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Bacteria to clarify your water garden |
Use this balanced community
of microorganisms for the reduction of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. Reduces soluble
phosphorous levels and greatly improves water quality.
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SYMPTOMS
- cloudy green water
- floating
algae
- high levels
of ammonia
- mucky
pond sediments
- smelly
muck build-up on pond floor
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| BACTAPUR
TREATMENT
- helps
solubilize organic solids
- out-compete
algae
- clarifies
pond water
- help
solubilize organic solids
- devour
mucky build-up on pond bottom
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Available
in 1Liter and 4Liter jugs | |
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Available
in 1Liter and 4Liter jugs | |
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Available
in 1Liter and 4Liter jugs | |
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Bacteria
and Pond Health
Principles
of Pond Health Management
First
of all, use of Bacta-Pur assures the presence of a balanced community of strains,
which can produce all essential enzymes to digest the different organic components
of manure. The enzymes produced and released by the bacteria cause solubilization
of solids. The community of bacteria then works together where the by-product
of the metabolism of one strain provides food for another.
Secondly,
preactivation, the on-site technique of physiological engineering optimizes enzyme
production, prior to bringing the cultures in contact with the solids to be digested.
CO2 is an end product of bacterial activity. Bacterial growth decreases the quantity
of carbon in the manure due to losses of CO2. This increases the relative concentration
nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium and improves the fertilizer value of the treated
manure.
Solids Reduction with Bacta-Pur
Bacta-Pur
XLG is one of the most concentrated cultures available; the guaranteed minimal
cell count exceeds 10x11 cells/ml, which is more than 1000 times other brands.
Small regular doses are very effective. Best results will be achieved by spraying
preactivated Bacta-Pur XLG over the surface of solids.
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Manure
in pit |
Application
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(m3) |
(Gallons US)
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All doses should be distributed over
pit surface or on solids. | |
Initial Dose
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Dose | |
250-300 |
75,000-150,000
| 12
litres | 2
litres/week | |
100-250 |
30,000-75,000
| 4
litres | 1
litre/week | |
10-100 |
2,500-30,000
| 2
litres |
0.5 litre/week |
Calculate
pond volume by multiplying the averages of the length, the width, and the depth.
1m3 = 1000 L, 1ft3 = 28.3 L. Other useful conversion factors: 1 kg = 2.2 lb.;
1 L = 0.264 gal US.
Notes:
- In problem cases use
2 liters/day for 4 weeks; then 1 litre/day
- Areas
treated with Bacta-Pur must be kept moist. In dry periods, apply bacteria in liquid
under crust.
- When
solids build-up, or if there are odour problems, dissolve 5 kg of sodium-nitrate
(fertilizer grade) in 5 gallons of water and distribute over the surface of the
pit.
- pH
should be kept between 6.0-8.5.
Background
Intensive
production of livestock such as chickens or pigs usually results in high levels
of airborne ammonia. The degraded air quality stresses the animals, causes negative
feedback on the production including decreased efficiency of food conversion and
increased susceptibility to general diseases and specifically to pulmonary problems
(e.g. pneumonia). The
bottom line is fundamental in all animal production:
More Stress = Less Profits.
If we can decrease stress, we can increase profits.
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Treatment Program
 The ability
of the Bacta-Pur System to lower airborne ammonia was tested over a period of
38 days in an egg producing facility in New Brunswick, Canada. The barn (15m x
45m) contains 12,000 chickens. The barn is cleaned in September, and air degrades
over winter. This winter ammonia reached levels, which were causing the chickens
to go blind. The treatment with Bacta-Pur began on May 15, 1995 for 4 weeks. Airborne
ammonia was monitored with a Dräger tester as used by the government of New
Brunswick. The air sampling, during and following the test period, was always
conducted in the same place within the barn.
Five
litres of Bacta-Pur XLG were mixed with 10 L of water and sprayed, with a small
garden backpack sprayer, onto the manure 3 times per week for 3 weeks . The fourth
week, Bacta-Pu was applied only once.
Results
Airborne ammonia dropped
from nearly 60 ppm to 18 ppm, within 3 weeks of beginning the treatment. Ammonia
levels only increased slightly to 25 ppm with the decreased rate of use of Bacta-Pur.
Cessation of use of Bacta-Pur, however, resulted in the rapid return to ammonia
levels above 40 ppm in spite of increased ventilation, in the end of June, as
normally occurs in summer.
Sludge Reduction in Trout Pond
Reduction
of Airborne Ammonia in Chicken Barn
Reductions of Solids in Cow
Manure
Reduction of BOD and Ammonia in Pig Manure
Read
about Bacta-Pur Products Quality Control / Quality Assurance
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Bacta-Pur
XLG
