koifishgirl
Koi Kichi
Jan 4, 2005, 11:21 PM
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Re: [kelabukoi] filling the pond
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 Add some water plants that kind of help things along the way, let the pond cycle for about a month and then add a few goldfish and see how they do before you add koi. If the goldfish survive, the koi will. Let the goldfish stay in the water for a couple of weeks to make sure everthing is ok before adding koi. Get you a water test kit and check water quality before adding fish and make sure you get one that will check everthing When you fill the pond go to your water meter and look check it and when you fill the pond you can tell how many gallon of water that you have in your pond or go to a web site that sells pond liner and they will have a place where you can type in the size of your pond and it will tell you how many gallons you have. You can also stay away from chimicals if you want, If your water has colorine in it you can let the water stay in the pond and up and running for at least 4 days and the colorine will disapate in the air if you have a good waterfall. This is what I do because I dont like chemicals. Also when you add the goldfish to your pond this will help establish your pond, that is why you need to wait a couple of weeks before adding koi. If you know someone that has a established pond see if they will let you have a piece of there eatablished filter and you can put your fish in the next day. You can give them a new piece of your filter pad in place of the old one
Judy
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