Koi ponds VS. Aquascape ponds
FISH KEEPING GOALS:
Understanding your goals for owning a new pond will help you determine what sort of pond ultimately fits you and your family best, and will then allow you to more easily choose the right contractor for your project.
Koi ponds aim to pronounce the beauty and health of koi fish by optimizing their environment. A koi palace.
KOI PONDS:
Koi ponds are designed to maintain the cleanest and most optimal conditions for your koi. Drains, jets, skimmers, filter tanks, biological chambers, ultra violet sterilizers are just some of the mechanical components of a koi pond that are not included in any Aquascape style or ecosystem type ponds. These components have been and still are the foundation of keeping a healthy and humane koi pond system.
WATER GARDENS/ ECOSYSTEM PONDS/AQUASCAPE PONDS:
Water Gardens/ Ecosystem Ponds/ Aquascape Ponds, there are many names for these popular ponds. They are designed to be affordable for first time pond owners who are not yet fully committed in keeping koi. These types of pond require a lot of maintenance and provide many challenges for keeping fish including not being deep enough to keep your fish safe from predators, they are much harder to keep clean as solids become trapped in all of the rocks and gravel at the bottom of the pond, and provide great habitat for a lot of the diseases, pests, and parasites that attack koi and goldfish alike.