Pond Water Treatments » Bacteria Starters

Microbe-Lift/Maximum Clarity (MC) is a 100% natural blend of bacteria, enzymes and buffering agents. The added enzymes in this formulation are especially helpful if your pond receives 5 hours or more of direct sunlight daily on a regular basis.

Formulated for Maximum Pond Clarity. Compatible with all Microbe-Lift bacterial products.

6oz /  80 - 250 Gallon Ponds - Provides 28 weeks of maintenance
12oz / 250 - 750 Gallon Ponds - Provides 16 weeks of maintenance
5 lb / 2000-5000 Gallon Ponds - Provides 20 weeks of maintenance. Large ponds of 2000-5000 gallons may require additional microbial assistance based on pond surface area, higher levels of animal waste and wind blown organic matter.

Weekly First 4 Weeks
1oz (2 tbsp) for every 250 gallons of pond water

Maintenance - Twice Weekly
1oz (2 tbsp) for every 250 gallons of pond water

Limited Quantities Available

Microbe-Lift/Maximum Clarity (MC) is a 100% natural blend of bacteria, enzymes and buffering agents. The added enzymes in this formulation are especially helpful if your pond receives 5 hours or more of direct sunlight daily on a regular basis.

Formulated for Maximum Pond Clarity. Compatible with all Microbe-Lift bacterial products.

6oz /  80 - 250 Gallon Ponds - Provides 28 weeks of maintenance
12oz / 250 - 750 Gallon Ponds - Provides 16 weeks of maintenance
3 lb / 750 - 2000 Gallon Ponds - Provides 32 weeks of maintenance.  Large ponds of 750-2000 gallons may require additional microbial assistance based on pond surface area, higher levels of animal waste and wind blown organic matter.
5 lb / 2000-5000 Gallon Ponds - Provides 20 weeks of maintenance. Large ponds of 2000-5000 gallons may require additional microbial assistance based on pond surface area, higher levels of animal waste and wind blown organic matter.

Weekly First 4 Weeks
1oz (2 tbsp) for every 250 gallons of pond water

Maintenance - Twice Weekly
1oz (2 tbsp) for every 250 gallons of pond water

• Keeps water clean
• Eliminates organic buildup
• Significantly improves water quality and appearance
• Buffers/aids in pH control
• Improves marine life quality
• Promotes essential bio-film development
• Promotes bio-filter performance
• Beneficial to water plant root systems

Jump Start is a professionnal formula of 50% Nitrosomonas and 50% Nitrobacter nitrifying bacteria. Jump Start is excellent for rapid "cycling" in a new bio-filter or re-start of existing bio-filters in Spring or after use of harsh medications. Jump Start does NOT need to be refrigerated during shipping within the U.S. but MUST be kept refrigerated during storage.

Jump Start is manufactured by the makers of KoiZyme and was beta tested for 15 months prior to its 2008 introduction. It was tested by filter manufacters, pond maintenence companies, and many of our dealers here in the U.S.

Available in quarts (treats 1,200 gallons) and gallons (treats 4,800 gallons).

A natural, beneficial, environmentally safe bacteria that is non-pathogenic, non-toxic and non-caustic. Microbe-lift PL creates a healthy environment in your pond and promotes faster fish growth. It improves dissolved oxygen levels and reduces hydrogen sulfide odors.

Microbe-lift PL works in both high and low alkalinity. It metabolizes dead algae and dissolves away organic sludge. It also seeds and maintains biological filters and reduces biological oxygen demand. It has a shelf life of 3-5 years.

