| There is a great variety of koi pond construction | | | | amount of oxygen in your koi pond water. Proper |
| equipment that includes skimmers which help get | | | | amount of aeration is crucial for koi wellness and |
| rid of water surface wreckage. Some others are | | | | also helps in avoiding algae. |
| aerial systems and water pumps used to | | | | A rubber water stop is a seal consisting of a ring |
| re-circulate the pond water so more oxygen can | | | | for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint. It is put |
| be dissolved into it. The koi ponds built in the | | | | into several kinds of concrete tubes that are used |
| Japan are more sophisticated and more advanced | | | | everywhere from swimming pools to artificial |
| as compared to normal backyard fish gardens. | | | | polar bear habitats at zoos to modern gardens. |
| They are constructed with care, skill and | | | | The modern day koi pond filter is not a sole piece |
| ingenuity, in other words they are works of art. | | | | of equipment; but it is a combination of different |
| They represent some amazing engineering designs | | | | tools. A good koi pond filter should incorporate a |
| that are not noticed in regular fish gardens. | | | | water pump. |
| It is interesting to note that aesthetics is a big | | | | A catch basin is used in case you shut down your |
| factor in furnishing a koi garden. The exterior of | | | | pond's water pump. All of the excess water that |
| the garden is sometimes more important than the | | | | is flowing upstream in your koi garden will |
| fish itself. The position, shape, adjoining materials, | | | | eventually come down towards the lowest point |
| and building techniques are finely tweaked to | | | | in your pond. This could cause deluging and other |
| produce the desired scenery. A pool's boundary is | | | | unwanted side effects. A catch basin is used |
| especially important. There are a few standard | | | | when such situation takes place. Koi pond biological |
| edge treatments; however, the typical 'gogan' | | | | filtration is another method of prevention of |
| pattern and the application of large boundary | | | | accumulating pond waste products. |
| borders is widely used. | | | | A water garden pump is an important tool for koi |
| Almost every vibrant Japanese koi garden | | | | pond construction. The most popular koi gardens |
| includes several big stones mounted at the water | | | | in Japan are around one hundred years old and |
| line. These large smooth masses of rock can | | | | are made primarily of soil. Such ponds are |
| reach a weight of several tons. These require | | | | nurtured by canals, streams and rivers. This koi |
| special engineering techniques that are not visible | | | | pond construction is not feasible for most |
| to the public but are equally important to your pet | | | | backyard koi owners who need to run fresh |
| pond construction. | | | | water pumps to operate a self-possessed |
| Aeration is the process of exposing your pond to | | | | system. |
| the air. Koi garden aeration assures the right | | | | |