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1 800 651 2559
Western Outdoor Aquatics Inc
Frederick, Co
Est. 1995
Local number
303 485 7216
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Microbe-Lift Water Quality Products
Microbe-Lift PL
Specially Formulated for Decorative Fish Ponds, Lagoons & Smaller Water Features:
• Creates a cleaner environment for your pond, promoting faster fish growth
• Reduces ammonia nitrogen levels
• Dissolves away organic sludge
• Seeds and maintains biological filters
• Significantly reduces noxious odors caused by dead algae, fish fecal matter, and urine
• Reduces hydrogen sulfide, which creates strong, offensive odors
• Reduces biological oxygen demand (B.O.D.)
• Reduces buildup of bird droppings, fish feed and dead leaves
• Breaks down dead algae • Improves dissolved oxygen levels
• Contains photosynthetic bacteria which reduces cloudy water by promoting flocculation and settling of organic and inorganic particles
• Effective over a wide range of pH conditions Continued biological activity even in water temperatures under 55oF. (12oC.)
Ecological Laboratories Microbe-Lift/ PBL/Professional Blend
Liquid Bacteria Microbe-lift/PBL is a blend of microbes that contain specially formulated strains of bacteria manufactured for use by landscape, irrigation & pond professionals. KEEPS PONDS & LAKES CLEAN & CLEAR The microbes in our Professional Blend will help do the following: Ponds:
• Keeps your ponds clean & clear
• Reduces ammonia nitrogen levels
• Seeds and maintains biological filters
• Remains effective over a wide range of pH conditions
• Reduces buildup of bird droppings, fish feed, and dead leaves
• Significantly reduces noxious odors caused by dead algae, fish fecal matter and urine
• Improves dissolved oxygen levels
• Dissolves away organic sediment Fish:
• Biologically supports a healthy immune system
• Reduces environmental stress
• Promotes rapid fish growth
• Aids in respiration and gas exchange
• Oxidizes both ammonia and nitrite, also reduces nitrate
• Biodegrades uneaten food
• Helps when fish load exceeds normal guidelines Plants
• Ensures a healthy start and reduces transplant shock
• Stimulates root formation and growth
• Improves tolerance to temperature fluctuations
• Enhances the ability of plants to utilize light, water and nutrients by making the nutrients more bioavailable
• Increases the luster of leaves and plants
• Improves bloom retention
MICROBE-LIFT/ SA
(SLUDGE AWAY)
Microbe-Lift/SA Speeds Up the Removal of Sludge & Muck Naturally Especially Helpful for Ponds That Have a Rock or Gravel Bottom & Where Vacuuming is Impractical
MICROBE-LIFT/SA is formulated specifically for the removal of organic bottom solids that are slow to degrade
MICROBE-LIFT/SA works faster at warm water temperatures, however, it may be used effectively at any temperature year-round Years in development,
MICROBE-LIFT/SA speeds 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 gasses to the surrounding environment. These gaseous by-products endanger fish, marine life and plants. MICROBE-LIFT/SA removes bottom organic sludge and muck—reducing or eliminating the potential harmful gaseous compounds—and helps clarify your pond water at the same time.
MICROBE-LIFT/SA may slightly discolor pond water for a short while. Rocks along the edge may darken but will return to their natural color. Provides “rapid and natural sludge and muck removal” 80% faster than competitive products Binds phosphate Organic and microbial based Safe for fish, plants, pets and the environment Helps improve pond clarity 100% active ingredients Disperses quickly
MICROBE-LIFT/SA Oxygen Demand
MICROBE-LIFT/SA will accelerate the solubilization and biological digestion of organic solids in your pond. As a result of this increased oxygen demand, the Oxygen Uptake Rate (OUR) in your pond will increase in the process, along with your aquatic life’s need for oxygen. When using MICROBE-LIFT/SA make sure that your pond is adequately oxygenated (>4.0 mg/L dissolved oxygen)
Microbe-Lift/ PBD/Professional Blend
Dry Bacteria A Concentrated Version Of Our Popular Consumer Bacteria & Enzyme Packets Use PBD To Get Your Pond Ready For A Clean and Clear Spring!
WATER SOLUBLE PACKETS CAN BE USED ALL YEAR LONG!
This special dry blend should not be confused with the common powders found in today’s marketplace!
MICROBE-LIFT/PBD packets contain cellulase enzymes, hyper cellulase producing bacteria and a cold weather bacteria (psychrophile) to accelerate the breakdown of leaves, small twigs, sediment and other accumulated dead organic waste.
