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| I have started my waterfall up and have the water circulating. Pond opened clear with some hair algae around the edges and such.
My question is At what point can I put in my sludge reducer and my barely and peat extract? My water temp is roughly 40-50*. I have not checked it this week to get the actual temp. Is there a certain temp. that you need to wait for before you starte adding the bacteria? I use Tetra Pond Barely and Peat and then Tetra Pond Sludge Reducer. If you have any idea on this please let me know. Troy |
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- Posted by sleeplessinftwayne z4-5 IND (My Page) on Fri, Mar 19, 10 at 18:38
| Hey, Troy. Bacteria doesn't usually become active until the temps are around 50-55 degrees. |
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- Posted by pondbucket 5 KS (My Page) on Wed, Mar 24, 10 at 20:55
| Troy & Sleepless, I went to our local pond store today and saw a couple of new all-temp products from reputable companies. One was "All-In-One," sorry, can't recall the manufacturer; and, another was "OneFix" by Crystal Clear. They supposedly work even below the usual 55 degree threshold. The Crystal Clear website didn't have any Data Sheet for this product posted yet... I guess it is very new, according to my knowledgeable friend at the pond store. I know that drh1, our regular contributor here on GardenWeb, doesn't feel you need to add beneficial bacteria since there is bacteria naturally developing. I add though, usually before my plants have a chance to get going, just so the string algae has something to compete against... I don't know if that makes good sense or financial sense, but I do it. I'm trying the OneFix now. |
Here is a link that might be useful: OneFix by Crystal Clear (no data sheet posted yet)
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