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Friday, March 18, 2016

Koi Pond Filter With Trickle Filters

Trickle Filter, Photo From makeakoipond.com
Trickle filters are filters in the koi pond that are designed for biological filtration of pond water in 'dry' mode. Dry mode filtration simply means that the filter media are not submerged under water. Trickle Filter also called trickle towers. Trickle filters allow water to freely flow out of the tank by means of an overflow. As the name implies, an overflow is a mechanism that allows water to just flow out of the fish tank when it reaches a certain level. Advance Trickle Filter is Bakki Shower Filter.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Koi Pond Cleaning

Koi Pond Cleaning
KOI POND CLEANING -- Cleaning a koi pond is important for koi health, but least enjoyable. Koi Fish pond changes through the seasons, so will your challenges in keeping it healthy. A healthy, thriving pond is a living entity in balance with nature. It is essential to appreciate why a natural pond is the perfect model for you own backyard pond, and what is likely to happen if you deviate from that ideal, that is what makes spring maintenance so important. Often a dreaded part of Pond ownership, Routine Maintenance is an inevitability and absolute necessity.

Monday, March 14, 2016

Show Quality Koi

These kois are winner of The 39th All Japan Nishikigoi Show (Tokyo-Show). Beautiful koi with good patern, color and overall beauty. They breeded by famous koi breeder.We can refered to them if we are breeding koi to obtain good koi fish in our pond. Although we are not a professional breeder , be satisfied if we can produce good quality of Koi.

1. Gigantic Champion/Best in Variety
85Bu Showa Sanshoku
Mr. N Budiono Gunawan (Indonesia)
Bred by Dainichi Koi Farm


Showa change very much as they grow.This Koi Type can also take a long time to develop, many times 5 or more years to finish. Many times the black is very deep and only comes out as the fish grows. For this reason, when you see gray areas in the white, it may be deep black that will appear later rather than poor quality white.

Degree in the show is "Gigantic Koi Division Overall Champion" can be translated also as 1st Runner Up GC, while the 2nd Runner Upnya usually called as "Jumbo Koi Division Overall Champion"

Friday, March 11, 2016

Asagi Koi Fish

The Asagi koi is one of the oldest varieties of Koi Fish and has provided the basis for many subsequent varieties. Its back is covered in a net-like reticulated scale pattern of indigo, navy blue or pale blue. The light blue head should be clear and unblemished. The base of the pectoral fins, tail fin, stomach and gill plates is a deep orange or red color.Viewed from above, the Asagi Koi Fish has a dorsal area that extends from the tail to a point just forward of the gill openings and which is covered with a reticulated pattern of scales which are bordered by a much lighter color, be this a light blue through white.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Using Barley Straw To Control Algae

There are two ways to control the growth of algae in garden ponds, UV light and barley straw. Barley Straw is a natural way to control algae in your water garden. As you know algae booming will make green water. Barley straw releases a natural algae inhibitor as it bio-degrades. Barley Straw is used to curb the growth of string or filamentous algae which cannot be destroyed using UV lights. This also helps rid the pond of any kind of stench and makes water sparkle.There are many different forms of barley straw such as actual straw, bales, pellets and extract (liquid).