MICROBE-LIFT/PBD can be used as a stand-alone product, combined with our Liquid MICROBE-LIFT/PBL in the spring, or used in winter as well. • Cuts costs by eliminating the chance of using excess product • Eliminates handling and dusting • Costs only pennies a day • Easy to use premeasured packets • Dissolves within 5 minutes after placing in water • Unique packet material will keep from sticking together in high humidity
Microbe-Lift/ HC (High Count)
A Proprietary “High Count” Formulation for Larger Rural Lakes & Ponds
Reduces ammonia nitrogen levels as well as biological oxygen demand (B.O.D)
• Creates a healthy environment for your pond, promoting faster fish growth
• Safe for all wildlife in and around the pond
• Significantly reduces noxious odors
• Reduces hydrogen sulfide, which creates strong, offensive odors
• Reduces buildup of bird droppings, fish feed and dead leaves
• Breaks down organic sludge
• Improves dissolved oxygen levels
Microbe-Lift Aqua C
This Beneficial Bacteria is designed for heavy fish loads usually found in fish farms, we are making it available to the pond keeper who has large and many fish and has trouble keeping up with the filter loads.
We also use this product if you pond is very large (over 10,000 gallons) and is more concentrated compared to the Microbe-Lift PL.
Ecological Laboratories Microbe-Lift/ Barley Straw Pellets Plus
A Major Scientific Breakthrough 100% Natural & Organic Ingredients Specially Formulated To Naturally Balance Pond Water & Improve Water Clarity Enriched with peat and humic acid, this revolutionary formula works faster & better with Less Mess & Cost and is easier to apply than bales, pillows and pads!
• Matures pond water chemistry
• Disperses quickly by simple broadcast of pellets into the pond or packing in a porous fabric sock and suspending in pond or available chamber in skimmer or filter
• Buffers pH
• Releases decomposition by-products immediately
• Works year round • Recommended for use with all Microbe-Lift bacterial and enzymatic pond products
• Provides a slow steady release of beneficial ingredients through natural activity
Microbe-Lift/Barley Straw Pellets+ is an environmentally responsible, cost-efficient pond conditioner that is a natural and organic way to a healthy pond environment! Barley straw and selected natural peats have been processed and packaged to make them easy and clean to apply. Manufactured using an exclusive proprietary pelleting process that eliminates the use of wheat, corn and other binders, the barley straw is harvested and stored under climatic conditions that assure the quality of these essential ingredients.
Microbe-Lift/Barley Straw Pellets+ works in much the same way as barley straw...only faster! Whereas barley straw works by releasing certain natural chemicals as it biodegrades, so do the pellets in ML/Barley Straw Pellets+, only the breakdown compounds are released faster: dispersing equally throughout the water; reacting photochemically with sunlight; and activating humic acids to produce hydrogen peroxide—an oxidizing agent that also helps to keep the water clear—naturally and at a low level of release. The humic acid will also chelate metals such as copper or arsenic. Microbe-Lift/Barley Straw Pellets+ are rich in organic peat which softens pond water–reducing nitrate and phosphate concentrations in the water column–and provides a buffering agent and ion attenuation in lined ponds that additionally gives them some beneficial properties of earthen ponds!
Please note: Microbe-Lift/ Barley Straw Pellets+ will leave a residual on the bottom of the pond. The bacteria in the Microbe-Lift products as well as Microbe-Lift/ Sludge Away will digest this organic residual. Also Note: Fish will not eat the barley pellets as they contain no food value. Maturing A Pond Biologically & Chemically When a pond’s ecosystem is mature and balanced, the water is usually clear and healthy for aquatic life. This maturation process is a function of the microbiological and chemical properties of the water.
NATURAL CHEMICAL MATURATION MICROBE-LIFT/Barley Straw LIQUID & DRY formulations help to mature the pond with natural chemicals just as a pure mountain stream matures through the years by the introduction of natural breakdown products from trees, plants, etc. These natural breakdown products often include humic and fulvic acid and organic acids that have a natural ability to sequester, or tie up, inorganic compounds, so their concentrations in the pond don’t get to levels that would unbalance the ponds ecosystem. These substances can also lead to natural purification of the pond through a slow release of hydrogen peroxide as they react with sunlight. The hydrogen peroxide is produced at levels that help purify the water while not having any adverse effects on desirable aquatic life. The sequestering, in conjunction with microbiological cycling, provides a stable natural ecosystem in your pond. BIOLOGICAL MATURATION The microbiological maturation process involves development of symbiotic populations of bacteria, which stabilize the critical organic and inorganic components of the pond. The microorganisms do this through their ability to promote “biogeochemical cycles”—including carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous cycles—elements critical to all forms of aquatic life. By stabilizing these components, the bacteria prevent pollution of the pond. It can take some time to accomplish this “biological maturation” in a man-made pond and may never occur as the maturation process is constantly interrupted by certain pond practices like cleaning out the pond. The process can be accelerated significantly through the use of Microbe-Lift/PL—a virtual “ecosystem in a bottle”—and mimics the complex interdependent populations in a mature pond.
