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Hello world lol Ok so I have 2 yr house with beautiful swimming pool & hot tub in the back yard. Next to my pool/spa is an existing water feature. It's "L" shaped above ground 16" deep and total volume is 250 gallons. It has a built-in waterfall and filtration system already that runs every night. So now I want to convert this into a koi pond / lilly water feature. I have been using chrol tablets (same as pool) to prevent algae, I have removed it & will add de-chrlor chemicals to remove any chlorine. The questions I have are these:
1) Is 16" deep enough for koi fish (or smaller versions of them)? It's L shape but total length is 15 feet x 2 feet x 16 inches deep
2) I live in Arizona and summer water temp can get up to 90 degrees. It doesnt help that the water feature also faces the South. I will be using several air stones, fountain and a lot of water movement to get oxygen into tank and try to bring temp down. As well as sun shades & lilly pads. What else can I do to lower the temperature of the pond?
3) Any other tips & pointers I should know? I currently have 350 gallon saltwater aquarium so I know a bit about water chemistry etc but Im definitely not a pro.
Thanks everyone
1) Is 16" deep enough for koi fish (or smaller versions of them)? It's L shape but total length is 15 feet x 2 feet x 16 inches deep
2) I live in Arizona and summer water temp can get up to 90 degrees. It doesnt help that the water feature also faces the South. I will be using several air stones, fountain and a lot of water movement to get oxygen into tank and try to bring temp down. As well as sun shades & lilly pads. What else can I do to lower the temperature of the pond?
3) Any other tips & pointers I should know? I currently have 350 gallon saltwater aquarium so I know a bit about water chemistry etc but Im definitely not a pro.
Thanks everyone