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Treat or Prevent Green Water

Beneficial Bacteria Products, Algaecide

Beneficial Bacteria

Beneficial Bacteria Long Island New York
  • Provides clean, clear and healthy water conditions in ponds
  • Safe for fish, plants, pets and wildlife
  • Easy-to-use pump top bottle

Beneficial Bacteria is a must-have treatment for every backyard pond or water feature. The bacteria both prevent and treat green water by consuming excess nitrites that would otherwise feed the type of algae that turns your water pea-soup green. 

This liquid solution includes eight pure strains of bacteria and is completely safe for fish, plants and pets. Unlike algaecides, it actually treats the green water’s root cause – excess nitrites – and carries no risk of harming your finned friends.

Add to pond weekly in spring through fall to keep water crystal-clear. Switch to Cold Water Bacteria when water temperature is consistently below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cold Water Bacteria

  • Provides clean, clear, and healthy water conditions
  • Ideal for cold water temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit
  • 8 pure strains of concentrated bacteria
  • Safe for fish, plants, pets, and wildlife

Cold Water Beneficial Bacteria keeps your pond clear and your ecosystem balanced when the water is below 50 degrees. This formula includes seven strains of concentrated bacteria that eat the excess nitrites in your pond, keeping green-water-causing algae at bay when the temperature is too cold for regular Beneficial Bacteria products.

Treat once weekly for maintenance to keep water clear, or two to three times a week to treat water that is already green. Switch to regular Beneficial Bacteria when water temperatures are above 50 degrees. Beneficial Bacteria is completely safe for fish, plants and pets.

Pond Starter Bacteria

  • Quickly establishes the biological ecosystem in ponds
  • Great for new ponds and spring start-ups
  • Safe for fish, plants, pets, and wildlife
  • Easy-to-use pump top

Pond Starter Bacteria helps quickly establish the biological ecosystem for new ponds and spring start-ups, supporting the nitrogen cycle and providing clean and healthy water conditions.

Starting your season right with Pond Starter Bacteria will allow you to spend more time enjoying your water feature and less time maintaining it throughout the year.

Maintain for Ponds

  • Features easy-to-use pump top bottle
  • Keeps ponds clean, clear, healthy, and maintenance-free
  • Combines our most effective pond treatments into one powerful formulation
  • Includes a powerful blend beneficial bacteria, phosphate binder, flocculent, and detoxifier
  • Safe for fish and plants

Maintain for Ponds combines our most effective pond water treatments into one powerful formulation to keep your fish happy and healthy and your water crystal-clear. This easy-to-use liquid treatment contains a powerful blend of beneficial bacteria, phosphate binder, flocculant and pond detoxifier.

The bacteria blend includes lithotrophic, heterotrophic and photosynthetic bacteria strains, keeping away green-water-causing algae. The included phosphate binder locks up excess nutrients that could otherwise cause issues with water quality, and the flocculant quickly clears cloudy water by clumping suspended debris.

A pond water detoxifier is added to the formulation to remove and detoxify chlorine, chloramine, heavy-metals and other toxins, making your pond water safe for fish and plants.

Maintain for Ponds is safe for fish, plants, pets and wildlife.

Beneficial Bacteria Concentrate

  • Provides clean, clear, and healthy water conditions in ponds
  • Safe for fish, plants, pets and wildlife
  • Great for use with larger ponds

Beneficial Bacteria Concentrate for Ponds is a dry water treatment that helps to provide clean, clear, and healthy water conditions, significantly reducing pond maintenance.

Each container of Aquascape Beneficial Bacteria Concentrate is packed full of eight pure strains of concentrated beneficial bacteria and is completely safe for fish, plants, pets, and wildlife.

Our Beneficial Bacteria will effectively reduce fish waste, organic plant material, sludge, and excess nutrients in your pond, allowing you to spend more time enjoying your water feature and less time maintaining it. Our bacteria’s potency, ensures consistently effective treatment and the included marigold and vitamin B helps to bring out the natural colors of your fish while maintaining proper fish health.

Maintain for Ponds Autodoser Pouch

The Maintain for Ponds autodoser pouch is the staple treatment for use in Aquascape Automatic Dosing systems. This formula includes Beneficial Bacteria, enzymes and a phosphate binder to prevent green water and keep fish happy.

Use for preventative maintenance or to treat green water.

Safe for fish, plants and pets. One bag treats a 2,000-gallon pond for up to 30 days.

Automatic Dosing System for Ponds

  • Accurately and consistently applies your choice of water treatment to pond and water feature
  • Eliminates the guesswork and routine of adding water treatments
  • Helps maintain optimum water quality
  • Easy to use and fully programmable

The Automatic Dosing System for Ponds automatically adds a choice of specially formulated water treatments to ponds, eliminating the guesswork and routine of manually adding water treatments. The Automatic Dosing System is dependable, extremely quiet and provides treatment options for a wide variety of issues in water features that contain fish.

In order to maintain optimum water quality, water treatments should be added consistently on a regular basis. A choice of four treatments provides pond owners with treatment options for a wide variety of pond issues including cloudy water, fish loss, bad odors and excessive debris. Simply program the system based on water feature size with an easy-to-use control panel. The included X2 option doubles the dosage for new ponds, problem ponds or after a pond cleanout.

