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5 Tips for Maintaining Your Koi Pond
Once you’ve built the koi pond of your dreams, you can keep it looking good and requiring few repairs with some basic maintenance steps.
Choosing Filtration Methods for a Koi Pond
Each fish produces plenty of waste in the form of ammonia, which is then broken down by bacteria and oxygen into nitrites and then subsequently broken down into nitrates.
What Pond Liners are Best for Koi Ponds?
Proper pond liner selection is crucial for koi ponds. While many plants will grow in practically any kind of liner, fish are much more sensitive to chemicals that can leach out from specific flexible and rigid materials.
Designing a Koi Pond That’s Easy to Maintain
Now that you know the basics of sizing and designing a koi pond, there’s still a few factors to consider in your project.
Protecting Your Fish from Predators
If you’ve never had fish living in your yard or near your business, you may have never seen the many predators that love to snack on expensive koi.
Picking a Pond Size Based on the Koi You Want to Keep
You’re free to design a koi pond based around the available space in your backyard and then calculate how many fish will fit in that space.
Extra Koi Pond Features Worth the Investment
Beyond the basics required for that koi to thrive, there are some optional pond features that are worth considering.
What Do Koi Need to Thrive?
As you dive into the fun world of koi, you'll discover that with the proper tools to keep your pond clean and your koi healthy, these fish can be your companions for 20 years or longer.