Bog Filter , Enhanched Koi Pond Filtration

BOG FILTER -- Pond filter maintain water quality and make beautiful  koi  fish. Bog filter system employs a lush planting of gorgeous, water-loving plants to remove excess nutrients and improve water quality. A bog filter is an area dedicated for the dense planting of water-loving marginal or bog plants. It is a smaller, supplementary pond usually 10-20% of the size of the main water feature.

Veggie Filter For Koi Pond

Veggie Filter, Photo http://www.atlantakoiclub.org

A Veggie Filter have a beneficial effect on the water conditions in fish tanks. Because Veggie Filter absorb minerals including some metabolic waste products from the water, converting these into plant mass. A veggie filter (natural biofilter) is a separate water feature about 1 to 1 1/2 feet deep that is home to lots of aquatic plants (pond plants) that are deliberately starved of nutrients.In order to survive they absorb the nutrients directly from the pond water. These nutrients (nitrates) are present due to the activities of the Nitrogen Cycle, taking place in the fish pond.