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Pond health restoration and bacteria




A healthy Pond is achieved when a natural balance is reached.Causes of Poor Water Quality
There are two kinds of aquatic pollution: insoluble and soluble. Lakes accumulate solids from dead plants and animal wastes. Soluble pollutants, from fertilizers, erosion and sewage, add phosphorus and nitrogen — nutrients for algae and weeds. The plants convert, by photosynthesis, inorganic carbon dioxide into organic material. Dead plants form organic sludge, the accumulation of which results in oxygen depletion and release of noxious pollutants such as ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. Phosphorus is also liberated for reuse by plants. Oxygen can be reduced to levels causing fish kills. The stress caused by poor water quality also reduces fish growth and makes them more susceptible to diseases.

Natural water quality improvement is largely dependent on teams of beneficial microorganisms. One group starts a process, which is continued by others. It has been shown in scientific research that, even in natural lakes, essential members of these microbial teams are not always present. This explains, in part, the natural aging of lakes and the too often observed phenomenon of algae and weed proliferation.

The addition of bacteria into an ecosystem is also known as bioaugmentation. All around us, whether we realize it or not, we can see the incredible benefits of such seeding of microorganisms to achieve specific results: from the yeast seeded to make wine, bread or beer to the bacteria seeded to make cheeses or yogurts. Harnessing the powers in bacteria is a natural way to boost your ponds immune system to fight off eutrophication.


Treatment with the Bacta-Pur System:

Lake health management or restoration starts by carefully defining specific biological and physico-chemical parameters within your lake. Bacta-Pur biotechnologies are highly concentrated; the guaranteed minimal cell count exceeds 10x11 cells/mL. Small regular doses are very effective.

Sludge removal: Bacta-Pur XLG should be preactivated for 24 hours; Bacta-Pur ACTIVATOR 1 & 2 with precise instructions are attached to each bottle. Following this process the Bacta-Pur should be diluted* 10-100 times with lake water. Case Study : Sludge Reduction in Trout Pond

Water clarification: Bacta-Pur N-3000 should simply be diluted* 10-100 times with lake water and then sprayed onto the lake surface.

To help clarify water, start biological filtration and to remove organic sediments in large ponds and small lakes use Bacta-Pur Pond.

*The dilution is important to assure an even application across the water body.

It is important, in lake health management, to assure the continual presence of oxygen at the sediment-water interface for the survival of the bottom dwelling higher life forms such as invertebrates and fishes. Regular use of the proper bacteria assures the presence of a balanced community of microorganisms to optimize quality of your pond.


Benefits Use of the Bacta-Pur System

The Bacta-Pur added to your lake attacks both the solid and soluble pollution. The water clearing microorganisms in Bacta-Pur use these wastes as foods for their growth. Bacteria can grow more rapidly than algae and aquatic weeds; this results in the bacteria out-competing algae and weeds for available food. The by-products of this natural water clearing process are water, carbon dioxide and bacterial biomass, which is rich in protein. In a lake with fish or invertebrates such as snails or crayfish there is very little accumulation of bacteria, because the animals eat the microbial biomass. Thus, wastes are channeled by Bacta-Pur into the animal side of the food chain and are converted to natural food for the fishes while reducing algal and weed growth.

    Symptoms
  • excessive green water or filamentous algae
  • proliferation of aquatic weeds
  • fish gasping for air
  • cloudy water
  • bad odors coming from lake
  • excess sludge accumulating on lake bottom
    Treatment Benefits
  • out-compete algae to clear green water
  • reduce weeds by channeling nutrients to faunal food web
  • facilitate lake oxygenation
  • clarify water
  • eliminate causes of noxious odors
  • solubilize organic deposits

Bottom mounted air diffusers are a most cost-effective means to assure a well-oxygenated lake.
We have an excellent choice of aeration packages or individual components to custom build. Vertex Aeration systems are complete aeration systems for large ponds and small lakes or construct your own or retro-fit your existing system with PPM compressors and diffusers

 
  
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
Bacta-Pur Products Quality Control / Quality Assurance

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