"Water is life" is a campaign that aims to alert the population to the need to take good care of the most precious asset we have in life, water. With subtitles such as "don't waste it", "every drop counts" or "reduce your consumption" the aim is to alert the population of the Algarve to [...]

Heat the water in a biological pool? It is common in biological pools in Central Europe but is rare in the mild climate of Portugal. This is due to the fact that the water has temperatures close to 20 ºC from Easter onwards and continues like this almost until São Martinho. But also in [...]

February 2nd was International Wetlands Day. Reason to talk about biological pools. But today it's more important to put our feet in the puddle. Because puddles are also wetlands, especially those that last for many weeks, even months, without losing their water. There we find living beings highly adapted to life in aquatic environment, [...]

With some regularity we receive contacts to beautify or improve artificial ponds in urban parks. What at first glance seems like a good idea quickly reaches its limits. Because many times an improvement through biofiltration or plant beautification, which would make the pond water clearer and the scenery more beautiful, is not viable. For [...]

The interest in biological pools by tourist companies is huge. Whether five-star hotels, campsites or country houses, more and more people are opting for ecological swimming solutions to differentiate their businesses. The example shows a mini-tourism in Northern Portugal, where a couple or a family finds a quiet place in a rural village. The [...]