news
Portugal is one of the countries in Europe where fish is very important, whether in the sea or on the plate. Freshwater fish are less appreciated, either in rivers or on plates. What about fish in ponds or small lakes? In principle there are no. There are species of freshwater fish introduced in Portugal, [...]
Few people know that invasive plants are one of Portugal's biggest problems, whether in an ecological or economic context. As the website www.invasoras.pt informs, Portuguese legislation recognized the seriousness of this problem, in 1999, a law regulated for the first time, in a comprehensive way, the introduction into nature of non-indigenous (exotic) species and [...]
I am very grateful for the course of our lives that allowed me to dedicate my professional life to working with biological water treatment systems, or, in other words, to the area of water depollution. And I really enjoy preserving and protecting this precious asset, it gives me immense pleasure. Water is my element, [...]
In biological pools the water temperature is slowly rising, but the aquatic plants still need a few days with more than 16ºC water temperature to launch new shoots. At the beginning of the season, to ensure that algae do not proliferate, collective cooperation and ecological interrelations between organisms constitute the complex process of biological [...]
The emperor of the biological pool is not a frog, the emperor is a dragonfly. Anax imperator, thus the scientific name, is one of the largest species on the continent where it is abundant from North to South. The male is dressed in bright turquoise blue colors, and is tirelessly in flight above the [...]
Congratulations and Thank you SHB! This year we are celebrating 15 years of cooperation with our dear colleagues and friends at SHB, Lda. As a result of this cooperation, 150 biological pools have been created in the country, designed by Bio Piscinas, Lda. and built by Sistemas Hídricos e Balneares, Lda. And the projects [...]
The name Water-starwort (Callitriche) identifies species of a small group of aquatic plants that typically have their greatest expansion in late winter and spring. They are plants rooted in substrates of shallow waters with thin and narrow leaves along a slender stem and always ending at the top with some leaves organized in a [...]
Waterfalls enchant, because the water bouncing over the stones causes pure euphoria. Hearing the murmur of water sounds like a promise. We already idealized the freshness of water, a shady place nearby, rest on hot days when we dream of relaxing in an environment to replenish our strength. In biological swimming pools, waterfalls are [...]
After months out of use, deposits naturally accumulated in a biological pools. The bottom of the bathing area must be cleaned. The first three months of the year are the indicated time when basic cleaning of each biological pool must take place. In biological pools that are already more mature, it may become necessary [...]
A pre-requirement for successful design work on biological pools is always a water analysis as detailed as possible. Everyone who deals with water analysis knows this: a water analysis comes from the laboratory and now the study begins. No successful project can do without the analysis of filling water and its correct interpretation. The [...]
What is a biological swimming pool?
Important to know
Beyond the swim
How to build
Compare
PB 22.000
Biological swimming pools of Public use
Janguiscina
Who we are
Biological swimming pools
Landscape architecture
ETAP
Solar Sauna
Rewilding
News
Photo of the month
Gallery
Holidays with Swimming Pond
Testimonials
Awards
Biological swimming pools around the World
Piscinas Biológicas® – Live
FAQs
Downloads
Shop
