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August 2023

PB.22.000

2023-08-01T14:09:21+01:00

In times of inflation, rising energy costs and therefore transport, it is difficult to offer products at an affordable price. Bio Piscinas, Lda. together with its partner, SHB, Lda. managed to set up a model of pre-configured biological pool, designed for single-family houses, that is, for private use, not for tourism. Called PB.22.000 this [...]

PB.22.0002023-08-01T14:09:21+01:00

Contractor

2023-08-01T14:09:03+01:00

All biological pools are built by a construction company, our loyal partner for over 15 years. Over the course of this collaboration, more than 150 projects of biological swimming pools have been created in Portugal. The execution of each work, nowadays, is documented by modern means, and some of this videos can be seen [...]

Contractor2023-08-01T14:09:03+01:00

Biopool at Vila Rachel

2023-08-01T14:08:21+01:00

Quinta Vila Rachel is located in the Ribatua Valley, near Alijó, close to the banks of the Douro River. Due to this privileged position, since the time of its foundation, the Quinta has been dedicated to the production of grapes, port wine and olive oil, through cultivation in its 30 ha of property. Nowadays, [...]

Biopool at Vila Rachel2023-08-01T14:08:21+01:00

July 2023

Gray or green?

2023-07-01T10:33:20+01:00

Gray and green are the colors available for the lining of biological pools. It is a noble material, produced for the purpose and certified for potable water. This is an important fact, because we have to use materials that, by guarantee, do not emit any products to the aquatic ecosystem of the biological pool. [...]

Gray or green?2023-07-01T10:33:20+01:00

Water vole

2023-07-01T13:33:57+01:00

The water vole (Arvicula sapidus) is not a rat. It looks more like a small beaver than a mouse and actually behaves like one. Water voles have rounder noses than voles, dark brown fur, chubby faces and short, fluffy ears, unlike voles, their tails, paws and ears are covered with fur. The problem is finding [...]

Water vole2023-07-01T13:33:57+01:00

Holiday with swimming pond

2023-07-01T10:03:50+01:00

With the arrival of summer, we are already thinking about vacations. Where are we going to spend the summer? In Portugal there are many beautiful beaches, so the choice is already difficult. And in addition there are many river beaches. An even lesser known offer are the biological swimming pools in tourist accommodation. However, [...]

Holiday with swimming pond2023-07-01T10:03:50+01:00

June 2023

Pure lightness

2023-06-01T11:17:34+01:00

Increasing temperatures fill us with joy because they manage to turn the water warm again. Now we can finally practice what we love to do next to the biological pool - having a swim! Swimming in the biological pool will continue all summer, we go to the water many times without counting. But what [...]

Pure lightness2023-06-01T11:17:34+01:00

Complexity of work

2023-06-01T10:14:54+01:00

Compared to the simplicity of building an ornamental garden pond, building a biological pool is a very complex task. The mere fact that several and very different materials are used, requires a team of qualified and experienced personnel. In addition to the technical application of the waterproofing liner and aquatic plants of exclusively indigenous [...]

Complexity of work2023-06-01T10:14:54+01:00

International swimming pond day

2023-06-01T09:53:49+01:00

June 17th is International Natural Pool Day. In this context, the International Organization of Biologically Treated Swimming Pools (IOB) organizes a photo contest of great moments next to a biological swimming pool in the last 12 months. You can share your best moment of last year with other fans of biological pools. In the [...]

International swimming pond day2023-06-01T09:53:49+01:00

May 2023

Anton’s return

2023-05-02T09:18:02+01:00

We've a swimming buddy for a few years, who shares the biological pool with us. His name is Anton and he appeared spontaneously a few years ago. It is a juvenile Iberian pond turtle (Mauremys leprosa) that has chosen our biological pool as a habitat to live. During spring, summer and throughout autumn it [...]

Anton’s return2023-05-02T09:18:02+01:00
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