Koi Pond Care
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Your Tap Water Can Cause Pond Fish Loss!
Are your fish stressed because you’re not using the proper water conditioner? Q. I’m confused when it comes to water conditions that make my tap water safe for my fish when I do water changes. Some products say “removes chlorine” some say “removes chlorine and destroys chloramines” others say “removes chlorine and ammonia”. Read more... -
Koi Pond Aerator or Pond Heater??
Koi Pond Aerator or Koi Pond Heater? You must keep your koi pond water from freezing over. The most popular methods most pond keepers use are a pond heater and/or pond aerator. The best method is using a large aerator. The reason is an aerator is less expensive to run all winter than a heater. Most important, however, an aerator removes Read more... -
Dead koi caused by low pH levels
Why does the pH level in my koi pond fluctuate? Koi Fish Pond pH Level Guide How can I prevent a “DEADLY” pH crash in my koi fish pond? The pH level of your koi fish pond water fluctuates depending on the time of day you test your koi fish pond water. Testing your koi pond water in the morning for pH levels will give you a lower pH reading Read more... -
Koi pond water ph crash
What are the two life supporting elements in your koi pond that can be related to your home? A home without a solid foundation will fall. Your koi pond water pH will fall without a solid foundation of carbonates (KH). Good koi care means keeping the (KH) at a safe level in your koi pond. A safe KH (carbonate hardness) reading would be 140 to 180 Read more... -
Pond Plants
Plants can be a great addition to your koi pond. There are three types of pond plants: Floaters, Drifters, and Potted. Drifters are pond plants such as anacharis and cabomba. They will eventually put down roots, but drift for the most part. Floaters are plants such as hyacinths and water lettuce. Planted ones are those such as water celery or Read more... -
Controlling Pond Algae
Basic Koi Care Keeping pond Algae under control Pond Algae The Causes and Controls A real problem for many koi fish pond keepers is Algae and how to keep algae under control. You wake up one morning and there it is, a real “pain in the neck” that can give you headaches for months if it’s not kept under control. So what is algae, what Read more... -
Dissolved Oxygen
We are grateful to the dedicated professors and researchers at our universities for their contributions to aquaculture. Because of their hard work and attention to detail, they have given us the information we need to keep our ponds and fish healthy, so we can enjoy the wonderful past time of pond keeping. Dissolved Oxygen for Fish Production Read more...
