I did some studying. All this bacteria does is lock up phosphorus as organic. When the bacteria dies the phosphorus becomes inorganic orthophosphorus. Plants like algae only use orthophosphorus. So by keeping an artificially high bacteria load of the right type you simply keep it tied up so the algae can't use it.
It does not reduce the amount of phosphorus one little bit.
I'm thinking it's time to look at a new product called Phoslock. That has to be applied right after ice out and before algae begins to grow, while the phosphorus is in inorganic form. That does not form a flock that coats the bottom of the pond, has no detrimental effect on the bottom life. and locks the orthophosphorus up permanently.
