Inspired by the idyllic pictures of natural pools around the world, Ecologists, Kevan and Karen Zunckel have converted their swimming pool in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. The study of natural pools is a relatively new science with a bias towards European conditions and the little knowledge available is kept under proprietary information. They have developed this informational eBook as guide for others who might like to follow suit and it is their hope that it goes some way towards bridging this information divide. They take the reader through the project step-by-step, discussing how to design the regeneration zone around the swimming area, including a rock cascade for various natural pools system types; fit the rubber liner; plant the edges with indigenous water plants; and the pumping options to circulate the water through the plants that filter and clean the water. Some of the interesting water creatures that are attracted to these man-made water bodies are also included...