Treats a 1,000 gallon pond for two months (a 5,000 gallon pond requires 46 oz. for the same two month period)

• Creates a healthy environment for your pond, promoting faster fish growth.
• Reduces ammonia and nitrogen levels.
• Significantly reduces noxious odors caused by dead algae, fish fecal matter, and urine.
• Reduces hydrogen sulfide, which creates strong, offensive odors.
• Reduces buildup of bird droppings, fish feed, and dead leaves.
• Breaks down dead algae.
• Improves dissolved oxygen levels.
• Dissolves away organic sludge.
• Seeds and maintains biological filters.
• Contains nitrifiers, including both Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter species.
• Contains photosynthetic bacteria which reduces cloudy water by promoting flocculation and settling of organic and inorganic particles.
• Effective over a wide range of pH conditions.

PL/GEL is a technological breakthrough because it’s the first product that puts the bacteria right where you want it and it STAYS THERE!

PL/GEL will quickly attach to and populate any filter media including foam, strapping, floss, bio-balls, ceramic media, etc. This will help to rapidly establish the necessary biological activity in your filter to stabilize your pond’s environment quickly. It will also helps restore this activity to your filter when you clean or change the media in your filter.

• Easily applies to the filter pads/media without running or getting messy
• Contains the same spectrum of bacteria found in MICROBE-LIFT/PL
• Contains naturally occurring biopolymers, helping organisms quickly attach to the media allowing for an 80% reduction in filter start-up time
• Helps to stabilize pond environment quickly upon startup and to eliminate transient instability that can occur when filter media is cleaned or replaced
• Allows for more frequent cleaning of filters without subsequent instability if a pond has a high solids loading where frequent cleaning is beneficial
• Reduces the frequency of cleaning by accelerating the breakdown of organic solids that can lead to high maintenance requirements
• Helps to establish denitrification in the filter which can lower nitrate levels in the pond
• Convenient, Easy-to-Use, Flip-Top Squeeze Bottle!

Like most types of mechanical/biological filters, bead filters rely on the use of a media that provides a high surface area/volume ratio. This allows for support of the necessary amount of biomass, in the form of a biofilm, to properly remove organic and inorganic waste from the water, making it suitable for fish and other normal aquatic life. Within the biofilm it is possible to carry out aerobic, facultative anaerobic, anaerobic and chemosynthetic processes if all the necessary bacterial species are present.

Consequently, for these filters to function, it is necessary to have proper numbers and distribution of species. MICROBE-LIFT/SUPER START contains aerobic heterotrophs, facultative anaerobes, anaerobic and chemotrophic bacteria capable of carrying out all of the necessary processes for optimum performance of bead filters.

• Rapid establishment of organic removal capabilities
• Rapid establishment of nitrogen cycling including nitrification and denitrification
• Reduces buildup of residue in the filter, decreasing maintenance and improving filter efficiency by avoiding “channeling"
• Rapid recovery of filter after use of medications and antibiotics
• Breakdown of residual medications, like tea tree oils and formalin products, which are inhibitory to most bacteria, after use
• Effective over a wide pH range
• Significantly reduces noxious odors caused by algae, fish, waste and urine
• Reduces hydrogen sulfide, which creates strong, offensive odors
• Natural • Nontoxic • Nonpathogenic

Pond Care Bio-Filter Booster is a highly concentrated suspension of bacteria that have been specifically selected for the development of biological filters in ornamental fish ponds.

Once a pond's biological filter is established, regular use of Bio-Filter Booster keeps it working efficiently. Bio-Filter Booster helps break down harmful organic compounds that inhibit the activity of the biological filter, as well as those that lead to ammonia and nitrite poisoning of fish, low oxygen levels, and low pH.

Directions For Use:

Spring Start-up & New Ponds: Add 2 teaspoonfuls (10 ml) of Bio-Filter Booster, for every 25 US gallons (95L) of pond water directly into the biological filter, once a week for 4 weeks or until the water test for ammonia & nitrite stay at optimal levels. After the first month, follow directions below for "Established Ponds."

Summer Directions: Add one teaspoon (5 ml) for every 25 US gallons (95 ml) of pond water directly into the biological filter once a month. If water testing indicates dangerous levels of ammonia or nitrite, revert to "Spring Start-up" directions while corrective measures are taken.