| When considering building a Koi carp pond, one | | | | even before starting any construction and |
| must fist be clear on the reason and motivation | | | | development on a pond and surely before buying |
| behind taking on such a wonderful yet laborious | | | | or obtaining any Koi fish. |
| commitment. Throughout the world, Koi ponds | | | | Now none of this is meant to discourage Koi |
| bring different experiences to different people. In | | | | enthusiasts. But if you are seriously thinking of |
| China, Koi are believed to be bearers of good luck | | | | getting into such an extraordinary hobby, then |
| to their owners with Koi ponds bringing fulfilment | | | | you owe it to yourself, and your Koi, to get it |
| to their lives, while others around the world | | | | right the first time. Consider the alternative of |
| experience a sense of inner peace when relaxing | | | | having missed something after you have |
| by their garden ponds watching the Koi swim and | | | | completed everything, only to find that it could |
| even feeding right from their hands. In general, | | | | cost you more in time and money to rectify the |
| Koi have brought joy to those who have made | | | | issue then it did for your to build it in the first |
| these beautiful fish a part of their lives. | | | | place. |
| Today, more and more Koi enthusiasts are taking | | | | Are you ready to begin? Good. A few Koi carp |
| on the responsibility of building and maintaining a | | | | pond terms you should familiarize yourself with, |
| Koi carp pond. And with the vast resources of | | | | just to get you started on some basics of what |
| information available, its no wonder Koi are | | | | goes into pond maintenance are; mechanical |
| becoming ever popular as finding the right help | | | | filtration and why sand filters are bad, biological |
| and advice on caring for them has becomes more | | | | filtration, the Nitrogen Cycle, nitrifying bacteria - |
| readily available. | | | | what they are and what they do, denitrifying |
| In planning the development of a garden pond, | | | | bacteria - what they are and what they do, |
| one must fist understand the basics of what goes | | | | heterotrophic and autotrophic bacteria, organic and |
| into it in terms of construction, maintenance and | | | | inorganic waste products - what they are and |
| Koi keeping and, realize that it is a process of | | | | what happens to them. |
| both creativity and engineering. And even though | | | | Once you have done the research and gained the |
| the rewards of spending countless sunny | | | | basic knowledge, you will have a much better |
| afternoons in the tranquil surroundings of a Koi | | | | understanding of what a Koi pond entails regarding |
| garden pond, this endeavour should not be taken | | | | your time and commitment in raising these |
| lightly. As with any other pet hobby, this takes | | | | beautiful fish. With knowledge comes peace of |
| time, effort, patients and money to maintain. Also, | | | | mind, as you will feel more secure in getting things |
| because Koi can be quite sensitive to certain | | | | done the right way the first time, thus adding to |
| changes, keeping Koi and maintaining a Koi carp | | | | the enjoyment and serenity of completing and |
| pond requires the owner to learn all that they can, | | | | owning your very own Koi carp pond. |