Koi or fish ponds are
different than the pondless rivers and waterfalls. Fish need a minimum depth
level of about 24 inches, look at the illustrations below. Fish ponds can have
waterfalls and stream incorporated into them for the desired effect.
Fish ponds also need
skimmers that the pondless water features don't need. Fish ponds have to
have their own ecological environment, including beneficial bacteria and
plant life as well as water aeration. Aeration can come from a fountain or
a waterfall.
The mechanics behind a water pond....
Many people that build
their own ponds just throw fish in the water and forget about them. It is
very important to detoxify your pond first.
Some ponds are put all the way in the ground while others are installed halfway.
Now there are certain locations in the Austin Texas area that is solid rock and
to save time and money the pond will be raised. We can install raised, half
raised and sunk. Pondless water features are for the most part a raised with a
sunk basin. Ponds depending on the width or square footage will be multi tiered.
You can notice the tiers in this pond it goes down about 2 feet, while the
waterfall is raised.
Here are the most
asked questions about fish:
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Some ponds are put all the way in the ground while others are installed halfway.
Now there are certain locations in the Austin Texas area that is solid rock and
to save time and money the pond will be raised. We can install raised, half
raised and sunk. Pondless water features are for the most part a raised with a
sunk basin. Ponds depending on the width or square footage will be multi tiered.
You can notice the tiers in this pond it goes down about 2 feet, while the
waterfall is raised.
