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My 3 Ponds - A site about Ponds, Koi and Water Gardening
http://my3ponds.blogspot.com
The author aims to share his experiences (good and bad) with building and maintaining his ponds, Koi keeping and water gardening as a hobby over the past 13 years or so.
- Author: Jlee
- Listed in: Home and Garden Aquarium Fish
- Tags: gardening plants filtration koi pond fishkeeping
Recent Posts
Lighting for Koi pond
One of the considerations when designing your pond is Pond Lighting: Should you include underwater lights, type of lights to use, locations of light points, is it good for the Koi? What about safety, since electricity and water should not mix? I di...
Submersible Pumps for Koi ponds
The pump is a key component in any Koi pond. In my first pond, I was using the following pumps, with the following ratings and specifications. Nova 600, 800 W, 220V, 3.4 A, 16 cubic m/hr. Power consumption per month = 584 KWH Nova 200, 350 W, 220...
Effects of using a polarising filter on your Koi pond photos
In one of my earlier post this year, I wrote about photographing your Koi. If you are using a camera that allows you to fit a filter to your lens, a polarising filter is recommended. Unfortunately, almost all point-and-shoot cameras do not have such...
Those babies are Comets goldfish, not Koi
I was away for 2 weeks and how the babies have grown while I was away. They can now be positively identified as comets, not Koi. It is interesting to see that the colour combination of the baby comets are so different from the parents. The 4 adu...
Help! Water is overflowing from the pond
I got a call from wife today to say that it is raining and water in my Koi pond is overflowing over the top and is seeping into the adjacent room. As I am in Hong Kong, I could not check why this happens. As she is not familiar with the operati...
Koi Pond at Changi Airport – Fern Garden
There is actually 2 Koi ponds at Changi Airport Terminal 2 Transit Hall, Departure Level 2. In my earlier post, I wrote about the Koi pond at the Orchid Garden. You will find this pond if you turn right after you passed through departure immigr...
