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Catching Fresh Ideas: How
to Build Koi Pond
Koi are beautiful and easy to keep.
Here are some quick ideas about how
to build koi pond. Or koi patio ponds!
Wanna know how to build koi pond? Well, there are several different ways to go when looking into how to build a koi pond. As this quick and dirty constructing koi pond guide reveals.
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Tips for Keeping
When looking into keeping a koi pond you want to plan on a surface area of 50 (plus) square feet. For example an 8-foot-diameter circular pond. Or a 5x10-foot rectangle. That is dug to a depth of 1 1/2 to 2 feet.
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After digging the hole it's not a bad idea to line the sides and the bottom with 2 inches of wet sand. Then lay in your fish pond liners as the foundation of your water garden..
Covering Koi Pond From Direct Sun
It's a good idea to keep your koi pond cover from sun. So situate your pond in partial shade.Besides being in full sun makes the water too hot and your koi might get sunburned. (Although you could use a pond koi umbrella. ) Not to mention full sun creates an environment where algae will flourish.
The Importance of Keeping Plants in a Koi Pond
To protect them from raccoons and herons, provide enough plants to cover at least two-thirds of the water's surface.The ideas is to keep your koi out of harms way and out of sight of predators. So make sure you've got two-thirds of your aichi koi pond's surface covered with live pond plants To create hiding places they can dart to if need be.
Add pond pals in the form of frogs, snails, and water turtles to help control insects and algae and you're set.
All that's left if to take some genuine koi ponds photos. Your own! <smile>
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