Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Renovating a Pond or Lake? Pond Muck Question

I'm jumping in because I would like to understand muck treatments as well. Last year, we added "muck eating bacteria" to our pond and plan(ned) to do it this year as well. Unfortunately, I did not take before or after measurements to know how effective it was (I plan to do that this year). Then I came across this:

https://www.gvsu.edu/wri/director/assessment-of-the-effectiveness-of-muck-digesting-bacterial-95.htm

This is part of their Summary statement for the study:

"This study provides clear evidence that the application of Mukk Busster pellets do not result in a reduction of organic matter. Regardless of treatment factors and sediment volume, there were no statistically significant differences in changes of organic matter between treatments with pellets and those without pellets."

This study looked at only 1 particular product (Mukk Busster) so hard to say if these findings are just telling of that specific product, or is indicative of muck eating products as a whole. I looked up Mukk Busster and it seems to mostly be enzymes with some bacteria.

I would be curious to hear about success stories using muck eating products. If it boils down to specific brands and product lines, I want to make sure I'm not wasting a LOT of money on something that doesn't work.

Thanks!