This 10 lb bulk-back has twenty soluble pouches containing 1/2 lb active bacteria and barley extract per pouch. Toss the pouches into your pond as required or cut open and sprinkle on as required for your pond size. We love bulg buys! For small ponds you can purchase this 10 lb pail and use as required. Shelf life, as always, is 3 years on all our dry bacteria.

This beneficial Pond Bacteria should be staple of every pond owner's pond-care program.  Using a safe and natural pond bacteria like our Pond Keeper Pond Bacteria product, which gets our highest "Pro7" rating for efficiency, strength and performance, contain naturally occurring strains of beneficial bacteria that are a safe, natural way to keep ponds healthy, clean and clear. The product contains several strains of naturally occurring beneficial bacteria ideal for breaking down and digesting waste commonly found in pond environments to naturally keep ponds clean, clear and healthy all year long, while utilizing pulverized barley straw to eliminate the need for bulky barley bales, while still providing the water clarifier benefits of barley straw.

Ponds Per Acre Initial Dose (reduce dosage as per pond size):
Apply 12-16 1/2 lb packets per surface acre.
Maintenance Dose: Apply 6-8 1/2 lb packets per surface acre every 2-4 weeks.
Note: Pond currently on regular bacteria routines or not yet showing signs of problems may begin with the Maintenance Dose.

To control algae, improve water clarity and reduce nutrients and consume sludge and muck use our recommended Pond Keeper Pond Bacteria products which also offer the following benefits:

• Break down organic sludge like leaves, dead plants, fish droppings, fish food, and excess fertilizer
• Creates clean and clear water
• Reduces ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and phosphates
• Safe for fish, plants, people and pets
• Reduces odors
• Safe for irrigatio, pets, people, fish, plants. Non-toxic and all-natural strains of bacteria that exist in nature.
• Barley extract, a natural algaecide, is added to kill algae while the bacterial cultures consume decaying algae helping keep un-wanted nutrients to a minimum in an aerated, well maintained water-garden, pond or lake

We only recommend and offer Bacteria products that are "Green Source Products" meaning they contains all natural, safe, ingredients that are non-toxic, biodegradeable and eco friendly. If using natural pond bacteria with algaecides or chemical algae controllers you should wait the recommended time before adding bacteria. Can be used with dyes for improved pond care procedure.