How Filter Media Work. Guidelines You Would Like To Know
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Biological filter action places a heavy load on the available oxygen in the water, which is essential to keep the bacteria alive and working efficiently. To cater for this demand, use air stones, supplied by a suitably sized air pump, in the biological stages. Place these stones underneath the media or in the transfer ports between the stages of a multi chamber filter.
You can add more air stones at the end of the biological system to meet the oxygen demand of the koi. Another way of improving the oxygenation of the water is to use a trickle filter. In this system, a small amount of water is pumped high above the waterline and then allowed to free fall through the air, tumbling over an open media on the way down.
This action breaks the water into tiny droplets, greatly increasing its surface area and hence its ability to absorb oxygen from the air. Bacteria need food as well as oxygen to survive. In the colder months, because of a reduced feeding level, the koi will produce less waste and the bacterial bed will die back.
If water circulation has not been stopped over the winter months,
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Feeding with commercially produced products,
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