Microbe-Lift/ Concentrated Barley Straw Extract
A Liquid Extract of Barley Straw Especially Helpful Where Bottom Drains Are Present An environmentally responsible, cost-efficient pond conditioner that is a clean & easy, natural & organic approach to a healthy pond environment. Tip & Pour Containers Allow for Convenient Measuring!
• Goes to work on contact
• Releases decomposition by-products immediately
• Not harmful to aquatic life, plants, humans and pets
• One capful is equal to a multiple of barley straw bales
• Can be used all year round
• No messy residual Maturing A Pond Biologically & Chemically When a pond’s ecosystem is mature and balanced, the water is usually clear and healthy for aquatic life. This maturation process is a function of the microbiological and chemical properties of the water.
NATURAL CHEMICAL MATURATION MICROBE-LIFT/Barley Straw LIQUID & DRY formulations help to mature the pond with natural chemicals just as a pure mountain stream matures through the years by the introduction of natural breakdown products from trees, plants, etc. These natural breakdown products often include humic and fulvic acid and organic acids that have a natural ability to sequester, or tie up, inorganic compounds, so their concentrations in the pond don’t get to levels that would unbalance the ponds ecosystem. These substances can also lead to natural purification of the pond through a slow release of hydrogen peroxide as they react with sunlight. The hydrogen peroxide is produced at levels that help purify the water while not having any adverse effects on desirable aquatic life. The sequestering, in conjunction with microbiological cycling, provides a stable natural ecosystem in your pond.
BIOLOGICAL MATURATION The microbiological maturation process involves development of symbiotic populations of bacteria, which stabilize the critical organic and inorganic components of the pond. The microorganisms do this through their ability to promote “biogeochemical cycles”—including carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous cycles—elements critical to all forms of aquatic life. By stabilizing these components, the bacteria prevent pollution of the pond. It can take some time to accomplish this “biological maturation” in a man-made pond and may never occur as the maturation process is constantly interrupted by certain pond practices like cleaning out the pond. The process can be accelerated significantly through the use of Microbe-Lift/PL—a virtual “ecosystem in a bottle”—and mimics the complex interdependent populations in a mature pond.
Microbe-Lift/ Concentrated Barley Straw Extract Plus Peat
All the Benefits of Concentrated Barley Straw Extract PLUS Added Liquid Peat To Help Maintain An Ideal pH in Alkaline Ponds!
Rich in organic peat which softens pond water–reducing nitrate and phosphate concentrations in the water column–and provides a buffering agent and ion attenuation in lined ponds that additionally gives them some‑beneficial properties of earthen ponds!
Maturing A Pond Biologically & Chemically
When a pond’s ecosystem is mature and balanced, the water is usually clear and healthy for aquatic life. This maturation process is a function of the microbiological and chemical properties of the water.
NATURAL CHEMICAL MATURATION MICROBE-LIFT/Barley Straw LIQUID & DRY formulations help to mature the pond with natural chemicals just as a pure mountain stream matures through the years by the introduction of natural breakdown products from trees, plants, etc. These natural breakdown products often include humic and fulvic acid and organic acids that have a natural ability to sequester, or tie up, inorganic compounds, so their concentrations in the pond don’t get to levels that would unbalance the ponds ecosystem. These substances can also lead to natural purification of the pond through a slow release of hydrogen peroxide as they react with sunlight. The hydrogen peroxide is produced at levels that help purify the water while not having any adverse effects on desirable aquatic life. The sequestering, in conjunction with microbiological cycling, provides a stable natural ecosystem in your pond.
BIOLOGICAL MATURATION The microbiological maturation process involves development of symbiotic populations of bacteria, which stabilize the critical organic and inorganic components of the pond. The microorganisms do this through their ability to promote “biogeochemical cycles”—including carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous cycles—elements critical to all forms of aquatic life. By stabilizing these components, the bacteria prevent pollution of the pond. It can take some time to accomplish this “biological maturation” in a man-made pond and may never occur as the maturation process is constantly interrupted by certain pond practices like cleaning out the pond. The process can be accelerated significantly through the use of Microbe-Lift/PL—a virtual “ecosystem in a bottle”—and mimics the complex interdependent populations in a mature pond.
