Koi Water: What You Need To Do With Your Koi Pond After The Storm

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Koi Water: What You Need To Do With Your Koi Pond After The Storm

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed

What do you need to do with your Koi pond after the storm? First, relax and just take your time to breathe, as your fish are just okay: they have just been traumatized by what they have experienced (which is just a normal reaction for any pet who's been put into an unusual situation). Unless there's a lot of damage to your pond, you don't need to worry about the health of your fish. Instead, focus on their home, which may be in need of some repairs.

Now, you either have prepared for the storm completely or you may have been surprised by it… but whatever your case is, make sure that no further damage will be done to it.

Here are the important things that you should do. First, undo all of the storm precautions that you have made so that you can survey possible damages that have happened. If you put a net over your pond, you have to remove as much debris off the net as you can and then remove it. Once it has been removed, you will be able to survey the damage and check your pets' condition.

If you have been expecting high waters and your sand has then extended beyond the usual poind in your pond's area, you should remove all of the sand bags for you to have an easy access in your pond (given that the water level is normal too). Do not worry if things seem so out of place, and it may not be as bad as its original setup.

Once all of the netting and the other precautions has been removed, take your time to observe and examine the area. If you get to see debris, skim them over and net them so that they will be removed. If the surrounding plants or other decorations has been uprooted or put out of their places, just put them again to their original spot.

Now, if your pond has undergone a major damage, remove your Koi immediately from the pond. Although proper bagging as well as transporting techniques are needed if the damage will take some time to get fixed, there are some transitory options that you can have if the damaged can be fixed fast. You can always use a children's pool as a temporary place for your fish. Contact your local pet store or local zoo and ask them of an available program to help you in housing your fish until the necessary maintenance can be made.

If only small repairs are required, what you should focus on is the water quality. Your pond's water may now seem dark or cloudy because of the storm and the extra water given by the rainfall. You should be worrying about ammonia issues if the storm lasted for a longer period. Then test your pond's water if it has Nitrates. If these are present, what you do is you add the right amount of salt to the water (about three-fourths to a pound of salt per 100 gallons of water).

You can add more salt if your fish has been shocked or injured from the storm (if you got plants around your pond, you should remove them before you add the salt). Just keep in mind that your fish should be of primary importance compared to your plants.

If you have KH issues (especially those that fall below 100), what you can do is add baking soda to your Koi pond (1 cup of unpacked baking soda per 1000 gallons of water). This will protect your Koi pond from pH crashes that may occur in the future.

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