Build Your Own Koi Pond

Image by Darkbast via FlickrJapanese koi-keeping may perhaps be one of the most interesting hobbies there is. It takes a lot patience, effort, money and time to maintain this hobby. Even if this hobby is very difficult especially for beginners, the rewards of seeing your fish vibrantly revealing its beautiful colors and patterns is priceless. In addition to that, if you are planning to breed your koi and then sell them, it is really profitable. Essentially the most difficult part in taking good care of Japanese koi fish is how to build koi pond of your family. Not only it will take tedious work, what's more, it requires the right knowledge on the way to do it the accurate way to avoid spending more money, time and effort.

Here are some tips on how to build koi ponds:

 Location- find very good location for your pond. Try avoiding burning from the sun exposure to prevent excessive heat in the water temperature. If at all possible, try to place the pond within the tree. This is to help keep a good temperature on your fish and to prevent predatory birds from seeing your koi from above causing the crooks to attack and eat them. Although, putting the pond under a tree uses a lot of cleaning, try putting up a net under the tree to trap the falling leaves.
 Size- koi fish can definitely grow big. They are expected to grow up to four feet, so build your pond big and at least 4 feet deep. In this way, your koi fish can freely swim around. Also, building a small pond would only give you problems in the foreseeable future since koi fish may also reproduce plenty of eggs and making an extension cord for your pond isn't a good idea in any way because it is more costly.
 Design- design is essentially one of the essentials in creating a koi pond. Consult a professional to make a style of your own choice. Since koi pond is permanent. Make everything the method that you want it. Wherever possible, have the design that you just think that you'd appreciate everyday. In case you desire for a garden pond, get water plants which can be taken cared of easily for example water lilies.
 Pond accessories and supplies- these accessories can help you maintain a good living condition in your case pond. Try getting the most durable accessories that best fit your pond. A number of the accessories you'd probably need are filtration, water pumps, nets, and even more.

These are some of the basic what you require to know in building your personal koi pond. Remember, building a perfect pond isn't impossible and more importantly, seeing your koi fish healthy is all the more satisfying and rewarding.