See Pond Algae Disappear - Without Chemicals!
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Ben is a pond owner in Southeast Iowa who tried the Biosphere Pro beneficial bacteria in an effort to reduce his ever-expanding pond algae problem. Watch what happens within 30 days of adding two spheres to the pond.
Coupled with pond aeration, beneficial microbes are a way to safely and gradually clean a pond up of excess nutrients and organic buildup, and in doing so, you can make it much harder for algae to grow well. The spheres are biodegradable and safe for fish, pets, people, wildlife, and livestock.
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If you have any questions on using beneficial microbes in a pond to manage nutrients feel free to leave them in the comments below. I'm always happy to help with usage suggestions, dosing, etc. There are certainly ways to get the best results from them and we've done a lot of testing over the years!
I have two questions:
1) Are there two different kinds of bacteria on the market? I keep seeing bacteria that breaks down muck and bacteria that takes nutrients out of the water to starve the algae or are they the same thing?
2) I have a 1/8 acre pond with a natural in flow and outflow. I can dam up the outflow to raise the pond level by about 12 inches in the summer time. Ive been having a very hard time controlling the algae blooms in this pond. I installed an aerator back in April. The only product that I have seen work is BactiKlear but its pretty expensive especially for constant use. Do you have any suggestions on what I can do moving forward? The other challenge is that there is about a decade or more worth of muck build up. This pond has been neglected and I'm trying to recover it.
Should I keep the pond dammed up all year round and wait for the bacteria to work or should I remove the dam to flush out some of the algae? If I remove the dam will that take a lot of the bacteria out of the water with it?
I appreciate your advice.
These are excellent questions. So on the bacteria...yes they are somewhat different...in what we have I view them as pond wide microbials and muck reduction microbials. If I have an algae issue I usually start with pond wide treatments...trying to lower nutrients in the water column. I think we get faster results that way honestly. And muck of course is an issue in all this, being nutrient rich...but reducing that takes some time...it takes a decent commitment and repeated doses to work the stuff down and most good muck digesting bacteria are best in warm water...60 degrees and above. I don't know of any that work well in cool or cold water. Some pond wide microbes to though...our spheres have an all season blend in them so they work in a decent temp range. Anyway, while there are similarities in some of the bacteria in the products, they are different based on the job you are trying to do with them.
Having an aerator is a great first step. If you have found some benefit out of a bacteria product, you may want to look around for something less costly and try that...usually the big thing is just seeing if you can get a good response with one...then maybe see if you can find one that gives the best bang for the buck. Pay close attention to dosing...that's really important with microbes...use enough...as too little won't shift the pond very much. But I like the idea of targeting nutrients far better than any other approach.
Although it's really hit and miss, if you can find barley straw from a farm, you might research that and apply it in the early spring before algae blooms. It may not work but then again, it does help some people...and if you can get it locally it could be really cheap. Remember it is best used as a retardent to algae growth, not as a treatment and it won't do anything to clean the pond as microbes would do.
Finally, I think it's best to maintain as much depth in the pond as you can. Most of the time. That said, if you are able to wash any of that algae out via an overflow, I would do it...it's best to get it out of the pond, period. Even if you did nothing to treat it, it will die off in cooler weather and sink, adding more "compost" to the bottom...so wash it out when the opportunity is there. Would you lose a little bacteria? Probably a little...but the payoff is better just moving that algae along.
I hope this is helpful for you!
Are you spheres pond wide microbes?
@@TheTcking yes, I consider them more of a pond wide treatment. Our muck reduction pelletized bacteria is the PondBiotix ME pellets.
Thank you