Hello Everyone,
My name is Don. I am a retired firefighter. My wife and I had an area of our garden we weren't happy with, so one day decided to build a pond. We dug a big hole, and hauled in 4 ton of creek stone and before we knew it we had a 900 GAL. garden/fish. pond. We have 3 Koi, and 12 Gold Fish, plenty of water plants like Lilly, Parrot feather, Lotus, Aligenie Monkey plant,, Cat Tail and Creeping Jenny. We tried to run our pond without a filtration system, but we can't seem to keep the pond clear for more than just a few days. I finally broke down and ordered a Laguna 1400 filter, and pump. The filter has mechanical, bio and a 14W UV filtration system.
My concern now is will the new filter remove all of the plankton and all other beneficial material from the pond? We have baby fish, and we don't know if we should feed them or if the pond will remain self suficiant for the fish. We feed them a very small amount now, but will we have to feed daily once the new filter is up and running? Thanks for all replys.
My name is Don. I am a retired firefighter. My wife and I had an area of our garden we weren't happy with, so one day decided to build a pond. We dug a big hole, and hauled in 4 ton of creek stone and before we knew it we had a 900 GAL. garden/fish. pond. We have 3 Koi, and 12 Gold Fish, plenty of water plants like Lilly, Parrot feather, Lotus, Aligenie Monkey plant,, Cat Tail and Creeping Jenny. We tried to run our pond without a filtration system, but we can't seem to keep the pond clear for more than just a few days. I finally broke down and ordered a Laguna 1400 filter, and pump. The filter has mechanical, bio and a 14W UV filtration system.
My concern now is will the new filter remove all of the plankton and all other beneficial material from the pond? We have baby fish, and we don't know if we should feed them or if the pond will remain self suficiant for the fish. We feed them a very small amount now, but will we have to feed daily once the new filter is up and running? Thanks for all replys.