Koi ponds.........?
how do you get rid of algae in a koi pond?
Best answer:
Answer by grannygrunt28391
It depends on which type of algae.
Know Your Algae
http://www.vnwg.com/culture_tips01.jsp
If it's the type of algae that is making your pond look like split pea soup, It's easy to clear up in a few days if it is that type it will eventually cut off the oxygen supply to your koi which need more oxygen than most other fish.
Koi Need Oxygen
Koi need a lot of oxygen, almost as much as we do when resting.
http://www.coloradokoi.com/koi_oxygen.htm
You have several options, I myself like seeing the bottom of my pond and what is down there that needs to come out. I run an aerator and 24 watts of UV lights and biological filters.
My pond is 2000 gallons. Maybe 3 or 4,000 come spring lol!
[Some people use barley straw to clear up the algae but that doesn't put extra oxygen in the water for my koi.]
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They have excellent prices and usually free shipping
Below is a really good one and a good price.
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This one has about the best price for the combo UV lights and Bio/ filters
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Fishmate/UV & Bio Pond Filter
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Garden ponds and the Koi are expensive hobbies but well worth it.
I have Koi,goldfish,comets,shubunkins
and 2 perch for birth control of the goldfish. I guess I'll have to pan fry because they aren't doing the job lol!
I have new ones every spring. (just so you'll know those 2 perch are part of the family as well.) I had a construction worker out here one day and he looked in the pond and said they were the biggest perch he ever saw and he wanted to catch them. I guess feeding them like the other fish increases their size.
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first, i agree with grannygrunt.
is your pond exposed to direct sun?? if so, surely you will be having algae problems. not only that, you kois may suffer from “skin burns”. for me, basic requirements are : biological filter (filter mats), mechanical filter (brush), aerator (hi-blow), pump (i use Sequence pump) & ultra-violet light.
good luck!!