Category Archives: Pond Design
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Bottom Drain Installation For Liner Pond (with optional air dome)
Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin in Installation / Manuals, Pond DesignStep 1 At the lowest point of the pond, stub up a 3 inch bottom drain and cap it off. If you are using the Advantage Bottom Drain Cover with built in Air Diffuser, you will need to install an air line. To do this, place a 3/4 inch PVC pipe for air exactly 12 [...]
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What Should I Look For When Selecting Someone to Build my Koi Pond?
Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin in Pond DesignDo not make the costly mistake of assuming that your landscaper or contractor knows how to build a koi pond correctly. You need to do your homework and give some serious thought as to how you want your koi pond to turn out. Review the previous questions and make notes as to what is important [...]
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How Many Koi Can I Put in My Pond?
Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin in Pond DesignThis is a good question and a hard one to answer. There is an optimum number of koi for each pond. The problem is, that number keeps changing. A well built 1500 gallon pond will easily sustain 30 koi 6 inches long. Two years later when those same 30 koi are now all 18 inches [...]
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Should I Install an Automatic Feeder on my Pond?
Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin in Pond DesignAutomatic feeders have their place. If you have a large pond and you want your koi to grow as fast as possible, then install an automatic feeder and feed them a high protein food 5 times a day during the whole summer. On the other hand, if you just want something to relieve you of [...]
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Should I Install Under Water Lights in my Pond?
Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin in Pond DesignUnder water lights installed in a pond extends the enjoyment of the pond beyond the daylight hours. The pond takes on a completely different look at night with lights in it. At night, because there is no glare from sunlight on the pond surface, the koi become more visible than ever. The only complaints we [...]
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Do I Need to Install an Ultraviolet Light?
Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin in Pond DesignNew ponds are especially prone to algae blooms until the whole ecological system of the pond matures, which may take several years. Ultraviolet lights are designed to kill any algae floating in the water. Algae blooms in ponds can turn a perfectly clear pond into a thick pea soup looking pond in a short period [...]
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How Important is it to Have an Auto-Fill?
Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin in Pond DesignAn auto-fill is one of those features that if you install one you will love it. It makes maintaining a pond so much easier. An auto-fill does just what the name implies. It will automatically keep the pond water at the same level all the time. As water evaporates, it will automatically replace it. They [...]
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How Important is it to Have Jets?
Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin in Pond DesignJets are very often overlooked by beginners when building a pond. Anyone who has ever had properly installed jets in their pond would never consider building a pond without them. Jets have several wonderful benefits. They provide exercise for the fish because they love to swim in the current. By installing the proper type of [...]
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How Important is it to Have a Skimmer?
Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin in Pond DesignA skimmer can make the difference between enjoying a pond and beginning to resent it. A properly functioning skimmer will collect the leaves and anything else that lands on the surface of your pond into a net or basket, where it can be easily disposed of. Without a skimmer, you are sentenced to a life [...]
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How Important is it to Have a Bottom Drain?
Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin in Pond DesignAnother common mistake that is almost impossible to correct after the pond is built is failure to install a bottom drain. Bottom drains are a must for a successful koi pond. To maintain proper water quality you need to get the fish waste into the filter so it can be removed from the system. Without [...]
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