By: RC Moore | 2012-05-06 | Gardening A koi pond water garden creates beauty and looks more natural. The plants give the koi shelter and food and help remove fish waste from the water making it easier to have crystal clear water without very large mechanical and biological filtration. read more
By: Douglas Cain | 2010-04-01 | Pets For a fish hobbyist, one of the most important pieces of equipment to have is a water filter. It's only natural that since your Koi will be living in your garden pond permanently (unless you sell them), you should go to all lengths to keep the water as clean and as debris-free as possible. In fact, it's even more important for a pond to have a properly-sized Koi filter because it's located outdoors. read more
By: Felix Sandford | 2010-03-27 | Landscaping Garden koi ponds are becoming very popular, I am not the least bit surprised. Japanese Koi fish are brilliant fish, ask any koi fish owner, they will tell you what incredible pets they make. read more
By: Kate Nakamura | 2010-12-04 | Pets Koi Ponds and Koi Keeping were once upon a time, considered luxuries only afforded by the rich and famous. Nowadays, with the explosion of interest in koi-keeping the world over, the costs connected with such an absorbing hobby have come within the grasp of many more people. read more
By: Mike Araujo | 2010-04-03 | Pets The water in which your Koi thrive and live is where they eat, sleep and feed, that's why keeping your pond clean should be one of your top priorities. Having a clean pond will give your pets a stress free life, otherwise, if you have an unclean one, your fish will suffer and die. read more
By: Jessica Arons | 2010-03-30 | Recreation & Sports The success of your garden Koi pond and the health of your fish depend on the strength of your filtration system. Getting the proper biological filtration system up and running can be a pain. For instance, if you have a 50,000 liter pond and a pump that moves X liters of water per hour, it would be pumping (X*24) liters per day. Take that number and divide it by 50,000 liters and you have your turnover rate. read more
By: Efe Giolla | 2010-03-29 | Recreation & Sports You know the beauty of a waterfall, its serene look is peaceful and with the composed way it flows it just calms anyone who sees it. The same should be said for your Koi pond construction. read more
By: Efe Giolla | 2010-03-30 | Recreation & Sports Nowadays, you will find a Koi garden in almost every second home that you see. Koi gardens are ecosystems complete with landscape and a fresh water pond containing Koi fish. read more
By: Harry Bernstein | 2010-03-31 | Recreation & Sports Building and maintaining a backyard koi pond is not as difficult as it seems. Just follow these few key tips & you will have a Top Rate Koi Pond you can be proud of. The key to koi pond maintenance is to regularly monitor the pond, and set up a regular cleaning schedule. read more
By: Efe Giolla | 2010-03-29 | Pets Any fish hobbyist would know that water filter is a vital equipment to ensure clean and healthy water for your fish. Hence, people who are interested in maintaining a Koi garden need to get a Koi filter installed in their pond to keep the pond free of debris and other dirt. read more
By: wendy | 2011-06-22 | Gardening Creating a koi fish pond in your garden is an ambitious project, but one that is not beyond the abilities of the amateur gardener. You will need to do some planning and probably recruit friends and neighbours to help with some parts of the creation, but in the end you will have a beautiful and unusual water feature in your garden. read more
By: Jonathon Matthews | 2010-04-02 | Recreation & Sports Planning and caring for your Koi Garden is one of the best parts of having koi. Some people use the opportunity of combining several hobbies; their love of koi and their love of gardening. With creative planning, and little forethought, why not plan a little bench seat in a shady spot where you can relax and enjoy watching your koi or read a good book. You can turn your koi garden into a rock garden, or even a flower garden where you can harvest bright, beautiful flowers for your kitchen table or your living room during the growing season. There are many possibilities. read more
By: Jack Fromwell | 2010-04-02 | Landscaping In my mind when I think of a garden I think of plants. But when I think of my fish in conjunction with the garden I can see the aesthetics improving already. There are several different kinds of gardens but I will be talking about the Koi variety in this article. read more
By: John Madu | 2010-03-27 | Recreation & Sports A growing number of people are looking into Koi carp ponds as a way to add a bit of flavour and beauty to their backyards and their homes. Koi and carp kept in the same pond is generally a great option for keeping fish with variety and yet harmony, since the first Koi fish that were kept in the imperial palaces in china were bred from a variety of coloured carp fishes. read more
By: John Madu | 2010-03-27 | Pets There are various reasons why people put up koi ponds and study the basics of koi pond design. For some, it may be a way of creating a private space to unwind and relax in once the long day has run its course. For others, however, it is one of the sure-fire ways of adding beauty, elegance, and touch of nature at the backyard. Others simply place ponds in order to house their prized fish. read more