Koi pool water: The Things You Need To Do With Your Koi pond After The Storm
What are the things that you need to do with your koi pond after the storm? What you do first is just relax and take time to breathe, because your koi are just doing fine. Their condition right now is that they’re just traumatized by the experience (just a normal reaction for any fish who have undergone an unusual and extreme situation). Unless there’s a big damage done to the koi pool water and the whole koi pond, you don’t have to worry about their health. Now, what you should think about is their home, which need some repairs to be done.
Now, you may have either prepared completely for the storm or may have been taken by surprise by it… but whatever your case is, take the necessary action so as to make sure that no further damage will be done to it.
So here are the things that you need to do. First, undo all of the storm precautions that you have made to survey possible damages that have occurred. If you put a net over your koi pond, you have to remove as much debris off the net as you can and then remove it. Once removed, you’ll be able to make a survey of the damage and then check the condition of your fish.
If you were expecting high waters and then your sand has extended outward beyond the usual point in the area around the koi pond, you should remove all of the sand bags for you to have an easy access in your koi pond (given that the koi pool water level is normal too). Now, don’t fret or get discouraged if things seem out of their place, and it may not be as bad as its original setup.
Once all of the netting and the other precautions has been removed, what you need to do now is take your time to look and examine the area. If you see any debris, remove these by skimming over and netting. If the surrounding plants or other decorations has been uprooted or put out of their places, just bring them back to their original spot where they have been put.
Now, if your koi pond has undergone a major damage, make it a point to remove your fish as soon as you can from the koi pond. Although proper bagging as well as transporting techniques are needed if the damage will take some time to get fixed, there are some transitory options that you can have if the damage can be fixed fast. You can always use a children’s pool as a temporary place for your fish. You can also contact your local zoo or pet store and ask them of an available program to help you in housing your fish until the necessary maintenance can be made.
If only small repairs are required, what you should focus on is the koi pool water quality. Your pond’s water may now seem dark or cloudy because of the storm and the extra water given by the rainfall. You should be worrying about ammonia issues if the storm lasted for a longer period. Then test your koi pool water for Nitrates. If these are present, what you do is you add the right amount of salt to the koi pool water (about three-fourths to a pound of salt per 100 gallons of water).
It may be a good idea to add more salt if your fish got shocked by the storm or if they got any type of injuries (if you have plants lying around in your koi pond, remove them first before adding the salt). Just keep in mind that your fish should be of primary importance compared to your plants.
If you have any KH issues (especially those that fall below 100), just add baking soda to your koi pond (1 cup of unpacked baking soda per 1000 gallons of water). This will be able to protect your koi pond from a pH crash that may take place in the future.
