new2koi

ive been to my local fish shop and had my water tested and was told it was really good.I have only had my pond 9 months which is 800 gls how often sould i do a water change if at all???????

koimaster

if your water is fine you dont need to do a water change , welcome to the site. its lke the old saying if it aint broken don't fix it or something like that

nishikiboy

Welcome to the forum !
You should be proud of yourself !

" Look after the water, and the Koi will look after themselves "

that's the best advice Ive ever had !!!!

It's not a bad thing to change 10% of water per week,
so long as you de-chlorinate the replacement water.
otherwise as koimaster says ... if it ain't broke, don't fix it !!!

What filtration do you have etc ?
Peter

new2koi

thanks ,my wife keeps telling me im readind to much

new2koi

one of them old green filter boxes was my father inlaws an 8watt uv light and 3 air stones in the pond and 1 in the filter.Should i put any plants in the pond???

nishikiboy

No disrespect to your wife, BUT let her read her ladies magazines,
and you subscribe to the monthly koi mags " koi carp " " koi "
and look in on here !
You could also join your local bkks section ( you would get to see other members ponds, and they are likely to have a local Koi healthcare specialist among their members ! )
Many of our ladies do not appreciate how addictive Koi keeping is !
and with that comes a hunger for knowledge !
You keep reading my friend, and don't forget to look in on here regularily,
Koimaster is putting some VERY good threads on here at the moment re: Koi healthcare and treatments.
Don't be afraid to ask anything, we will ALWAYS try to help,
we learn from each other's experience and from each other's mistakes.
There are also some very good DVD's on sale,
look at Koi Videos @ Koi Keeper.com
Peter.

nishikiboy

Koi will dig in the plant baskets and rip the plants apart and eat them, and eat the roots ! If the soil in the basket contains nutrients this will not only pollute the water, it will fertilise and encourage green algae and the dreaded blanket weed !!!!!
Koi and plants do not mix.

I have seen Koi in man-made Lakes where the National Water Lily collection is held, but on closer inspection, the lilies were fenced off from the koi under the surface, to keep them away !

Wild carp will dig and rumage all day, so will Nishikigoi given the chance,
they have been referred to as aquatic pigs, because of their behaviour !
Peter.

ps the air stones would be better the other way round, 3 in media, 1 in pond !

new2koi

thanks for the advice,just out of interest what is is the reason for putting the air stones in my filter??

nosmo

Here's a good info site for you on all topics. Enjoy and welcome to Extreme koi

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koimaster

just becareful with dose's of med's etc there are alot of u.s sites and other non uk sites that the dose per gal will be wrong for uk gallonage