural swimming pools since 1994 and operates a partner network throughout the world. Since 1996, an additional 50 public natural and ecological swimming pools and ponds have been built in Europe. During construction, much focus was placed on further developing the facilities from a technical standpoint in order to adapt them to local requirements.
Customised swimming solutions for your specific region.
Each BioSwim system is adjusted to the region and climate where it’s installed. Your individual natural swimming pool will be expressly designed and custom fitted with the appropriate biological filter and just the right combination of plants best suited to your specific area. Natural Pools have been installed from the hot, tropical climes to the cooler regions of Austrian and Swiss Alps or even Nordic climates of Sweden. BioSwim designs, just like Mother Nature, will work in every normally habitable climate zone.
