Olive Biofilter instructional video

I invented the Olive biofilter and this is my instructional video showing how to set it up. The Olive is the world's first floating biofilm filter for organic pools. It cleans by nurturing a huge colony of beneficial microorganisms removing nutrients from the water to suppress algal blooms. As part of Olive's natural filtration system, it also oxygenates the water and can grow edible plants, like watercress. It is animal friendly and only takes water from the surface so as not to disturb beneficial filter feeding animals, such as daphnia. It is powered by a low energy (24W) remote compressor so there is no electricity near the pool.
I just thought I'd share this film, in case it is of interest.
Best wishes, David
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I sell Olive directly: Olive kit, including compressor, media, air pipe, £759 including UK delivery. email: [e-mail]
Olive film:
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[@shelly4240]

I just love all your info. In the country USA we have NO ONE TO ASK !! Every pool store has no idea, pond stores only know about fish lol . Thank you so much

[@richH1625]

Love the voice of an educated Scouser.

[@edbenedicto]

Nice to look at.

[@dugalreid8933]

Excellent David, fascinating, vmt. Great to see you back.

[@annfuellenbach4257]

How do you purchase one in USA?

[@millslogan3750]

Fascinating!! We are hoping to start our Natural pool soon!! Your videos are truly inspirational!

[@easemailboxes]

How did you go with your natural pool?

[@ienpassi]

I love your work. It is pretty amazing

[@andrewpons6685]

True ingenuity.

[@karenliliamquinterosflores4416]

Que exelente trabajo ya desde hace tiempo muy improsidante lo que hace felicidades

[@romawild4410]

Simple magic. Gratitude ❤

[@michelschannel6816]

With k1 if you soak it for 2 days Potassium permanganate it sinks which will help great video love the filter

[@awaizabrar2894]

Amazing Love from India 🇮🇳

[@Stephen_Strange]

Nice design. Keep the patent.

[@elaleph5512]

Rulz ! Tank You for even share

[@moizesbrando]

Excellent. Will need more information, such as capacity and lifespan

[@zeljkobanovic4398]

I don't know if you know this, but I am going to tell it to you any way. It will be an interesting video to show. You can use almost any plant ( not only water plant ) if you provide oxygen from below. It will be interesting thing to see a small bush floating in a olive. Plus, bushes are great when it comes to extracting nutrients ... Basically the more levees the plant has, more nutrients it extracts from the water.

[@soppingwetburgers6493]

Do you sell to the United States? I'm glad you're still making videos , you deserve more!

[@rockjockchick]

The link on where to buy is in the description. :)

[@firsttimefarmer4666]

My lil non profit therapy garden pond needs this!

[@lolazal1]

Would love to see before and after of a pool using the olive 🫒

[@fincaelmoro1869]

Dear David, I have just discovered your channel via Richard Perkins. I love it, it alternates between inspiring me, informing me and making me roar with laughter..... perfect. But please before I start my project of converting a spring fed “conventional” pool where can I get the overalls you wear, for me this will be an absolutely key element in the success of my project.......honestly I mean it. Thank you very much, best wishes Nick

Immortal tamagotchi.

[@sergiocosta3262]

Parabens pelo trabalho fantastico, tenho visto todos os seus videos, agora tambem quero fazer um lago desses. Vossê fornesse filtro?

[@Wildevis]

Love the concept but interested as to how much water can be filtered by one Olive? Would you need more than one for a bigger pond? Unfortunatley I do not live in the UK so would probably not be able to get hold of one here in South Africa

[@brucedownunda7054]

With shipping should cost around R17000. I certainly believe cheaper options would be possible for the " Less Fortunate" 3rd Worlders like ourselves.

[@profilmmaker]

Great video and invention. Thanks for showing this and having this channel. Side note, I must ask are you related to Johnny Depp?! You sound so much like him. :-) Am I the only one who hears it?!!

[@thismaineliving]

Just Fantastic!!! Would love to see if a small solar kit could run a 12v air pump while still providing enough air as part of an add on option with your kit. Keep up your work inventing and evolving. Always love your videos and thoughts. Sad they have slowed down over the years. Cheers :)

[@kerpkerpkerp]

I had the exact same thought, did you experiment with it at all?

[@thismaineliving]

@@kerpkerpkerp No. not this a natural pool but have had very good luck with many other small scale solar powerings 100watts and under!

[@jubou48]

Hi David! Where can we purchase your Olive??? Please my father desperately Need one for his natural pool that is not what was expected! Now it looks like a brown still full of frogs. But needs filter!!!! Thanks so much for your help and answer. Julie

[@nicolenoble3209]

Is the Olive still available? I can't find where to buy it.

