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Things You Should Learn About When Building Your Koi Pond Water Garden
If you want to keep koi, you will have to make them their habitat. It will be unkind to keep your koi fish in an aquarium since they can grow large and will need enough space and depth to swim about. You need to build a koi pond water garden. With a well-planned and properly designed koi pond water garden, you will be providing your fish a healthy environment where they can flourish and grow more beautiful as they grow older.
Designing Your Koi Pond
You will need to properly plan the particular features of your koi pond water garden. The most common mistake of first time koi keepers is building their pond way too small. If you do so, you will be limiting the number of fish and also plants that you can add into the water garden. According to professionals, the minimum volume capacity of a koi pond water garden has to be at least a thousand gallons. The depth has to be at least 3 feet however 4 to 5 feet depth are more ideal.
More than the volume capacity and depth, however, you will also need to be worried about the surface area when determining the stocking density of your pond. Koi are large and need a lot of dissolved oxygen in the water. And, dissolved oxygen is found directly from the atmosphere at the pond's surface. Insufficient supply of oxygen will stress the fish and increase their chances of being sick.
If you can't provide the required surface area, or if you plan to increase your koi population in the exact same pond, you can employ a biofiltration system. Making use of waterfalls with small steps can also increase the oxygen levels in your koi pond water garden. More than being useful, your waterfalls can also add visual and audible appeal to your pond.
If you want to see more of your fish, keep away from a circular design with a deep center. The koi will tend to stay near the center and frequently at the bottom so you will can't observe them properly. A unique pond shape is more desirable; keep the deepest areas of the pond within a few feet of the edge so you can see more of your koi.
Where to Put Your Koi Pond Water Garden
You can appreciate your pond more if it is constructed close to your house. Choose a location where you can view the pond all through the year. The pond must not be on the receiving end of runoff rain to prevent getting fertilizers, chemicals and biological debris straight into your pond water. See how you will need to change the topography to isolate the pond.
Outdoor ponds usually attract wildlife including predators like herons, kingfishers, cats, raccoons, foxes and also badgers. They can quickly empty your pond of its fish. You will have to provide for overhangs over the water to prevent mammals from getting in. The depth of your pond will avert herons from standing in your pool. Your shade trees can shield your koi from the aerial view of predatory birds. If necessary, you may have to use string nets or wires over the surface of your koi pond water garden.
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