Spring/Summer Cleaner
A Spring/ Summer Approach to the Proper Organic Balance in Ponds Accelerates the breakdown of leaves, twigs, and other accumulated dead organic waste
• Helps to jump start your pond in the spring
• Reduces buildup of dead leaves and residual organic sediment
• Pre-measured, easy to handle and cost effective
• Natural nontoxic and noncaustic
Each box contains: (8) 2 oz. water soluble packets of cellulase enzymes and hyper cellulase-producing bacteria.
Microbe-Lift/ Autumn-Winter Prep
Specially Formulated for Pond Winterization Will Get Your Pond Water Ready for a Clean & Clear Spring!
MICROBE-LIFT/AWP helps accelerate the decomposition of leaves, sediment and other organic matter during the fall and winter months. MICROBE-LIFT/AWP will also jump start your pond to a healthier environment in the spring.
MICROBE-LIFT/AWP is a two-part system of liquid bacteria and dry, water soluble packets containing a blend of cellulase enzymes, cellulase-producing bacteria and a cold weather bacteria. The cellulase enzymes, along with the cellulase-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. Continues to provide sustained biological activity even in water temperatures under 40oF. (4oC.)
• Contains psychrophilic strains (cold weather bacteria)
• If frozen, bacteria will remain effective after thawing out
• Effective in darker conditions (under ice and snow)
• Helps to maintain a healthy immune system for your fish during the winter months
Out of Stock until September
Microbe-Lift/ NITE-OUT II
Specially Formulated For Rapid Ammonia & Nitrite Reduction
MICROBE-LIFT/NITE-OUT II is designed specifically for pond waters that contain marine life. Its highly-specialized microbial consortium of nitrifying cultures are specially formulated to eliminate ammonia via a natural biological process termed nitrification. The cultures contained in MICROBE-LIFT/NITE-OUT II will establish, promote or stabilize and maintain nitrification in pond waters, eliminating the toxic effect of ammonia.
MICROBE-LIFT/NITE-OUT II liquid nitrifying bacteria contains select strains of Nitrosomonas, Nitrospira and Nitrobacter. Nitrosomonas convert ammonia to nitrite and Nitrobacter and Nitrospira convert nitrite to nitrate.
MICROBE-LIFT/NITE-OUT II comprises select microorganisms that are autotrophic—able to use carbon dioxide as the sole source of carbon—and are relatively slow growing, requiring specific conditions for optimum growth with typical cell division rates from 8 to 16 hours. Their performance and rate of growth are impacted by the environmental parameters required for nitrification.
They are also highly oxygen-sensitive, requiring high dissolved oxygen levels (greater than
2 mg/L) to achieve maximum growth rates. Nitrite is produced by beneficial bacteria in the pond and the oxidation of harmful waste ammonia excreted by fish. Even though nitrite is not as toxic as ammonia, it is still very damaging to the health of fish.
• Initiates nitrification
• Promotes stable nitrification
• Provides stable cold weather nitrification
• Safe for use around plants and animals
MICROBE-LIFT/ALGAWAY 5.4
Algaecide For Ponds – Stops Algae Growth
Control string algae!
No more green water with ALGAWAY 5.4 Algaecide!
It stops algae growth in ponds and can be applied to areas that contain fish and plants!
Will not harm fish or live ornamental plants
Directions: It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling. For use in self-contained ornamental ponds and fountains without any outflow. For small ponds wit heavy algae growth, clean the excess algae off the sides and ornaments before adding ALGAWAY 5.4. This will reduce the amount of decaying organic matter.
Fountains, Small Ponds with goldfish and koi – Treat only those fountains and ponds which will have no outflow after treatment. High water temperatures cause more rapid natural decay of dead algae which can cause fish distress. If animals are present clean out excess algae as stated above or use before temperature exceeds 75°F (24°C).
Active Ingredients
Poly(oxyethylene) (dimethylimino) ethylene (dimethylimino) ethylene dichloride……5.40%
OTHER INGREDIENTS: ……….94.60%
CAUTION: In ponds, insure that water is well aerated via waterfall, fountain or other method to prevent fish loss. Aeration must be continuous.
CAUTION: Not safe for use with snails, shrimp and other crustaceans or mollusks.
Repeat dosage once per week for maintenance.
Volume of water to treat |
Unit of Measure |
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50 gallons / 189 liters 120 gallons / 454.2 liters 360 gallons / 1360 liters |
30 drops 10 ml 30 ml |
---- 2 tsp. 2 tbs. |
----- 2 caps 6 caps |
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