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A skimmer is a device to clean impurities from the water surface, installed to reduce maintenance. A pump is causing a flow to an opening with a basket behind it, catching and filtering what comes with the water. Thus, impurities end up in the basket and not at the bottom of the pool. Skimmers are [...]
In biological pools, planting follows certain rules, to guarantee a successful project. First of all, in our projects only native species of regional distribution are used. As well of the same importance, these species are produced by a specialized nursery, from a well-trained team, which produces the plants exclusively for the purpose of being [...]
What is and what is not a biological pool? - This question now has an answer that is valid all over the world. Nacional associations of designers and builders of biological pools from several countries on five continents have launched the "common essentials", about what is a pool with biological treatment. The general assembly [...]
Since always it is a pleasure for the designers at Bio Piscinas, Lda to reveal the mysteries and beauty of aquatic life. The 2022 Ethnobotanical Days (Jornadas Etobotânicas) in Amendoeira da Serra, Mértola, organized by Montícola, association for sustainable development and nature conservation, was one of the last opportunities. The workshop on aquatic plants and [...]
There is a rule that respects animal species in biological pools. Those who come by their own means have the right to stay and live in the new artificial ecosystem. This rule applies to dragonflies, newts, frogs and more, even to terrapins, as long as they are native species. There is an exception to [...]
On these days the sky turned yellow and the landscapes of Portugal looked like paintings in sepia. What happened? A large cloud of dust moved from Sahara Desert in North Africa to Europe, driven by strong winds from the South quadrant. A known meteorological phenomenon, which happens with some regularity, but this time it [...]
Biological pools allow direct contact with nature. Once bathers share the same water with other living beings that inhabit it. There are many possibilities to get in closer contact with animal life, for those who want to. From the microscopic beings important for water biofiltration, to the aquatic snails that clean biofilm surfaces, to [...]
This is the only robot designed from start directly for use in biological pools. It's not just a robot, it's much more. Due to the modular composition this device is two in one. It can be used as a hand-operated vacuum cleaner with a telescopic sweeper or vacuum the bottom of the bathing area [...]
"The planet's water resources face an unprecedented threat", says the United Nations on the occasion of the World Water Day, on March 22. "Currently, about 2.2 billion people do not have access to clean water and 4, 2 billion live without adequate sanitation. The effects of climate change are expected to increase these numbers [...]
Biological swimming pools are poles of biodiversity, this is already known and proven. The presence of water is the most important factor that attracts diverse living beings of the fauna. Its attraction to amphibians begins on its first day of existence. Even knowing that frogs will live in the biological pool in the future, the [...]
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