When my wife was talking about getting a koi pond in our backyard with a little waterfall, I thought it was a pretty neat idea.
The thing is, I didn’t know the first thing about koi ponds or how to really take care of the fish.
I learned everything I needed to know at the home improvement store where they sold and installed these koi ponds though. I learned that koi fish require certain temperature control settings throughout the year. That’s why it’s essential to invest money in a koi pond heater so that they will be comfortable throughout the year. Even in the winter months, they need to have the ideal temperature control settings so they do not freeze and die. I always thought about things like ice fishing and all and figured maybe the fish could survive in cold water, but these fish actually do the best with ideal temperature control settings and they truly could die if they are too frosty. So we decided to have the koi pond installed with a cool little waterfall. We also have a really nice fireplace nearby to the koi pond. It’s nice to just relax out there near the fireplace while listening to the waterfall for the koi pond. It’s more relaxing than it ever was before. The only thing is that we have to regularly remember to feed the fish and to make sure the temperature control settings are just right for the koi pond heater. Everybody who has come over to visit loves the koi pond almost as much as we do, and they say they want to get one too!