[@p3tiny]

I love the idea but I gotta ask - judging by the video only, the performance of such large filter is kind of low, it's gonna take ages before it turns over any reasonable amount of water, or am I missing something?

[@moizesbrando]

I have a sense that pulling the surface water may mitigate the demands

[@fagen2222]

It looks good but complicated but could do a good job

[@stedmans4christ]

I've been trying to find this so I can buy it, but can't find it anywhere

[@joeyboi8295]

It reminds me of a cell under the microscope, with ai this could be amazing on every level, hope that inspires someone or you Mr butler, stay free ✌

[@djidee59491]

Hello David, Just discovered the Olive, looks terrific. Can I use it as replacement of the planted area ? I mean: just a swimming area and 1 olive (2 perhaps?) to clean the water ? thanks

[@Th3_Gael]

No

[@irinasokolova2094]

👍👍👍

[@edenespaldon6468]

How often do you change the filter media?

[@danieljhc1]

Excellent. Does this negate the need for an airpump system when constructing an organic swim pond or does this complement it?

[@MarcusAlexanderAuthor]

Curious too. I'd love to bump this question in the hopes David answers :)

[@danieljhc1]

Indeed Marcus Alexander . Looking to construct an organic swim pond for a friend and wondered if this might save some engineering, I suspect that it won’t have enough throughout to keep the entire pond circulated, but thought I’d ask.

[@creativecascades1328]

@@danieljhc1 You'd still need all the basic filtration such as wetland filter, intake bay etc or do it as David does with his bubble pipe method but I find a wet;and filter, intake bay etc is far far superior in terms of water clarity and low maintenance

[@laurajordan1882]

Did he ever answer the filter question???... before I spend money lol...

[@danieljhc1]

@@laurajordan1882 nope still waiting. However @creativecascades1328 said "You'd still need all the basic filtration such as wetland filter, intake bay etc or do it as David does with his bubble pipe method but I find a wetland filter, intake bay etc is far far superior in terms of water clarity and low maintenance"

[@rosanadancel7225]

Hi David, how manny litters of water the olive clean?

[@llelleyll]

Hello David, What does such a thing cost? And can it work in frost, I live in Denmark? Regards Lise-Lotte Elley

[@simfishsho]

Hi David, I am an Architect in NZ and looking to purchase this for my own personal natural swimming pool. Can so please have a link of where I can purchase this, thx!

[@reviewsandprojects]

Are you still selling these? Edit: just saw the link in description so will email. Really hoping you’re able to post internationally

[@efraxrptorres2073]

Where can I buy this filter? I need one

[@petrvanek3546]

where can i buy this amazing thing?

[@rockjockchick]

I am SO hype about the pools! I just found them and want to build one in my yard SO badly. Is there a minimum size the pool needs to be?

[@barbarusbloodshed6347]

I am no expert on the matter of swimming ponds, but as someone who's had planted aquariums and ponds for about 25 years and stopped using filters in his aquariums 6 years ago, I can tell you that you need a minimum size of planted area, in relation to the amount of water in the pond, that is. So if you want a large body of water, you'll have to plan with a very large planted area. The basic principle is just that the ecosystem you create has to be able to handle everything by itself, without any filtration, chemicals, etc. BTW, I'm also planning on building a swimming pond at some point, and I will just work around the large planted area by adding floating plants. I know they won't bother me while swimming and they have the advantage that they quickly adapt to any situation - if there are tons of nutrients ("dirt") in your water, you will see their growth explode, when the amount of nutrients goes back so does the number of floating plants. And whenever you feel like there are too many of them in the water you can just fish them out the same way you would with some leaves floating on the surface. Anyway, using floating plants it should be possible to greatly reduce the planted area for the pond.

[@chrisdixonstudios]

@@barbarusbloodshed6347 great idea, maybe styrofoam islands with lettuce greens growing..might as well eat those clean nutrients!

[@sharonschroeder150]

@@chrisdixonstudios did you bud one Chris?

[@tedfleischman396]

Will minnows be caught up in the vortex and sucked into the filter? It seems the Olive biofilter and minnows can't be in the same pond

[@roymeharg9926]

Would a natural pool work in Texas around the Dallas area if it has lots of shade in the swim area and light around the planted zones with extra air flow in the planted zones. Would koi fish hurt the whole natural pool balance?

[@briankito1655]

I'm in the DFW area, I hope you put up a video if you attempt this!

