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January 08, 2009

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Microbe-Lift Autumn Winter Prep

Microbe-Lift Autumn Winter PrepMicrobe-Lift Autumn Winter Prep

Microbe-Lift Autumn Winter Prep has been specially formulated for pond winterization. Microbe-Lift Autumn Winter Prep helps to accelerate the decomposition of leaves, sediment and other organic matter during the Autumn and Winter months, and will also jump start your pond in the Spring.

Microbe-Lift Autumn Winter Prep is a two-part system of liquid becteria and dry, water soluble packets containing a blend of cellulose enzymes, cellulose-producing bacteria and a cold weather bacteria. The cellulose enzymes, along with the cellulose-producing bacteria, are the key to accelerating the breakdown of leaves, organic sediment and sludge all Winter long. The cold weather bacteria and liquid bacteria take care of the initial breakdown by-products.

Product Features Of Microbe-Lift Autumn Winter Prep:

  • Continues to provide sustained biological activity even in water temperatures under 4°C (40°F)
  • Contains psychotrophilic strains (cold weather bacteria)
  • If frozen, bacteria will remain effective after thawing out
  • Is effective in darker conditions (under ice and snow)
  • Helps to maintain a healthy immune system for your fish during Winer months
  • Gives your pond a head-start during Spring
  • Reduces the building of dead leaves and organic material during Winter 

Microbe-Lift Autumn Winter Prep Treatments:

 Size of Pond (Litres)

1st Month

2nd Month

3rd Month

4th Month

 300 - 4,000

175 ml

200 ml

250 ml

275 ml

 4,000 - 20,000

200 ml

250 ml

250 ml

275 ml

20,000 - 40,000

500 ml

500 ml

500 ml

500 ml

40,000 - 60,000

600 ml

600 ml

600 ml

600 ml

60,000 - 80,000

750 ml

750 ml

750 ml

750 ml

80,000 - 120,000

900 ml

900 ml

900 ml

750 ml

Microbe-Lift Clean & Clear

Microbe-Lift Clean & Clear

Microbe-Lift Clean & Clear

Microbe-Lift Clean & Clear  is a special blend of beneficial bacteria that keeps ponds clean & clear. Microbe-Lift Clean & Clear contains photosynthetic bacteria which is grown in the bottle in which it is sold, it is due to this unique process that you reeive the bacteria in tip top condition.

Photosynthetic bacteria can be a very beneficial in balancing the ecology of a pond. This bacteria will compete with the algae for their nutritionand sunlight.

Microbe-Lift Clean & Clear when used according to the recommended dosages will provide the following benefits:

  • Keeps your Pond Clean & Clear
  • Seeds and maintains biological filters.
  • Reduces ammonia nitrogen levels
  • Dissolves away organic sediment
  • Safe for fish and Plants
  • Reduces environmental stress
  • Promotes rapid fish growth
  • Biologically supports a healthy immune system
  • Increases resistance to pathogens and parasites
  • biodegrades uneaten food  

For the rcommended dosages for the use of Microbe-Lift Clean & Clear see the table below:

 Microbe Lift Clean & Clear Recommended Treatments
Pond Size in Litres First Application

Next 4 Weeks (Once Per Week)

Maintenance (Monthly)

300 -750

250 ml

60 ml

60 ml

751 - 2,000

300 ml

100 ml

100 ml

2,001 - 4,000

400 ml 

150 ml

150 ml

4,001 - 20,000

500 ml

200 ml

200 ml

20,001 - 40,000

1 litre

500 ml

500 ml

40,001 - 200,000

2 litre

1 litre

1 litre

200,001 - 400,000

4 litre

1.5 litre 1.5 litre

Microbe-Lift Filter Gel

Microbe-Lift Filter GelMicrobe-Lift Filter Gel

Microbe-Lift Filter Gel is a technology breakthrough becauseit's the first product that puts the bacteria right where you want it and it stays there!. Microbe-Lift Filter Gel will quickly attach to and populate any filter media including foam, strapping, floss, bio balls, ceramic media and K1 etc.

