Need help on products...

[kmu]

Hi there it seems that I like to make all my marine products online orders from you guys and would like some help on getting some equipment for my koi pond...

Well its a 40,000g Koi pond with about 100 assorted koi from 6" to 12" and about 10 koi in the 20" plus range...

Currently I run a 5hp pump with several outputs trough out the pond...

Is there any type of mechanical filter you guys recomend? how about UV filters, are they worth it in koi ponds?

I want to get rid of the bad smell the pond is producing right now, is there any additive I can add to neutralize it? would the UV work for that?

THX in advance...

 

[coryc]

Hi,

To be honest, most of us at PA are reefers and have very little if any experience with ponds. I have a small pond (120g) and use only a UV and plants for filtration. The water stays clear and I don't have any odors. Especially now.......... it's frozen.

Perhaps some day we will enter the koi pond arena. A reef pond would be fun to try also.

Cory

 

[Wheeldog63]

Hey, kmu, I am not a PA employee but I do work in a LFS in Muncie, IN that deals with ponds, one thing you need to check on is your water parameters in your pond. That sounds like you have a good amount of flow, which is one key to keeping it clean, the next step to take is to get a good variety of differant plants in there to help pull out organics in the pond. If you are looking at mecanical filters I recomend a wet-dry type setup. I have had some people around here set up ones out of old 5-gallon buckets that are filled with some bio-balls or bio-material. As far as UV goes, I really like running it on ponds and think it is very helpful in getting out many contaminates. Hope this helps out some. I think one of the keys is plant life and water movement. I would check out some guys in the other foreums I think they are into this stuff and might be able to give you better advice I just deal with it minorly. Oh yeah one thing I think that works fairly well is barley straw. Ask around at local pond shops and they should be able to help ya out.

~Kelly

 

[Wheeldog63]

I just realized the size of your pond, DAMN that is a lot bigger then I am used to dealing with. but I still think the same principles apply to it. I would look around for some Koi boards I am sure there are some nice ones.