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Koi Pond Filter has many advantages

August 15th, 2010 | by admin |

If you’re planning to have a water garden or a fish shoal, look into a koi pond filter. It’s one of the most valuable part of your garden pond.

These garden pond device comes in many configurations, determined by cost and intricacy. Depending your pond’s design, a koi pond filter, aerator and pump are a necessity.

Installation wouldn’t be a problem, you can place these within the garden pond or at the outside.

However you have to choose your devices wisely because each has their own advantages and restrictions.

A basket filter is the most basic type of koi pond filter. You can stationed these at the surface of the pond or underwater. These pond filters work by forcing the water through a net which captures larger debris which then returns the water to the pond.

These filters are a basic necessity for any pond. Comes in many types, all of them are capable of removing debris of different sizes. But the basket needs to be cleaned from time to time to avoid clogging. Do this according to the given schedule of your filter device provider.

An improved type of filter today is the UV filter. It’s available in your favorite garden store today. This type of proves true the saying that “sunlight is the best disinfectant.” The way is works- the UV radiation of sunlight kills algae and microorganisms efficiently. You just have to like these process.

Microorganisms and algae are never good for your pond. Your fish suffers a lot when algae starts to develop in the water. When you have a pond filter, the water is exposed to powerful ultraviolet rays which then neutralizes the microorganisms.

This type of pond filter does require cleaning. The UV bulb housing may become encrusted with grime after a time and this needs to be removed so that the maximum possible amount of UV light is delivered to the water that travels through the pump.

Small amounts of water would go in these pumps at some point. These are great enhancement, but they can’t handle great quantities of water, sufficient for the safety of the pond.

Another type is the bacterial garden pond filter. It uses good live organisms to purify the water from algae which preys on the fish and pond occupants.

However, these pumps need to be primed with bacteria before they are set to work and clean the water. According to your manufacturer’s advice, this pumps are re-primed frequently in its few weeks of first use and then at intervals much longer thereafter.

After this is done, the “pond scum” and algae cease and die. And when you shift to the basket filter, more often, good viable results follow.

Usually, bacterial filter works for a long time, sometimes taking a few months, just to clean the foul water that has accumulated in your pond. But install these pond filters before the problem of algae shows up. It saves you a lot of time, for algae puts out a mess once the plants starts to grow.

The results of the type of your filtration has an impact with regards to the volume of your pond. So you really have to mull over the actions you take.

Also as a reminder, do not cut corners in the area where you place the pond filters. This is not a good idea. Try something else.

These devices should also be able to filter at least half of the volume of water per hour. This is a standard but not a requirement.

Though you might feel the costs of Koi pond filter a tad expensive. But its worth it in the long run.

Having an effective filtration technology, do lets your fish thrive in such a perfect garden pond habitat. And this is the only thing that a that a gardener should want.

Written by:
Custom Stone and Waterscapes
3829 Parkhill Place Southwest, Calgary, AB T2S 2W6
(403)870-1142

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