[Ponds-Koi] Re:Muck on bottom
In a message dated 4/15/2008 10:56:53 A.M. Central Daylight Time, david.jensen@comcast.net writes:
Microbe lift will not remove any sludge, muck or decaying matter. Microbe lift is a collection of “good bacteria” that helps colonize your bio filter to kick start the nitrification process. The best way to stop the build up of muck is to do weekly cleanings. It’s easier to do a quick clean once a week than to do it all at once. Ponds are a HUGE maintenance item. They cannot be left to just sit and look pretty for they will not stay that way.
Microlift does have a product that breaks down organics that settle to the pond floor, but it usually can’t keep up with Koi and our closed systems because we all overstock with both plants and fish. As is noted above, the only real way to keep a pond clean is maintenance. R&G ponds require much more then a properly designed koi pond. Sue
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