[@CraigsOverijse]

Hello David did you ever start getting these into real production? I can only find some old start up or a tweet from several years ago if you still have them can youpost a recent link thanks

[@qasimaftabmohyuddin4220]

Can u make an organic/natural swimming pool indoors

[@MIKEHAWK-sb5bb]

yes you can pal but you have to invite me if you build it

[@gtarealestate8492]

Hello David- how would I buy one in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada?

[@Behemoth3434]

Is Olive a must for organic pools?

[@sunshinetoday129]

Looks good, but bloody expensive for a floating bucket

[@christopherhemingway7128]

I've emailed to try buy one but no response. Are these still available?

[@eugene9000pro]

Like for saving that spider

[@noneya1965]

Where can you buy this in US?

[@lapizypapel7300]

Hi David, I need a olive biofilter to Argentine, is it possible? I hope news.

[@eavening4149]

Does the olive's balance need to be redistributed after storms?

[@laurajordan1882]

Also how much does this cost ???

[@hgoose95]

Hi David, Would you ever consider licensing or selling the patent of this design so they can be mass produced to hit a better price point? I'd love one of these but the price is not affordable for what it is (even though it's an amazing design)

[@chrispreble11]

save yourself by making your own from a trash bin... tons of videos on youtube

[@genedunlap8384]

His is over complicated ideal much easier ways of doing this and yes KZbin is full of videos on this

[@mr.m.o.g.o.m.]

HOW MANY GALLO9NS A HOUR FOR FILTRATION?

[@Noah-dz5zx]

Do you sell/export to 🇿🇦🤔 And total cost

[@russelljenkins6606]

I wonder if there are any experts out there who can tell me what the differences are between the Ponds this guy builds and the fish/swimming ponds that they seem to be doing in the USA? Namely "Greg the pond guy" and the people who work with and for him. They seem to have a monopoly on swim/fish ponds in the USA, from what I can tell. The ponds seem to be the same, but also different in the way they're built and the filtration systems or lack there of. Any thoughts on which is better as far as build, materials and filtration? I have noticed the USA (seemingly mainly rock/gravel base) ponds are also built quite differently. I definitely prefer the look of the rock/waterfall types of ponds, however most of those are in suburban back yards. So they can use whatever they like. These ponds from this guy seem to be more... Sedate (for lack of a better word!) perhaps because they're all in rural settings and whilst they're not my favourite, they definitely suit the look of the properties better. They tend to use more native grasses and wood similar to the look of the surrounding area. I'm wondering if his lack of rocks is so it fits in with the area better or is it because of how different his filtration system is? Thoughts? Sorry, this turned out so much longer than I intended and I apologise if I didn't use the correct terminology. I just hope you understand what I'm getting at. I must add, I'm not knocking either build, I love them both, I just wonder why they're built and filtered so different and if one is more effective at filtration than the other? . Cheers. Ps: These ponds seem to have a lot more silt. Any ideas why?

[@cobre7717]

Us style ponds use waterpumps to move the water up and over the filtermedia and waterfall. That uses far more energy than a bubble lift and plant living eco filter.

[@unknownhuman5507]

The USA ponds consume more energy, therefore you can have a waterfall. David's ponds are designed to have a low energy consumption, mainly a 24w air compressor which move the water from filtration area into the pond. That's the only difference I can think of. If money is not a problem for you, I would go with the waterfall, but if you want to have a nice swimming pond (pool) with a low energy cost, then David's idea is your answer. I hope I made my response clear.

[@chinafish2310]

Like

[@leoantonio]

Can you instruct me on how to pay half of what you’re charging?

[@bradrobshaw9910]

Are You James May

[@ramstein74]

Can i use this in my pool and forget my filter/pump/water treatment products ???

[@thelapehomestead8217]

A giant fish tank filter

[@giovannifiorentino8947]

David, you should have wear a swimsuit.

[@donfree2040]

Very boring and not convincing,NEXT...

[@jasonmccombs8123]

This guy is horrible at instructions

[@sojournerinaforeignland5144]

I don't find that to be the case. I've listened to many of his videos and I've gained a lot of practical knowledge from him regarding natural ponds. He shares a wealth of information for free. He has videos which show very easy to understand concepts to help you understand how it all works. For instance on how to make various different types of very inexpensive air bubble pumps and skimmers, and showing scaled down models using aquarium fish tanks, etc.

[@michelschannel6816]

With k1 if you soak it for 2 days Potassium permanganate it sinks which will help great video love the filter