Getting Your Koi fishpond Prepared for Wintertime
Written by Owen Jones on October 3, 2009 – 4:08 am -by Frank Froggatt Although it is still late summer, it is time to start thinking about winterizing your Koi pond. Wintertime is kind of a down period for your fishpond, as there isn’t a whole lot going on through those months. Nevertheless, there are special precautions that you need to take before Winter arrives, to make sure that your pond and fish survive. Clean Up- Normally it takes about an entire weekend to wholly go over a pond. If it has any unwanted bulk material in it or around it, you need to clean it up. Inside your pond, clean up all leaves, silt, and other material from the bottom. Take out any of the flowers or plants in your pond that won’t survive winter. Cleaned up all of the garbage that is around your fishpond... more
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Koi Pond Filter Media – How to Pick the Right Kind
Written by John Stoner on August 26, 2009 – 4:13 am -by John Stoner If you have looked at Koi pond filtration systems lately you know there are many choices. Well it is no different when it comes to the filtration media that is available. I get asked all the time about what is the best media to use. There are two types of filtering to be accomplished – mechanical and biological. All media performs one or the other or both. They are both required for your Koi pond so what do they do? Well the mechanical filtration media removes large particulate waste material. Biological filtration fosters the growth of beneficial bacteria that breaks down pollutants in the water. For biological filtering Japanese matting is one of your best choices. It is made from thousands of tiny fiber strands formed... more
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Koi Pond Equipment – How to Keep the Water Crystal Clear
Written by John Stoner on August 15, 2009 – 5:21 am -by John Stoner Every Koi owner wants to have their fish swimming in crystal clear water. But exactly what do you have to do to get the water in a Koi pond that clear and how do you keep it clear? There are a few pieces of equipment that you might consider trying in your Koi pond. Consider using an ozone unit. Ozone has been used in aquariums for some time but its use in Koi ponds is relatively new. Ozone is created by passing air through a high voltage electrical discharge. The result is oxygen with an extra atom. This extra atom of oxygen is easily detached and in the process creates a powerful disinfectant effect, killing any living organisms in the water nearby. The ozone itself can never be let into the pond. It is very harmful to the fish.... more
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Pond Building
Written by Ricki Geotti on May 3, 2009 – 4:02 am -by Ricki Geotti Picture the scene there is nothing like relaxing in your garden watching your fish and taking in the sound of the flowing water. So may be it is time to bless your garden with a fantastic feature such as a pond. Ponds are not only a great hobby but they create a tranquill environment in your garden. A pond will attract other wild life to your garden. You can go for a wild life pond where you will not put any fish in or you can opt for the full fish experience. What about the type of fish that you might want to keep. Some people just have Koi so there whole pond is all about Koi, which are a beautiful fish and are not as hard to keep as some would have us believe. Goldfish are a worthy contenders for any pond, they come in many... more
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