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August 2020

Holiday at home … with biological pool!

2020-07-31T17:07:18+01:00

Since there is a place that allows you to cool off, holiday at home don't seem like such a bad option. You avoid hours in the car, slow traffic, crowded beaches, long lines and, finally, the crowd of others. Without a doubt, it is a more ecological and sustainable variant to spend your vacation [...]

Holiday at home … with biological pool!2020-07-31T17:07:18+01:00

July 2020

Nitrogen

2020-06-29T15:02:04+01:00

Plant growth is essential for the ecosystem in a biological pool. Well growing plants incorporate nutrients diluted in water and are thus the natural competitors of algae. Well-developed aquatic vegetation is the basis for bathing  water quality. Like terrestrial plants, aquatic plants also release a lot of oxygen during the day. In well-oxygenated water, [...]

Nitrogen2020-06-29T15:02:04+01:00

New robot available

2020-06-29T15:05:39+01:00

The new robot BioVac PC XL cleans and hoovers the bottom of biological pools with a program of  2 hours. Program selection "Floor" or "Floor and mechanically pre-cleaned wall" via a selection switch, suitable for all biological pool configurations. Easy to use: no bag, no hose. Easy access to filter from above to the [...]

New robot available2020-06-29T15:05:39+01:00

Sunscreens

2020-06-29T14:58:53+01:00

Those who do not prefer to stay in the shade, will need sunscreens during summer sunbathing. Unfortunately, some of these non-mineral sunscreen products are not healthy for human health or the environment. Among the ingredients of these chemicals are so-called oxybenzones, one of the most commonly used chemicals in sunscreens. About 60% of non-mineral [...]

Sunscreens2020-06-29T14:58:53+01:00

June 2020

International Swimming Pond Day

2020-05-31T15:20:14+01:00

The International Swimming Pond Day is Saturday, June 20, 2020. To commemorate this International Day, IOB, the international organization of professionals for pools with biological treatment and Bio Piscinas, Lda. invite everyone to send an image of their own biological pool (or the one used on holidays with swimming pond), with or without bathers, [...]

International Swimming Pond Day2020-05-31T15:20:14+01:00

Holidays with swimming pond, for sure!

2020-05-31T15:18:53+01:00

It's time to schedule summer holidays. Holidays with swimming pond, of course! Get inspired here on our map of accommodations with biological pool. The new COVID-19 virus does not like being outside the human body, nor does it like the aquatic environment very much. There are still few studies with viruses in biological pools, [...]

Holidays with swimming pond, for sure!2020-05-31T15:18:53+01:00

Designing swimming ponds since 25 years

2020-05-31T16:47:28+01:00

In the interview landscape architect Claudia Schwarzer reflects on her work with biological pools, which have been a story of success for 25 years. Is water important to you because ...? ... I've always loved water, and I love swimming. In my childhood I played a lot with and near the water and dreamed [...]

Designing swimming ponds since 25 years2020-05-31T16:47:28+01:00

May 2020

Dragonflies

2020-04-30T16:00:15+01:00

Did you know that not only amphibians have a double life? Frogs and toads live first in the water, while young as tadpoles. But also among insects there are species that spend their youth in the water and adult life in the air. We talk about dragonflies and damselflies. More than 60 species live [...]

Dragonflies2020-04-30T16:00:15+01:00

Two types of natural pools

2020-04-30T16:00:41+01:00

Most biological pools are configured as small lakes for bathing. They have a division into two zones, one for bathing and another, which surrounds the first, where the plants that are purifying the water grow. But there are also biological pools of architectural forms (biopool), with basins confusing similar with conventional pools. In these [...]

Two types of natural pools2020-04-30T16:00:41+01:00

Seal “Clean & Safe”

2020-04-30T16:02:24+01:00

In times of the new coronavirus many of the tourist resorts with biological pools are concerned with how to reopen after this crisis. We recommend asking for the “Clean & Safe Establishment” seal for tourism companies, since there are already first destinations with biological pools that just received this distinction now in April. Companies [...]

Seal “Clean & Safe”2020-04-30T16:02:24+01:00
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