Low Cost Pond filtration With Sand Filter

Sand Filter Work, Pic From reuk.co.uk

KOI POND FILTER -- For small koi pond keepers, sand filter devices will be one of the most economical options when it comes to pond filtration. This is because the mechanical filtration is far better than most other mechanical filtration devices on the market today and the sand bed will also serve as a biological filter, eliminating the need to purchase more than one filtering device. Sand Filter has been shown to polish the pond water and make it sparkling clear.

How To Select Taishio Sanshoku/Sanke

Sanke or Taishio Sansoku is one of Koi Type from Gosanke Class, other type in gosanke are Kohaku and Showa.The word Sanke literally means tri-color, the three colors being red, white and black. in Japanese Characters, the word Sanke is also read Sanshoku, the term used in early works on Koi.Selecting a good sanke is very similar to selecting a good kohaku koi Fish.

Basic Sanke Colors
Sanke is a three colored fish with hi (red) and sumi (black) markings on a white body.
- As with the Kohaku, the depth of these colors is very important. The white should be the color of snow - a yellowish white does not give a good background for the pattern to stand out and gives the fish a dull appearance.

Aquatic Plants Function For Koi Pond

AQUATIC PLANT FUNCTION -- Aquatic plant has a function as a counterweight balance eco-system. Aquatic plant also make water garden or koi pond beautiful. They aid in the absorption of excess nutrients as well as beautifying any waterscape.They improve the water quality of your freshwater tank while enhancing the natural beauty of your koi pond and providing shelter and security for your fish.

Koi Type Part II :Utsurimono,Asagi and Tancho

This continuance of the first article about Koi Classification to help us know and familiar with koi variety. In this article the next three tipe of koi Utsurimono, Asagi and Tancho will describe.

UTSURIMONO

Utsurimono is The black Koi with a colored pattern.Include in Utsurimono type are Shiro Utsuri , Hi Utsuri and Ki Utsuri.

Koy Type Part III :Hikarimono, Goromo And Hikarimoyo

After described Gosanke,Shiro,Utsurimono,Asagi and Tancho, Next tipe of Koi are Hikarimono, Goromo And Hikarimoyo.

Hikarimono
The metallic Koi with only one color for a pattern.

Nezu Ogon

Nezu Ogon are an old type of Ogon. They are a metallic colored dark grey Koi. As with other
Ogons, the color should be uniform throughout the fish. Also, look for any signs of previous damage, for any scars will take away from any Ogon's look.

Koi Diseases

KOI DISEASES -- Such as human Koi can also get can get sick. The best way to keep a Koi beautiful and healthy is good water quality. Koi diseases easy attack in the dirty water. Good water quality can be obtained by having a good filter system. As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is equal to a pound of cure. The most common Koi diseases and ailments that can harm a Koi. Koi keepers must be carefull and check Koi health every time. If koi have certain disease usually shows signs of a habbit. Koi keepers must quarantine sick koi from pond and cure them.

Selecting And Culling Koi Fish

SELECTING KOI FISH --- Why good Koi Fish are so expensive? The answers because the selection process to obtain good quality of koi is very long and complicated. From thousands of fry only a few are selected to be a good koi fish. Koi that have a standard specification of good koi very rare among thousand of tosai, selected Koi is the best. Breeding Koi starting with selecting good parent of koi, spawning process, and step by step selection and culling process by time and size of koi. The selection process will result koi with variety of quality. Koi with the best quality will be expensive and be winner in koi champion.

How to Place Pump In Koi Pond

WATER PUMP IN KOI POND -- There are two ways to place water pump in koi pond . It comes to the basic construction of your koi pond filtration system. You can use either a pump-fed or gravity-fed system. There are advantages and disadvantages to both so you need to carefully consider the alternatives. Pump-fed filters are perhaps the quickest and easiest form of filtration to install, because they can easily be added to any pond. On a pump-fed system, the pump is simply positioned in the pond, and the water is pumped from here to an above-ground filter system, which must be located so that the return is higher than the pond because the water returns to the pond via gravity.