We have curated Aqua Magazine’s New Product page to bring you specific products for pool owners that can help you make your holiday shopping easier. If your are having a holiday party and want your pool sparkly clean you might want to consider signing up for our weekly pool cleaning service. If you are already […]
When it comes to American traditions Thanksgiving is my favorite. This day, unique to our culture, celebrates the people and things in our lives and makes a feast out of it. Today we want to share our family recipe for turkey, which basically is an adaptation of a pork recipe served in our native Barranquilla, […]
With Halloween around the corner, you are probably thinking of ways to decorate your house for a Halloween themed pool party. Besides the mandatory skeleton on a tube or the floating pumpkins, today we want to talk about an easy way to set the right mood with lighting. In recent years, LED lights have increasingly […]
For this month’s blog, we decided to show you one of the amazing swimming pools and spa destinations around the world as it appeared in the swimming pool industry magazine Aqua. The writer is Aqua Magazine Senior Editor Eric Herman. It’s a place made for bucket lists. Nestled in a box canyon in Mexico’s Mezquital […]
Read More… from The Waters of Tolantongo: Mexico’s Volcanic Oasis
The right answer is: It depends. 1. Check the pressure on the pressure gauge. If it’s too high it’s time to clean it 2. Take into consideration the size of your swimming pool and the size of your pool filter. If your pool was fitted with a smaller than recommended pool filter, you are gonna […]
Read More… from How Often Should You Clean Your Pool Filter’s Cartridge
Forth of July is all about celebrating our beautiful country and what is more American than a pool party and good all BBQ. In our house, we give it a twist with a meat recipe inspired by the great Latin American traditions of asado in Argentina and churrasco in Brazil. Maybe the secret is our […]
Read More… from Asado de Picanha, our 4th of July BBQ Tradition
If your dad loves his pool then an automatic pool cleaner could be the ultimate gift for him. There are many models out there. If you want to simplify your shopping, here are three very good options to consider: Dorado by Pentair The Dorado suction-side cleaner delivers simple, powerful cleaning you can see and feel. […]
With Mother’s day around the corner, we want to give you some tips on how to host a poolside brunch honoring the mothers in your family. Let mom sleep late and then have her sit at the table and relax in her swimsuit as she gets all the attention. Decor You don’t have to go […]
So now that the pool season has started and spring is in full swing with all the flowers and leaves falling into your pool, you might be thinking that you want to give an extra help to your pool by adding chlorine tablets to your floater. Is this a good idea?It depends. Most tablets are composed of chlorine and cyanuric acid (CYA), or stabilizer, as it is commonly known. And the interaction between these two chemicals is very important to the proper sanitizing of your pool.“CYA is needed to
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The landscaping around your pool affects it in more ways than you know. Not only do all of those leaves from the surrounding trees make it look dirty but they also alter the delicate chemistry of your pool water. Leaves, seeds, flowers or sticks are all organic material rich in phosphates. And guess what? Phosphates […]
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