Aquascape Beneficial Bacteria for Balanced Pond Ecosystem 98886 98887 98885
Features:
- Beneficial bacteria will naturally colonize most ponds over time, but sometimes bacteria levels can be depleted. Beneficial bacteria are important for pond ecosystem as they breakdown organic waste and help improve overall water clarity. Especially in ponds having koi or goldfish, supplementing with a natural beneficial bacteria product can be extremely helpful to maintain clean water and reduce harmful substance build-up.
- Aquascape Beneficial Bacteria contains eight pure strains of concentrated beneficial bacteria that effectively reduces fish waste, organic plant material, sludge, and excess nutrients in your pond.
Aquascape Beneficial Bacteria contains eight pure strains of concentrated beneficial bacteria that effectively reduces fish waste, organic plant material, sludge, and excess nutrients in your pond.
Features:
Beneficial bacteria will naturally colonize most ponds over time, but sometimes bacteria levels can be depleted. Beneficial bacteria are important for pond ecosystem as they breakdown organic waste and help improve overall water clarity. Especially in ponds having koi or goldfish, supplementing with a natural beneficial bacteria product can be extremely helpful to maintain clean water and reduce harmful substance build-up.
Aquascape Beneficial Bacteria contains eight pure strains of concentrated beneficial bacteria that effectively reduces fish waste, organic plant material, sludge, and excess nutrients in your pond.
- The beneficial bacteria blend includes:Contains 1.5 billion CFU (Colony Forming Units) per ounce potency, ensuring consistently effective treatment
- Lithotrophic bacteria - organisms that oxidise inorganic ammonia and convert it into nitrite or nitrate.
- Heterotrophic bacteria – support biodegradation by decomposing decaying plants and animal remnants.
- Photosynthetic bacteria – microorganisms that contain various photosynthetic pigments which use sunlight to release hydrogen.
CFU represents the amount that bacteria can divide (multiply) under controlled conditions. In simpler works, higher the CFU, faster the beneficial bacteria will grow, divide, and establish themselves.
- It helps to balance Pond ecosystem. When water quality is more balanced, it can reduce nuisance algae blooms in the pond.
- Clears cloudy water
- Helps to reduce sludge build up
- Contains marigold and vitamin B to bring out the natural colours of your fish while maintaining healthy fish
- Helps support nitrogen cycle and provide clean and healthy water conditions by reducing Ammonia and Nitrite
- Safe for fish, plants, pets, and wildlife
- Easy-to-use pump top bottle
- 236ml pump top bottle - 98886
- 473ml pump top bottle - 98887
- 3.78L container - 98885
- Liquid disbursed from one pump squeeze treats 380L of water
- Add to the area with the most circulation
- For spring start-up or new ponds, treat twice weekly for two weeks, then once weekly
- We also recommend aerating the pond for at least 24 hours after application for even distribution
- Most effective in water temperatures above 10°C.
Storage instruction:
- Keep out of reach of children
- Store at room temperature
What are the benefits of Beneficial bacteria?
- Improves water quality by breaking down fish waste which causes Ammonia related issues in pond water.
- Enhances Pond Filter’s efficiency by supporting break down of organic debris.
- Improves water clarity by preventing cloudy water which is mostly caused due to excess proteins from uneaten fish food.
How to encourage growth of beneficial bacteria in your pond?
- Larger surface area – Adding plants or rocks will increase the surface area available for beneficial bacteria to colonise.
- Pond aeration – Higher levels of dissolved oxygen in the pond water enables the beneficial bacterial to appropriately cycle nutrients. Air Pumps such as PondMAX PA80, Resun LP60 or Aquascape 61016 can assist with aerating the pond of varied volumes.
- Limit organic matter in your pond – While beneficial bacteria break down the dead organic matter, having too much of it will result in them not being able to decompose it quickly enough. Hence regularly skimming fallen leaves, twigs and dead insects is critical for pond health. Skimmers units, retailed by us, provides an effective solution.
- Avoid sudden water quality changes – Sudden changes to pH, Oxygen level or temperature may kill sensitive nitrifying bacteria in the pond.
- Providing more shade for the pond’s surface by adding surface plants such as water lilies will reduce the direct sunlight received by the pond and in turn protecting beneficial bacteria. When the pond water becomes too warm, the oxygen levels drop which can harm your fish population and beneficial bacteria.
- Beneficial bacteria supplements – This category of products is a great way to top up a pond’s natural bacteria levels to further reduce harmful substances and maintain clear pond water. Premium products such as Aquascape Pond Starter Bacteria, Aquascape Beneficial Bacteria or PondMAX Clarifier bacterial provide faster results. Remember, this is not an overnight process and depending upon the size of your pond, it might take 4-6 weeks for beneficial bacteria to grow large enough to handle all waste created by the fish and dead plant matter. So please be patient, the wait is worth the benefits you’ll gain.