Koi Water Quality

Koi pond and water garden equipment and supplies at discount prices! Pond design, consulting, liners, pumps, filters, UV sterilizers, brass sculptures and much more.

Koi water quality is the most important parameter for keeping healthy Koi.

The only way we can monitor it is to test for the many variables that make up a comfortable Koi environment. It is a pain to rigorously follow a testing schedule, and many people leave a Koi test kit on the shelf collecting dust. Sometimes those people suffer the grief of losing their favorite Koi, and then they test the water and realize it was their fault. They let their Koi suffer because of their own laziness.

The most devastating killers (after lack of oxygen) are ammonia and nitrite. Once the pond is set up and going we too often assume the oxygen level is fine, particularly since it is hard to test with any degree of confidence.

Chlorine	less than .05 ppm
Oxygen	more than 5 ppm
Ammonia	less than .1 ppm
Nitrites	less than .2 ppm
Nitrates	less than 50 ppm
pH	6.5 -9
Alkalinity	50 - 170 ppm
Hardness	75 - 150 ppm
Salinity	0.1 - 0.3%
Phosphates	monitor
Copper	monitor

Pond pumps, filters, UV sterilizers, EPDM liners, heaters, and all supplies!

Phone: 303-883-8000

e-mail: KoiFishPonds@ymail.com

Postal Address: 5082 E. Hampden Ave, Suite #138

Denver, Colorado 80222

Florida Branch: 3959 Van Dyke Rd, Suite #243

Lutz, Florida 33558