Bio Pond
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 Water Hyacinth 100 GR8 bio filter plants end pond algae  US $114.99
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 Sunterra 3000 gallon UV External Pond Bio Filter 300307 US $250.00
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 300pcs Reusable Bio Balls Aquarium Wet Dry Filter Media Pond Tank Biofilter Bulk US $27.95
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 Water Hyacinth 100 GR8 bio filter plants end pond algae Quality Jand J Aquafarms US $105.50
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 600pc 129 Bio Balls Aquarium Fish Pond Wet dry Filter Media Canister Filtration US $47.90
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 1200pc Reusable Bulk Bio Balls 129 Wet Dry Filter Media Aquarium Pond Biofilter US $76.95
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 5PC Zip Filter Bag Net for Aquarium Pond Filtration Media Fish Tank bio ball US $5.99
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 Pond Pressured 13w Filter UV BIO FILTER 1500gal Pressurized US $71.88
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 Black 2 1 5 Diameter Bio Ball Filter for Aquarium Pond US $3.82
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 Replacement Pads for Jebao Bio Pond pressure filter PF 30 CF 30 Cyprio US $44.95
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 New 7000gal Capacity Koi Pond Bio Filter w 18watts UV Sterilizers Clarifiers US $214.95
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 1500gal Compact Backwash Pond Pressured Bio Filter w 13 Watts UV Clarifier 13W US $65.99
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 6000 Gallon Pressurized 24 Watts UV Bio Koi Fish Pond Filter w Easy Backwash US $179.99
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 10000 koi Pond Pressure Bio Filter UV Sterilizer Multi stage filtration new US $139.99
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 Bio Balls Aquarium Pond Wet Dry Filter Material 300 pcs US $14.95
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 1000 JUMBO 15 BioBalls Aquarium Wet Dry Fish Filter Media pond bio balls koi US $73.75
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 2 pk Matala Mat 22 Dia Filter pond bio media pad koi US $148.65
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 200 JUMBO 15 Bio Balls Aquarium Wet Dry Fish Filter Media pond water bioballs US $25.85
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 2000 JUMBO 15 Bio Balls Aquarium Wet Dry Fish Filter Media biological pond koi US $134.50
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 2000 JUMBO 15 BioBalls Aquarium Wet Dry Fish Filter Media pond koi bio balls US $134.50
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 3 pk Matala Mat 22 Dia Filter pond bio media pad koi US $210.00
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 300 JUMBO 15 Bio Balls Aquarium Wet Dry Fish Filter Media pond water bioballs US $35.50
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 500 JUMBO 15 Bio Balls Aquarium Wet Dry Fish Filter Media pond water bioballs US $46.85
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 750 JUMBO 15 Bio Balls Aquarium Wet Dry Fish Filter Media pond biological koi US $58.75
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 750 JUMBO 15 BioBalls Aquarium Wet Dry Fish Filter Media pond bio balls water US $58.75
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 13W UV 1500gal Fish Pond Pressurized Bio Filter 528gph Submersible Water Pump US $89.99
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 10 x Black Plastic Bio Ball Aquarium Pond Filter Media US $4.17
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 water celery pond plants bio invasive organic perennial10 rooted US $1.99
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 Pond Filter Clear Pond Water Koi Filter Bio Filter New US $89.00
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 Pond Pres Filter w 13w UV Sterilizer BIO FILTER 4000gal US $179.95
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 Water Garden Pond Bio Filter 7000gallons 18Watts US $214.95
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 13200GAL KOI POND WATERFALL BIO POUND FILTER w MEDIA LOWEST ANYWHERE US $99.95
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 30PCs Bio Ball w Sponge for Fish Koi Pond Filter Tank Aquarium Aqua Filtration US $9.50
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 15PC 1 Bio Ball w Sponge for Aquarium Koi fish Pond Filter Filtration Media US $5.99
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 1 1 4 Diameter Plastic Fish Tank Pond Bio Ball Filters 2 Pcs US $3.89
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 Water Hyacinth 100 bio filter plants prevent pond algae US $31.00
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 42mm Diameter Bio Balls Filters Media for Fish Tank Pond 2 Pcs US $3.91
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 Tetra Pond Bio Active Pressure Filter BP1500 UV for Ponds up to 1500 Gallons US $154.69
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 7 Beautiful water hyacinth pond plants Natures Bio filter US $2.75
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 20 WATER HYACINTHS BIO FILTERS POND PLANTS Eichhornia crassipes CHEAPEST ON EBAY US $25.00
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 TETRA POND WATERFALL FILTER 12 1000 GPH w BIO MEDIA US $60.44
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 Pond Pressured Filter UV BIO FILTER 1500gal with spare 13w bulb Pressurized US $79.99
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 Pond Pressured 13w Filter UV BIO FILTER 1500gal with 790 GPH pump US $113.99
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 12WATERLETTUCEPLANTSPONDBIOFILTER100ORGANICGROWNDEPAGPAOO05DL US $30.00
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 BRAND NEW TETRA BFL1000 BIO FILTER MADE FOR PONDS OUTDOOR PROJECTS US $49.99
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 4700 GALLON POND FILTER UV STERILIZER PRESSURE PUMP BIO BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION US $199.95
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 Pond Pressured Filter UV BIO FILTER 1000gal Easy Clean US $85.95
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 4000 POND FILTER UV STERILIZER BIOLOGICAL MECHANICAL PRESSURE 13w BIO NEW US $144.44
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Want a Koi Pond? Get a Clue
Liner ponds leak, concrete ponds leach. Fish get diseases if they are not eaten first. Algae are a constant problem. And what about mosquitoes and West or East Nile Virus?
