Algae problems in koi ponds have risen to become one of the koi keeper's most common complaints.

Blanketweed is by definition, a weed, that is, a plant that is growing out of place.

How we manage and maintain the water in a pond will have a direct effect on the health and growth of our pond fish.

There a over a dozen different test kits available, each testing for a specific water parameter.

When maintaining a koi pond we need to understand, analyse, interpret and respond to a handful of chemical data, sometimes on a daily basis.

Time and time again we read and are told that water quality is of paramount importance when keeping fish, especially koi.