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Pond Treatment - Extra information
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Interpet
Product |
Bottle
or packet size |
Treats |
Treatment Dose Required
per 1,000 Litres |
Treatments Required |
PH range for best results |
Use in
conjunction with... |
Oase
Alternative Product |
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Ammonia Remover |
250 ml |
2,273 |
110 ml |
Test with a Salicylate test kit. Levels
should be below 0.1 mg / litre |
7 to 8 |
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Pondlith |
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500 ml |
4,546 |
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1 litre |
9,092 |
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Bioactivator |
250 ml |
9,000 |
27.8 ml |
4 doses 5 days apart. Then monthly during
warmer weather |
7 to 8 |
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Starter Bacteria |
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Bio Start |
Sachet |
2,273 |
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7 to 8 |
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Starter Bacteria |
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Carton (4 sachet) |
9,092 |
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Blanket Weed Buster
Currently
Not Available |
25gm |
5,000 |
5 gm |
14 days apart during peak season |
7 to 8 |
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String Algae Control Use together with
Oxygen Stabiliser |
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100gm |
20,000 |
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Clear Pond |
250 ml |
5,682 |
44 ml |
Can re dose after 5 days if needed |
6.5 to 8.5 |
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1 litre |
11,364 |
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5 litre |
56,820 |
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Liquid Barley Straw
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250 |
4546 |
Initial dose 27.5 ml. follow up every 14
days of
8.8 ml |
Should re dose every 14 days during the
growing season |
7 to 8 |
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String Algae Control or Bio Stable Regulator |
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500 |
9,092 |
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1 litre |
18,184 |
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Feature Algae Control |
250 ml |
625 |
400 ml |
2 doses 14 days apart.
Then monthly |
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Flora Boost |
250 ml |
2,273 |
27.5 ml |
every 28 days during warmer weather |
7 to 8 |
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1 litre |
9,092 |
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Fresh Start |
250 ml |
2,273 |
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Use during:- Initial pond fill, pond top ups
and water changes |
7 to 8 |
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Starter Bacteria |
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500 ml |
5,546 |
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1litre |
9,092 |
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5 litre |
45,460 |
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Green
Away |
250 ml |
11,365 |
22 ml |
Can re dose after 14 days if needed |
6.5 to 8.5 |
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Crystal Clear |
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500 ml |
22,730 |
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1 litre |
45,460 |
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5 litre |
227,300 |
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Pond Balance |
Standard |
6,825 |
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3 treatments 10 days apart to start. Then
monthly |
7 to 8 |
Sludge Buster |
String Algae Control |
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Value Pack |
13,600 |
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Medium |
40,900 |
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Large |
254,000 |
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Pond Tap Safe (Bioactive) |
250 ml |
9,000 |
27.7 ml |
Repeat when tap water is added to the pond |
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18,000 |
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pH Down |
100 gm |
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110 gm first treatment then observe what
happens for next treatment |
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PH Value Minus |
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250 gm |
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500 gm |
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pH Up |
100 gm |
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Try and observe for the next treatment |
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Hardness Plus |
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250 gm |
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500 gm |
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Sludge Buster |
Sachet |
2,273 |
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14 days |
7 to 8 |
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Silt Remover |
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Carton (4 sachet) |
9,092 |
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Sludge Control
(Bioactive) |
250 ml |
9,092 |
27.5 ml |
4 does 5 days apart Then monthly during
warmer weather |
7 to 8 |
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Silt Remover |
The Nitrogen Cycle and Importance of Oxygen
Nitrogen
is a vital element of protein and is absorbed by green plants in the form of
nitrate. Together
with ammonia, ammonium and nitrite, it is found naturally in rivers, lakes
and streams in very small quantities In
a pond environment, nitrogen compounds (nutrients) can be created quickly by
faeces, urine and other excreta, plant remains and decaying food.
When
concentrated these nutrients can have a harmful effect on a ponds
inhabitants
Organic
nitrogenous substances decay in stages in the presence of oxygen, a process
called ‘oxidative breakdown’. It produces various nitrogen compounds
(nutrients) as follows…
Toxic
ammonia and non-toxic ammonium are produced in the first stage of the
nitrogen cycle.
The pH value
determines which of the two will predominate. Ammonia occurs at a pH of 7.0
and over.
The second
stage of the nitrogen cycle is nitrite which is the result of the bacterial
oxidation,
or combustion, of ammonia/ammonium.
Nitrite is
also toxic to aquatic life, but not as toxic as ammonia.
In
the third and final stage nitrite is converted to nitrate. Nitrate is
harmful only in very high concentrations.
The key
element and most important factor to get all of the above to work is the
availability of free oxygen.
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