Ponds are high maintenance, so do I get a pressurized bead bio-filter? Do I get an up-flow filter or down-flow filter? Or a side-flow? How about a waterfall? Bio-falls? Pondless falls? Liner fall? Concrete fall?
I had a pond once, and you could not see the fish for the algae. Someone said to use algaecide, and somebody else said to get a U.V. Someone said to get more plants, and someone else said I had too many fish for the size of my pond. No problem...a crane ate half of them and last month a raccoon ate the rest.
Someone said I need a scarecrow sprinkler or a pond net. I asked, What for? I don't have any fish, only lots of mosquitoes. So someone else said, buy some mosquito fish, you can get them free from the Department of Fish and Game. I got the mosquito fish, and my sump pump that the liner guy installed in my liner pond ate all my mosquito fish.
My pump was plugged with mosquito larvae and dead mosquito fish. Someone said I could scrape them off the pump screen with a kitchen knife. That worked well, but I accidentally stabbed the liner. I Googled leaky liner and found someone who calls himself The Fall Guy. He said I should get rid of my sump pump and liner and install a concrete and rebar pond with bottom drains and a high-performance, low-energy centrifugal pump, a pressurized back-flushable filter, a U.V. light, and an electronic auto-fill system.
He said that, unlike liners that have no warranty against acts of nature, concrete and rebar ponds which are built and sealed properly will last for decades. Plus, with the proper design and equipment, they will be next to maintenance-free.
I said, okay!
It cost me 20 percent more to do all this than what the original liner pond cost me to be installed.
It's been 5 ½ years, I have a wooden deck built around my pond 14 inches above the pond surface. The pond is 3 feet deep in the shallow end, and 5 feet in the deep end. Raccoons hang onto the deck, lean over, and swipe at the surface of the water. Cranes stand at the edge wishing the pond was shallower or that they could bend down that far so they can scarf up a scaly snack. Their eyes are pathetic. I almost find myself sprinting to the kitchen to find them a snack. NOT!
Once a week I turn the handle on my bio-filter and back-flush the brown, nitrogen-laden waste water into several 5-gallon buckets from an attached flexible pool filter hose. Then I water my trees and plants with it. Talk about miracle grow!
After 1 to 2 minutes of back flushing, I pull the wiper plunger on my U.V. a few times to clean off the internal quartz lens housing the U.V. bulb. The film (pond scum) is instantly removed from the lens, giving the U.V. bulb 6 months of extra life.
The U.V. light kills pathogens that cause illness to my fish and other bacteria that cause the pond to stink. It also kills what is known as planktonic algae that turn the pond green. Twice a year I throw in some rock salt to keep the salt level at a specific gravity of 1.0. The fish have a healthy skin coat, my plants are happy, and string algae are virtually nonexistent. My water is crystal clear, and an electronic aquafill maintains the level of the water automatically.
Look before you leap and research before you weep.
Happy koi, peace and joy.
About the Author
Douglas C. Hoover, CEO of Aquamedia Corp, master Waterfall Builder, freelance writer and author designer, architect, inventor, engineer, writer, author and builder of over 2,000 waterfall and ponds in California or the past 30 years. Watch a HowTo video at YouTube. Inventor and manufacturer of the "AquaFill" T.M., electronic float control system for ponds, pools, fountains and hot tubs. Aquamedia also manufactures the Solar Oven Dehydrator Kit.
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