koi pond water changes

[slick]

When dealing with a koi pond how often are 10% water changes suggested?
I was advised as little a time gap of a week?
It should be part of your weekly pond maintenance
true of faulse?

 

[Meyer Jordan]

When dealing with a koi pond how often are 10% water changes suggested?
I was advised as little a time gap of a week?
It should be part of your weekly pond maintenance
true of faulse?

I would think that it would be determined mainly by the Nitrate levels.

 

[sissy]

I have not had to do one since rebuilding the pond because rain has done some pretty good ones for me .It rained really hard last night .

 

[slick]

Mine only get a bit of a water change when I back flush the two pressure filters and empty the vortex pre filter chamber my ammonia and nitrite levels are showing 0 so I dont do big or 10% water changes just top up what iv lost during the back washing

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Mine only get a bit of a water change when I back flush the two pressure filters and empty the vortex pre filter chamber my ammonia and nitrite levels are showing 0 so I dont do big or 10% water changes just top up what iv lost during the back washing

What are your Nitrate levels?

 

[slick]

I'll check again today and I'll let you mate

 

[Dave 54]

!0% wont even cut a water change Slick when we do one one , we automatically change 30-40% of our ponds water each ehange mate and coninute that throughout the season on a regular basis.

Dave

 

[slick]

Dave 54 how often do you do the water change and what is the main advantage?
Remember this is the first time iv owned a biggish koi pond my last one was very small so a 30 to 40% water change was no problem but now the new pond including filters is 18,000 gallons

 

[slick]

Meyer hi just done a watet check,
ammonia =0
Nitrite =0
Nitrate =50mg/l
ph =6.8

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Warer changes and live plants help keep nitrate at acceptable levels. In an aquarium nitrate at 20-40 mg is normally acceptable. Although 20 or under is preferable. Nitrate in my pond normally tests zero.