If you want to amp up the landscaping and ambiance around your swimming pool, you might want to consider a water garden. These structures are beautiful and lend themselves well to a natural outdoor pool setting. You will want to talk to your swimming pool contractor from Advanced Pool Care if you’re considering this type of water structure to ask him about the filtration that will be necessary to keep the water clean and clear.
Water filtration is necessary for the health and quality of the water as well as the beauty of the water garden. Even though you are creating a natural body of water, the truth is it is a closed water system and will need to be filtered. Your pool contractor advises that water filtration is the “process of removing debris and undesirable contaminants and excess nutrients from the water as a way to keep it healthy for any fish or other wildlife that may take up residence.
Swimming pool contractors in Memphis, Tennessee explain the types of filtration you can choose include:
- Biofiltration means you will use bacteria that thrives on oxygen to clean the excess nutrients from the water. This system needs rocks or gravel as part of the set up. Vegetable filtration is akin to biofiltration in that it uses vegetation to remove nutrients and work to prevent algae from taking hold. Your pool contractor can tell you which types of plants will work best for the pond. Vegetable filtration is ideal if you don’t have a water pump and if you have fish.
- Filtrating the water through mechanical means involves using a pump and water circulation to keep the water oxygenated and keep the algae and leaves from contaminating the water.
- Skimming the surface of the water is one of the easiest ways to maintain and filtrate the water. You will use a skimmer to scoop out debris. Your pool contractor may recommend that you enhance the skimming by using another method of filtering the water.
Make sure you don’t get too many fish or frogs in your water as that could lead to unsanitary water very quickly. A rule of thumb is to have one square foot of water surface for every inch of fish. The need to filtrate the water increases exponentially by the number of fish or vegetation you include.
A water garden is a great way to incorporate a Zen feeling into your outdoor living space and it will certainly add a unique feeling to your backyard.
