05/29/2026
Day 43 — NSP cleaning timelapse 💧🧹
Most people don’t realize how exhausting pool ownership can feel until they see water that simply… works.
No chemical smell.
No burning eyes.
No constantly fighting chemistry.
Just living water.
And honestly, maybe that’s what makes natural pools so hard to believe at first.
Because we’ve all been taught swimming pools are SUPPOSED to smell like chlorine.
So when people see us brushing algae off the walls, they assume something must be wrong.
But here’s the interesting part 👇
You’re watching a living ecosystem balance itself in real time.
After the wind storm the other day, the pool and biofilter needed a proper cleaning.
This timelapse shows:
🧹 The biofilter walls being brushed
🧹 The gravel surface getting stirred up
🧹 Healthy single-celled algae getting consumed back into the biofilter
🧹 The fiberglass walls cleaning up almost instantly
And yes…
There’s still some algae present.
That’s normal in living water.
This biofilter contains roughly 16,000 pounds of crushed limestone gravel, and during the first year it continues consuming the natural dirt and fines trapped within the stone itself.
With each backwash, the system gets cleaner, clearer, and more stable.
Typically after the first few backwashes, the buildup becomes dramatically less noticeable.
That’s why we document EVERYTHING.
Not just the perfect moments.
The real process.
Because if this really is the future of swimming pools…
You deserve to see exactly how it works.
And if you’ve followed this journey all the way to Day 43…
You’re probably already imagining what this could look like in your own backyard 👀💧
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