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Poor water quality is a major stress to all aquatic animals. Stresses are
additive and increase the susceptibility of the animals to disease while decreasing
their growth rate and feed conversion efficiency. To say that antibiotics and
bactericidal products are essential is to admit that adequate water quality is
not being maintained. It is much easier to prevent diseases than to try to cure
them. Disinfectants may help avoid some diseases, but they treat only symptoms
and not the cause of the problems. The Bacta-Pur System can help improve water
quality, reduce stress to the animals, improve growth and feed conversion and
reduce the need for and expenses of drugs.
The
beneficial microorganisms in Bacta-Pur biotechnologies convert wastes in ponds
into bacterial biomass, producing food for higher life forms including fishes.
Experimental work with fish has shown that use of Bacta-Pur increased production
by over 37% (Ehrlich et al. 1991; A diagnostic and ecological approach to the
purification of sewage, toxic substances and water bodies; IN: Ecological Engineering
for Waste Water Treatment, Proceedings (C. Etnier & B. Guterstam eds) Bokskogen,
Box 7048, S-402-31, Gothenburg, Sweden. pp. 95-109). Similar benefits of bacterial
augmentation have been found for growth and survival of prawn and crab larvae
(Maeda & Nogami, 1989; Some aspects of the biocontrolling method in aquaculture.
IN: Current Topics in Marine Biotechnology (S. Miyachi, I. Karube & Y. Ishida,
eds), Japan. Soc. Mar. Biotechnol., Tokyo, pp. 395-398). These authors also showed
that regular additions of beneficial bacteria reduced pathogens (e.g. Vibrio spp.)
in the culture water.
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cannot improve growth and feed conversion efficiency nor can they be used indefinitely
to compensate for declining water quality. If proper attention is not paid to
the maintenance of good water quality, decreasing returns from fish ponds are
inevitable. The
Bacta-Pur biotechnological system can improve water quality in ponds while converting
wastes into natural food. Regular
use of Bacta-Pur has also been shown to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus in trout
pond effluents. Biological
filtration and water quality improvement can be accelerated, in ponds, with the
Bacta-Pur Ecofiltre and the Bacta-Pur Bactivator
for Aaquaculture and agriculture
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with the Bacta-Pur System
Bacta-Pur
biotechnologies are highly concentrated; the guaranteed minimal cell count exceeds
10x11 cells/mL. Compare this to any other brand, and you will appreciate the concentration
of Bacta-Pur products. Small regular doses are very effective. Ponds
are treated with a combination of two biotechnologies (Bacta-Pur
N-3000 and Bacta-Pur XLG) and Bacta-Pur
CARRIER 1, which transports bacteria through the water column to the sediments.
The two biotechnologies work together to produce clearer water, control ammonia
and nitrite, remove organic sediments and to convert pollutants into food for
invertebrates and fishes. One
L Bacta-Pur XLG & 2 L Bacta-Pur N3000 / 1,000,000 L pond water (1) / week.
The application technique consists of preactivating Bacta-Pur XLG for 24 hours;
Bacta-Pur ACTIVATORs 1&2 with precise instructions are attached to each bottle.
The weekly dose of Bacta-Pur is mixed with 1 kg of Bacta-Pur CARRIER 1(2) per
10 litres of Bacta-Purand stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture is then diluted
with 10-100 X the volume of pond water and is sprayed or splashed over the surface
of the pond. Raceways
are treated with Bacta-Pur N3000 to control ammonia and nitrite. Phosphorus reduction
in effluents has also been reported. One
half litre of Bacta-Pur N3000 is continuously added to each 1,000 m3 (260,000
gal US) of incoming water. Automatic on-site growth and continuous injection of
nitrifiers is most easily accomplished with a Bacta-Pur Bactivator. Settling
Ponds are treated with Bacta-Pur XLG to solubilize sludge and remove soluble
pollutants. Four
L Bacta-Pur XLG / 1,000,000 L settling pond water(1) / week. The weekly dose of
Bacta-Pur XLG is preactivated, mixed with 1 kg of Bacta-Pur CARRIER 1(2) per 10
litres of Bacta-Pur and stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture is then diluted with
10-100 X the volume of pond water and is sprayed or splashed over the surface
of the pond. | Calculate
pond volume by multiplying the averages of the length, the width, and the depth.
1m3 = 1000 L, 1ft3 = 28.3 L. Other useful conversion factors: 1 kg = 2.2 lb.;
1 L = 0.264 gal US. An
alternative to the use of Bacta-Pur CARRIER 1, in small ponds, is to pump the
diluted mixture into the sediments or to simply pour the mixture down a pipe the
end of which is resting on the bottom. If the pipe is used the pipe should be
flushed with pond water before withdrawing it from the pond. This will assure
that the Bacta-Pur is released in the sediments.
To help you evaluate
your needs contact us.
Bacteria
and Pond Health
Principles of Pond
Health Management
Sludge Reduction in Trout Pond
Reduction
of Airborne Ammonia in Chicken Barn
Reductions of Solids in Cow
Manure
Reduction of BOD and Ammonia in Pig Manure
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