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ML,

It has rained off and on but I have not seen any algea come to the surface this year like the neighbors pond has been doing. It has really gotten out of hand here recently. He could not believe the way my pond looks now. He has lived here most of his life and said the pond has not looked this well in 20 years. I will be installing an aerator for him soon and bacteria next year if this works out for me. Do you know why the change in the algea color? I would think nutrient starved algea would go lighter rather than darker if this is the case.

I thought I would update on the results so far of the bacteria I was working with throughout the post. I was a little concerned with algea take over this year because we had a very unseasonably warm winter. Very early spring I had heavy algea all over the pond floor. I decided to let it go and see what would happen. I DID see the tripoid carp eat it due to the low vegitation so early in the year. Once the water has warmed to about 50 degrees the water started to clear and the algea started going away. I have very little algea growth what so ever now. I have not seen any duckweed or watermeal at all this year. The fish look great and not a one was found dead this year. This is the first spring since adding the septic cleaner bacteria to my pond and I have seen amazing results for the $150.00 I spent to add it. If I remember correctly the price for pond labeled bacteria was at least twice the price for the amount used. I can now see sand along the edges of my pond and I am greatful to all of you who helped me along the way with you insite and knowledge.

Thanks for the update Aaron. Glad to see the septic cleaner working for you.

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after 12 months of 2 aerators running we still have some rotten egg smell so purchased the larger box of aquaclear with hopes of additional improvement.

I've also got a hold of some one flush in larger quantities. I'm trying it comparing to some other commercial grade bacteria’s. So far the one flush is doing quite well. Pond cleared up from a cloudy condition very quickly and the algae growth has slowed down dramatically. Now, I know this could be because the heavy growing season is over, but in the past, I had to fight algae all season long at my site. Now, it's just gone! I will continue to treat with the one flush and report. The distributor told me that some customers do use this for larger scale bio-remediation, so there may be some history here. Also the quantities they recommend are much less than other pond bacteria’s. I have an approximately 1 million gallon pond and they recommend 0.5 pounds weekly. Very cost effective if this works out.

WILL RID-X WORK ALSO? WILL ANY OF THESE SEPTIC TREATMENTS KILL THE FISH?

Can we get yet another update?
How is the muck level?
Do you firmly believe in the septic enzyme treatment?
which brands do you recommend if it works?

Thanks for your posts