Aquascape 98949 Dry Beneficial Bacteria for Pond and Water Features, 1.1-Pound

brillant really does the job

At long last I have found something that works and does not affect the wildlife. Will buy again.

I came accross Aquascape Dry Beneficial Bacteria after weeks of research about out door pond maintenance during winter months. I keep several large koi fish in my 4 mtr self assemble timber pond which now I keep covered to prevent leave falling into the water and insulation. I've read excellent reviews about aquascape pond water additives, the reason why I use this product.

Excellent product

Good for big fish tank/pond

Seems to have really improved the clarity of the water. It's so clear with regular use (every 3-4 days in my spring fed pond) that when the sun hits just right it's hard to even tell where the water line is at. It's been an easy product to use and have come to appreciate the water cleanliness. I couldn't seem to get that clarity to that extra 10 percent I was looking for with about 3 other products I've tried. It's worked for my pond. Can't speak to everyone's needs and their unique pond setup, but it's been my favorite so far

I bought this with nualgi after 20 years of struggling with algae in a well-planted biologically-filtered pond in the subtropics. Algae has been a constant problem despite plants, waterfalls and algae-eating fish -probably due to the warm water. Plus various fish-friendly algicides, none of which ever seemed very effective. Don't know which of the 2 products it is - but used together I have been extremely pleased with my minimal algae. I used nualgi first which was pretty good, but when I added this it was so much better. Haven't tried this product on its own - and really I don't care if the algae volume is so reduced. Actually have to feed the fish! There's a little bit of algae left but in a nature pond there will always be some - which is ok. but it is now easily manageable.

Bottle seal was open and was spilled in the box

Anyone who has had a duck pond knows the dilemma... poop, poop, and more poop... Full on green algae water in just a few days, with little you can do without full water changes and scrubing the liner ever few days... We were no different. We have a 1300Gal man-made duck pond in their enclosure with a 4000gal/h pump and 250gal bio filter (fliterate stone & fabrics, barley straw, lava stones, floating duck weed etc. - the best Quackoponics filter tank we could make) that helped, but we would have to change out the water and scrub the liner at least once a week to even attempt to keep up with the algea growth and keep the water safe for our pet ducks.... Exhausting! I was seaching for other options we could try to incorporate into our biofilter to extend the life of the water (1500gal a week is a lot of water to get out of our well in one sitting) and saw a lot of info on adding extra natural beneficial bacterias to help break down the constant addiction of poop. Thought 'What the heck, lets give it a boost and see'. This product was one of the highest rated, so I purchased it. Keeping in mind it does state it can take a few weeks to really see a difference, and for the bacteria to form a good sized colonie. BUT it is also safe for plants, fish, and animals which some others were not or some other products were full of chemicals that we were desperately trying to aviod. I did a full change out and scrub of our pond before I added the product. Now, because of the constant pooping of ducks, I did use twice the amount the directions said to use for each dose. I also changed out half the pond water once after the first dose. I know this sounds counter-intuitive to 'just let the bacteria do it's job', but I needed to make sure the water was still safe enough for the ducks to use in the interim. Then one day, about 2 weeks after the first dose... DAM!!!!!! The algae was disappearing, the water was clearing, and holy smokes our Duck Weed exploded with growth (a great treat for our Pekins!). Our water is still a bit 'tea colored' because of all the tannins in thete now, so I will be adding activated charcoal to finish clearing it up. It has been three weeks since the first dose and I am honestly in shock this product worked sooooo well to fight the duck poop & algae problem!!! I had been told be several people that we would never escape the algea cleaning nightmare. Their water is safe for them to swim in and drink and I haven't had to change it in weeks! I still have a tone left in the first jar I ordered, but when I do run out I will most definitely be ordering more 🙃 In addition to our duckpond, there is also a natural, unfiltered, pond on the property that we havn't been able to tackle since we bought our house just recently. It is unfortunately overrun with years of organic debris after being neglected for 4+ years by previous owners... I am excited to see if this product can help clean that buildup too and will be using it once we start tackling this project.