Filter Gel will rapidly establish the necessary biological activity in your filter which in turn will stabilize your pond's environment quickly.

Microbe-Lift Filter Gel will also help restore this activity to your filter when you clean or change the media in your filter.

Microbe-Lift Filter Gel Product Features:
  • Easily applies to filters pads/medaia without running
  • Contains the same spectrum of bacteria as Microbe-Lift/PL
  • Contains naturally occurring biopolymers, helping organisms quickly attach to the media allowing 80% reduction in filter start-up time
  • Helps to stabilize the pond's 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 olids loading where more frequent cleaning is benficial
  • Reduces the frequency of cleaning by accelerating the breakdown of organic solids that lead to high maintenance requirements.
  • Helps to establish denitrification in the filter which can lower nitrate levels in the pond.
Application:

Inoculate (spread) the Microbe-Lift Filter Gel directly to the filter pad or media. The Filter Gel will absorb into the pad/media by letting it set for 1 to 2 hours before inserting the medaia back into the filter or skimmer.  After the media has been inserted back i to the filter, turn off the recirculating pump for 1 to 2 hours, providing that the water can maintain adequate oxygenation without circulation for this amount of time. Repeat the application after each cleaning/replacement of filter pas/media.

For normal maintenance use Microbe-Lift Clean & Clear

Microbe-Lift Nite Out II

Microbe-Lift Nite Out II

Microbe-Lift Nite Out II

Microbe-Lift Nite Out II is designed specially for all ponds that contain aquatic life. Nite Out II is a highly specialized microbial consortium of nitrifying bacterial cultures that is specifically formulated to eliminate ammonia via a natural process known as nitrification.

The cultures contained in Microbe-Lift Nite Out II will establish, promote or stabilize and maintain nitrification in you pond water, eliminating the toxic effect of ammonia. Microbe-Lift Nite Out II liquid nitrifying bacteria contains select strains of Nitrosomonas, Nitrospira and Nitrobacter.

In short, Nitrosomonas convert ammonia to nitrite and Nitrobacter and Nitrospira convert nitrite to nitrate.

Product Features of Microbe-Lift Nite Out II

  • Initiates the nitrification process super fast!
  • Promotes stable nitrification
  • Provides stable cold weather nitrification
  • Safe for use around plants and animals

Notes on Nitrification:

When ammonia removal is desired first start with Microbe-Lift Clean & Clear to reduce the orgnic waste in the pond as high levels of BOD can inhibit the nitrification process by competeing with the nitrifying microorganisms for the necessary oxygen. After applying Microbe-Lift Clean & Clear wait for approximately 24 to 48 hours for the Clear & Clean to do it's job, and then apply Microve-Lift Nite Out II.

Prior to the addition of the Nite Out II (to start the nitrification process), check to make sure that the pond's pH is in the correct range for the nitrification process. Adjust the pond pH to a range of 7.5 to 8.7, and check to see if adequate alkalinity is present as you must maintain a level of a least 50/ppm of alkalinity at all times. This is necessary as the nitrifying microorganisms use 7.1lbs of alkalinity for each pound of ammonia removed (oxidized).

If the correct level of alkalinity is not present, nitrification will not occur, and if alkalinity is lost then the nitrification process will cease and the pond pH will drop due to teh nitrifying cultures activity. To increase the alkalinity add the Kusuri Biobalance until you achieve an alkalinity level of 50/ppm t0 100/ppm (minimum), and then maintain the alkalinity at a level of 50/ppm.

 Microbe Lift Nite Out II Recommended Treatments
Pond Size in Litres First Application

Next 4 Weeks (Once Per Week)

Maintenance (Monthly)
300 -2000  30 ml 15 ml 30 ml
2,000 - 4,000   75 ml  40 ml 75 ml
 4,000 - 10,000 150 ml  75 ml 150 ml
10,000 - 20,000 200 ml 100 ml 200 ml
20,000 - 30,000 300 ml 150 ml 300 ml
30,000 - 40,000 400 ml 200 ml 400 ml
40,000 - 55,000

500 ml

250 ml 500 ml
55,000 - 75,000 700 ml 350 ml 700 ml
75,000 - 100,000 800 ml 400 ml 800 ml

Microbe-Lift Sludge Away

Microbe-Lift Sludge Away

Microbe-Lift Sludge Away

Microbe-Lift Sludge Away has been years in development. Microbe-Lift Sludge Away speeds up the biological removal of slow to degrade organic waste matter from aquatic pond bottoms that may become toxic to fish and plant life. As organic solids accumulate on the pond bottom they begin to break down, releasing toxic gases to the surrounding environment. These gaseous by-products endanger fish,marine life and plants.

