KOI EMPIRE

At Koi Empire we strongly believe in Biological filter system. However the trend in South Africa is to use Sand filters. The Pros of sand filter is its easy to find a swimming pool experts claiming to be an expert in Koi pond to install high density materials or sands. The cons are it becomes fairly difficult to maintain as one needs to backwash every 2 to 3 days which makes one become a Koi Slave. Most People lose interest in Koi keeping because of this. Moreover if one does not wash the sand filter or mechanical filter Ammonia Nitrite Nitrate will become a huge problem in the Koi pond, leading to sickness or death of your precious Koi... It is very important because ammonia is naturally produced by fish waste and decay matters causing fishes to fall ill and sick. However, Nitrate is toxic to koi and other types of fishes in the pond elevated nitrite levels can also result in fish poisoning since it compromises their ability to receive oxygen. It is also nutrient in water that helps..