| Koi Pond Heating | | | | beauty,but they cool the water and work |
| | | | against the heating process. |
| There are many reasons for heating your koi | | | | |
| pond,maybe you just want to see your enjoy | | | | * Pond Water Depth a good designed koi pond |
| your pond in all seasons.Whatever your | | | | should be at least three foot in |
| reason we just want to give you some insight | | | | depth,shallow large exposed surface area |
| to make it easy to accomplish. There is now | | | | ponds are easily effected by wind chill |
| new technology,enery efficient heaters being | | | | factors and require larger pond heaters to |
| developed for pond heating.Therefore we | | | | maintain temperature. |
| recommend electric koi pond | | | | |
| heaters,submersible heaters,heat exchangers | | | | Koi Pond Information: One period when koi |
| and floating pond heaters.Pond heating | | | | keepers traditionally have their most |
| Considerations: First you must determine | | | | difficult time with health problems is during |
| whether you want to de-ice or actually heat | | | | the transition from winter to spring. As |
| your pond to a specific temperature .Deicers | | | | waters begin to warm up, pathogens are able |
| melt the ice to provide an opening for | | | | to multiply at a more rapid rate than koi can |
| harmful gas exchange only. Heating your pond | | | | defend themselves leading to an increase in |
| to obtain a specific temperature can be a | | | | the likelihood of disease. If a pond is |
| bit technical, so if your not sure about the | | | | heated over winter, then this risky period |
| heater sizing we recommend that you contact | | | | is removed from the koi owners. |
| our koi pond heating specialists. The | | | | |
| outside low temperature is the key to your | | | | Do not raise the koi's water temperature too |
| kilowatt requirements and unfortunately it | | | | fast. Parasites and bacteria can also grow |
| can vary. Your heater output kilowatts are | | | | more quickly in warm water. The fishes |
| calculated based on your low ambient | | | | system takes time to adjust but the disease |
| temperature and if your geographical area | | | | organisms do not. Raise the temperature from |
| drops far below that normal low temperature | | | | ambient at 3 - 5 degree intervals every 24 |
| a safety factor should be included in the | | | | hours to 80 - 84 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| calculations.We recommend submersible pond | | | | Maintain a stable temperature with less than |
| heaters for small to medium size ponds and | | | | 2 degrees variable per day Treat with 0.3% |
| energy efficient heat exchangers for large | | | | salt and parasiticides or antibiotics during |
| ponds. | | | | the adjustment period, and continue with |
| | | | medication if necessary until cure is |
| * Pond Heating: There are conditions that | | | | affected. Maintain temp. for 4 - 6 weeks |
| effect pond heaters and make it more | | | | after cure, then slowly drop the temperature |
| difficult controlling pond temperature. | | | | to match that of the pond water. This will |
| | | | ensure a stronger Koi and ease the fishes |
| * Pond Waterfalls are used for aeration and | | | | transition back to the pond. |