Koi Pond Installation and Maintenance in White Rock

Installing a backyard koi pond in your White Rock backyard can help make your home’s landscape design one of a kind. Learning how to build a koi pond in your home can present a bit of a challenge if you are inexperienced with landscaping design and construction. Thankfully, the landscape design experts at Fontana Ponds & Water Features are well versed in koi pond design and can help you create the perfect koi fish pond design for your White Rock backyard. Learn more about koi pond installation and maintenance in White Rock below.

What is a Koi Pond?

A koi pond is a type of pond that is often found in White Rock backyard landscape designs or commercial landscaping and often differs from a regular pond in both its landscape design and construction. Unlike regular ponds, a koi pond is more of a swimming pool for koi fish and often does not contain all of the fancy features and aesthetics that other ponds do. It is important to note that, although a local landscaping company like Fontana Ponds & Water Features can install and maintain your koi pond, it is not regularly referred to as a “landscaping feature”.

How to Build a Koi Pond

Learning how to build a koi pond can pose unique challenges for those unfamiliar with landscaping design and installation. Koi ponds also require a certain amount of space in order to function properly; therefore, proper planning and preparation is required. When designing a koi pond for your White Rock backyard, follow the general steps listed below.

• Decide where the koi pond will be located
• Determine how large of a koi pond to install
• Plan, measure and draw the design before the installation begins
• Begin excavation by digging the hole for the koi pond. Remember, koi ponds should be at least 4 feet deep and should have sides that go straight down
• Install the filtration equipment including any filters, pumps and skimmers
• Install the koi pond lining by cutting and placing it into the dug area
• Place the rocks and stones along the outside
• Connect all of the water filtration equipment
• Begin filling the koi pond with water and a dechlorinator product
• Add the koi fish once the water has reached the desired temperature

How to Maintain a Koi Pond

Koi pond maintenance is equally as important as installing a koi pond and thankfully, it does not take a lot of time. Simple koi pond maintenance includes weekly checks of the pond’s water supply and water temperatures. It is also important to check up on the koi pond equipment to ensure that all of the pumps, filters, skimmers and other equipment are performing as they should.

For more koi pond design ideas and tips on koi pond installation and maintenance in White Rock, please contact the landscape designers at Fontana Ponds & Water Features. We provide exceptional landscaping services for clients throughout White Rock, Surrey, Vancouver, Coquitlam, Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley. Book a landscaping consultation today through our website or by calling us at 778-990-9773.