The most important water conditioner you can have as a koi hobbyist is an chlorine remover. Most of us are on municipal water sources which are going to contain chlorine and probably chloramines. These Must be removed before they are allowed to effect the koi. The best chlorine removers are also ammonia binders. In order for a chlorine remover to also remove chloramines it must have an ammonia binder. For many koi ponds, a good dechlorinator and ammonia binder is the only treatment you will ever really need.
Other helpful tools are products that container Live nitrifying bacteria. There are many many “biofilter bacteria” type products out there and while they won't hurt anything and might help a little, products with actual live bacteria in the bottle will be the best. These are refrigerated products because the bacteria will go dormant when kept cold and allow the product to be stored for longer periods. If you see a koi pond nitrifying bacteria product that is stored at room temperature, don't expect too much from it.
Another one of favorite water treatments is Koi Clay. Koi Clay is a mineral rich calcium bentonite clay. It will add tons of minerals to your pond which will help every living thing, from the koi to the bacteria in the bio filter. It will also help give you crisp clear water. Good koi clay should be 100% clay and not have any other additives.
A distant cousin to the clarifier is the sludge reducer. These products are used heavily in the rock bottom koi pond market to help control the waste and sludge that get trapped between the rocks. Most don't do a whole lot. The only real way to remove heavy sludge deposits between the rocks is to drain the pond and wash out the rocks. For more on rock bottom ponds.
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