Author: Mark Bodycott

You should know the answer to this very important question UpDated!! Here’s how to calculate the EXACT number of gallons of water in your koi pond hold? In order to help you with your koi or koi pond problems, I must know the amount of gallons in your koi pond. I’m very surprised of how many pond keepers just guess at the Read more...

Are your fish stressed because you’re not using the proper water conditioner? Q. I’m confused when it comes to water conditions that make my tap water safe for my fish when I do water changes. Some products say “removes chlorine” some say “removes chlorine and destroys chloramines” others say “removes chlorine and ammonia”. Read more...

Koi Pond Aerator or Koi Pond Heater? You must keep your koi pond water from freezing over. The most popular methods most pond keepers use are a pond heater and/or pond aerator. The best method is using a large aerator.   The reason is an aerator is less expensive to run all winter than a heater. Most important, however, an aerator removes Read more...

Why does the pH level in my koi pond fluctuate? Koi Fish Pond pH Level Guide How can I prevent a “DEADLY” pH crash in my koi fish pond? The pH level of your koi fish pond water fluctuates depending on the time of day you test your koi fish pond water. Testing your koi pond water in the morning for pH levels will give you a lower pH reading Read more...

What are the two life supporting elements in your koi pond that can be related to your home? A home without a solid foundation will fall. Your koi pond water pH will fall without a solid foundation of carbonates (KH). Good koi care means keeping the (KH) at a safe level in your koi pond. A safe KH (carbonate hardness) reading would be 140 to 180 Read more...

Proper winter pond care and preparing your koi pond fish for winter About thirty to sixty days BEFORE the temperature of your koi pond water drops below 65 degrees is the best time to treat your koi pond fish for flukes with Aqua Prazi and a good medicated fish food like Medi Koi for ten days. This treatment will insure your koi pond Read more...

When it comes to buying new koi fish, many pond keepers often have lots of questions about what to look for and where to buy. Where can I find a good healthy new koi fish? You can find good koi almost anywhere. Any source with a good reputation is probably a good place to buy koi. Pet superstores, garden centers, and any other place Read more...

Basic Koi Care Keeping pond Algae under control Pond Algae The Causes and Controls A real problem for many koi fish pond keepers is Algae and how to keep algae under control. You wake up one morning and there it is, a real “pain in the neck” that can give you headaches for months if it’s not kept under control. So what is algae, what Read more...

This brings me to a very important subject that I would like to share with you. Every year I receive phone calls in the early spring from pond keepers who have had a warm day or two and started working in their ponds. Like all of us they are experiencing “Spring Fever” and can’t wait to see our fish. The problem is, these one or two “ Read more...

Have questions about baby koi? A popular topic is “how do koi spawn?” The female koi will get “rushed” by the male koi. She will usually get chased by two or three males, and she will get wedged somehow in between rocks, behind the skimmer, or in plants or aqua mats, which are a fake kind of plant for ponds. The males come up behind her Read more...