Microbe-Lift Sludge Away removes bottom organic sludge and dirt, reducing or eliminating the potential harmful gaseous compounds, and helps to clarify your pond water at the same time. Microbe-Lift Sludge Away is especially helpful for ponds that have a rock or gravel bottom and where vacuuming is impractical. Microbe-Lift Sludge Away works faster at warm water temperatures, but can be used effectively at any temperature all year-round.

Product Features Of Microbe-Lift Sludge Away:

  • Provides rapid and natural sludge and dirt removal
  • Is 80% faster than competitive products
  • Reduces and binds phosphate
  • Helps to improve pond clarity
  • Containms 100% active ingredients
  • Disperses quickly
  • Is Bio-degradable

Microve-Lift Sludge Away Recommended Dosages:

100 ml per 1250 litres of pond water. The first application should be 100 ml per 1250 litres of pond water, then repeat this dosage once a week for the next four weeks. Folloing this initial treatment a 'maintenance dosage should be applied at the recommended rates as and when necessary.

Microbe-Lift Super Start Bead Filter Bacteria

Microbe-Lift Super Start Bead Filter Bacteria

Microbe-Lift Super Start Bead Filter Bacteria

Microbe-Lift Super Start Bead Filter Bacteria has been specially omulated for all biological (bead) filters). 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 the support of the necessary biomas, in the form of a biofilm, to properly remove organic and inorganic waste from the water.

Within this biofilm it is possible to to carry out aerobic, facultative anerobic, anaerobic and chemosynthetic processes. In english, this actually means that we develop and grow various forms of bateria on our filter media which will result in the complete nitrifaction process and also develop the biomas which totally covers the bead media and becomes sticky, it is this sticky biomas that traps the small particles as part of the normal filtration process which results in clear clean  water.

Microbe-Lift Super Start contains all these bacteria capable of carrying out all of the necessary processes for the optimum performance of bead filters.

When used according to the recommended dosage instructions Microbe-Lift Super Start will provide the following benefits:

  • Rapid establishment of organic removal capabilities
  • Rapid establishment of the nitrogen cycle including nitrification and denitrification
  • Reduces the build up of residue in the filter, reducing maintenance and improving the filters efficiency
  • Promotes the breakdown of risidual medications, like tea tree oils and formalin products which are inhibitory to most bacteria after use
  • Promotes the rapid recover of your filter after the use of medications and antibiotics
  • Effective over a wide pH range
  • Reduces ammonia nitrogen levels
  • Significantly reduces noxious odours caused by algae, fish waste and urine
  • Reduces hydrogen sulphide, which creates strong offensive odours

Microbe-Lift Super Start Directions For Use:

When starting up a filter for the first time, apply Microbe-Lift Super Start for 4 weeks. Clean the filter the apply for a further two weeks. For regular maintenance for your system use in conjunction with Microbe-Lift Clean & Clear.

Please note that this product is not just for new filters and can be used whenever you feel it necessary, for example wneh introducing new fish and following medication and or treatments to your pond.

For the recommended dosages for the use of Microbe-Lift Super Start see the table below:

Microbe-Lift Super Start Bead Filter Bacteria

Pond Size in litres

Weekly Dosage

 300 - 750

60 ml

751 - 2,000

100 ml

2,001 - 4,000

150 ml

 4,001 - 20,000

200 ml

20,001 - 40,000

300 ml

40,001 - 80,000

500 ml

80,001 - 120,000

750 ml

120,001 - 160,000

1000 ml

 

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