Copper Not for Koi

Sanco Industries has been manufacturing pond maintenance products since 1991.  They take pride in providing some of the most efficient products for pond owners of all kinds.  Sanco Industries also takes an active part in educating pond owners of every kind on what products are best to use and which ones should be avoided.

Small, decorative, Koi fish ponds should be treated differently than large ponds.  One major difference and one that can save your fish is to make sure no copper sulfate products are used.  Sanco Industries uses copper sulfate as the base in many of their products.  Unfortunately for Koi fish pond owners these products can be extremely dangerous to Koi fish so it is better to simply forget about using copper sulfate products.  Koi are extremely sensitive to copper sulfate and it can kill them.  Luckily there are other options to treating things like algae in a Koi pond.  One good option is to manually dispose of algae mats as they appear in the pond.  This would be similar to picking weeds in a garden, just keep an eye out for algae and get rid of it as soon as it appears.  Another option is using algae control products that do not contain copper as an active ingredient, Green Clean.

Koi ponds can be a joy to have, but if not taken care of properly the fish can be in danger.  By knowing what products to use on what type of ponds, such as no copper sulfate in a Koi pond, each and every pond can be as healthy as it should be.  For more information about Koi ponds and products that Sanco Industries offer please contact us today.