Koi Pond Nitrate - What every koi keeper needs to know about Nitrate

Nitrate in Koi ponds is often overlooked but it can be just as damaging as Ammonia and Nitrite if left unchecked and allowed to build up to high enough levels. In this video I cover what Nitrate actual is, where it comes from and how it comes to be in our ponds, the ideal levels to aim for and the levels at which it becomes dangerous, the symptoms to look for that indicate a problem with high Nitrate, and advice and tips on how to lower it and keep it low.

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[rikussmit]

Yet another straight to the point accurate and very informative video! Thank you

[alexanderx]

Continuous replacement is good on reducing labor but it wastes ALOT more water. Because your changing it from batch kinetics to CMFR kinetics. The effluent concentration of nitrate is that of the target concentration in the pond rather than the maximum allowable concentration.

Also question, by what mechanism is saturated O2 conc supposed to reduce the amount of nitrate present? NO3 is the fully oxidized form...

[juanitoarriaga]

Hello again, i always have some levels of nitrate no matter how much i clean. The only time i remember having 0 is when i first started up my pond.1000 gal. I have a canister filter rated for 9000L a DIY shower filter with bakki media and because my wife liked how it looks a filter urn good for 500gal. Which i added extra biohome media to.

[kjoboz]

Very informative! Subscribed thanks so much!

[andycox]

Cheers matey for another informative video 👍👍👍👍👍👍 looking forward to seeing more on bakki showers 😎

[KoiRun]

Thank you for covering this very interesting topic. I try and keep mine at 5 ppm. One day I will try using showers.

[Matsuba]

Another great video look forward to em buddy !

[josh.kaptur]

"I would do it more if I could" -- yessir, this is the main benefit of the easypod automatic. I achieve roughly the same thing as your trickle in/out system using a 2x/day automatic easypod cleaning and a float valve with a 2 gallons per hour irrigation drip emitter (also on a 1, 000 gallon system with 9 young koi). So I'm not continuous overflow... rather I flush the filter and then take several hours to replace the lost volume. The only reason I don't refill faster is to avoid a problem in the event of the float valve failing (float valve + drip emitter is a redundant safeguard to prevent too much city water from being added to my pond at once).

[carollycett]

Thank you for another interesting video Stay safe and well Cheers Carol

[foxesXXL]

Ja en verversen water doen we ook. 10 procent om de drie dagen. nice video 💪💪👌👌👍👍

[mickelliott]

I have built an Anoxic bed into my system, and my Ammonia, Nitrate and Nitrites are down to virtually zero and it has only been running for 2 months. All I have is a Bakki type shower, and the Anoxic bed fed via a sieve. My fish have never looked so well and are more active than they were. My pond is quite heavily stocked for its size, but the fish are blooming at the moment.

[darrenjones]

Oioi dazla. I put the nt labs kh up in 2 dose of 500g over the weekend and its pushed the pond up from zero to 3 dkh.. I took your advice and and halved the amount recommended in one hit. I'm guessing now another 500 grams tomorow then after that its little and often to keep it stable. Also got my pond covers made so I'm made up . 😁👍

[Franco-wcbf]

Thank you for all the information very helpful. Can you tell me if using a pond cover will increase amonia and nitrite.

[KoiPondLifestyle]

Another good informative vid mate... My Nitrate has always been in the 60-80 range since my filter matured a couple of months ago and as yourself no plants in the pond. So what are your thoughts on placing a couple of plants (potted) in my Filter system to soak some Nitrate up? If you've seen my filter system on my videos, I was thinking about on the sponge section? Was going to trial video it if its got some legs? Cheers, ANDY...

[foxesXXL]

Nitraat is al jaren hoog maar de vissen doen het ok, algen ja die blijf je houden.

[teerawat]

Hello, could drum filter reduce nitrate level in-directly? Also, have you ever used any other ceramic-based media like Marine pure before to reduce Nitrate? Thank you

[paulstrutt]

Does a trickle shower help reduce nitrates?

[foxesXXL]

Ja maar als de rest van de waarde ok zijn voor ph nitriet ammaniak, wat is de nitraat dan???? Nitraat is voor meer algen groei toch? Niet zo schadelijk voor de KOI??

[MohammedAliAbbyHomesE]

Can you recommend a good kio fish food?

[NnMist]

Hi Daz, does high nitrate cause fish to flash?