Includes autodoser and one bag of Maintain for Ponds water treatment.

QuickFix Pond Gummy

QuickFix Pond Gummy
  • Rapidly resolves pond problems, including cloudy water.
  • Innovative gummy makes for quick and easy application
  • Targets ammonia, nitrite, and phosphate
  • Helps control organic waste and debris
  • One gummy treats up to 3,000 gallons

The QuickFix Pond Gummy is an all-in-one treatment solution for a variety of pond problems. The innovative gummy makes for quick and easy application, dissolving slowly as the treatment is released.

The QuickFix Pond Gummy effectively targets ammonia, nitrite, and phosphate while helping to control organic waste and debris. Each gummy treats up to 3,000 gallons of pond water.

Clear for Ponds Autodoser Pouch

The Clear for Ponds autodoser pouch contains a powerful blend of Beneficial Bacteria, flocculant, algaecide and phosphate binder that clears cloudy, green and discolored water.

Use only until water is clear, then switch to the Maintain for Ponds autodoser pouch for preventative maintenance.

One bag treats a 2,000-gallon pond for up to 30 days. Works with Aquascape Automatic Dosing systems.

Algaecide

algaecide
  • Quickly and effectively combats algae in ponds, waterfalls, and fountains
  • Fast acting
  • Helps to eliminate string algae and green water
  • Can be used in ponds with fish and plants

Liquid algaecide quickly and efficiently combats algae and stops algae growth in ponds, waterfalls and fountains. Effective for treating both string algae and single-cell (green-water) algae.

One teaspoon treats 50 gallons of water. Measure dosage carefully so as to avoid harming fish – and always err on the side of adding too little. Always run an aerator when applying algaecide, especially during hot weather. For long-term algae control, treat water with weekly doses of Beneficial Bacteria and keep a wide variety of plants in your pond.

Treat or Prevent String Algae

SAB, EcoBlast, Barley Straw extract & Algaecide

  • Provides clean, clear, and healthy water conditions
  • Breaks down organic debris
  • Added phosphate binder prevents water quality issues
  • Safe for fish, plants, and animals

SAB Stream & Pond Cleaner contains a combination of concentrated beneficial bacteria and enzymes that help to provide clean, clear and healthy water conditions in ponds and waterfalls.

This easy-to-apply powder contains a powerful combination of natural cleaners to break down organic debris, minimize algae growth and reduce ammonia and nitrite levels. Safe for fish and plants.

EcoBlast

  • Eliminates unsightly algae and debris on contact
  • Ideal for use on waterfalls, fountains, streams, and rocks
  • Can be used at any water temperature
  • Works at a wide range of pH levels

You’ll likely always have a little bit of string algae in your pond. String algae is a sign of a healthy ecosystem, and poses no risk to your finned friends. But if you feel like your pond has too much of this stringy gunky stuff, EcoBlast is the perfect tool for adding that final polish to your water feature. Just sprinkle the treatment directly on the affected area and watch the algae disappear.

Make sure to remove dead algae from your water feature to prevent it from becoming food for new algae. For long-term string algae control, add a wide variety of plants to your pond to remove algae-feeding nutrients from the water.

Clear for Ponds Autodoser Pouch

The Clear for Ponds autodoser pouch contains a powerful blend of Beneficial Bacteria, flocculant, algaecide and phosphate binder that clears cloudy, green and discolored water.

Use only until water is clear, then switch to the Maintain for Ponds autodoser pouch for preventative maintenance.

One bag treats a 2,000-gallon pond for up to 30 days. Works with Aquascape Automatic Dosing systems.

Barley Straw Extract

Barley Straw Extract
  • Natural method of clarifying pond water
  • Concentrated formula with added enzymes
  • Method has been used for hundreds of years
  • Starts working instantly

Naturally prevent water clarity issues with barley straw extract. This liquid extract contains enzymes that help break down sludge while preventing other water clarity issues. Safe for fish and plants, and less messy than barley pellets or barley bales. Starts working instantly.

Algaecide

algaecide
  • Quickly and effectively combats algae in ponds, waterfalls, and fountains
  • Fast acting
  • Helps to eliminate string algae and green water
  • Can be used in ponds with fish and plants

Liquid algaecide quickly and efficiently combats algae and stops algae growth in ponds, waterfalls and fountains. Effective for treating both string algae and single-cell (green-water) algae.

One teaspoon treats 50 gallons of water. Measure dosage carefully so as to avoid harming fish – and always err on the side of adding too little. Always run an aerator when applying algaecide, especially during hot weather. For long-term algae control, treat water with weekly doses of Beneficial Bacteria and keep a wide variety of plants in your pond.

Detoxify Pond Water

Pond Detox

Pond Detoxifier

  • Makes pond water safe for fish and plants
  • Detoxifies chloramine
  • Neutralizes large concentrations of toxic ammonia
  • Easy-to-use pump top

One of the very first water treatments we recommend every pond owner keep on-hand is a bottle of Pond Detox.

If you’re like us, you’ve probably accidentally left the garden hose on too long when topping off the water level in your pond. When you do that, you’re potentially filling the pond with chlorine, chloramines, copper and heavy metals – none of which are good for your fish.

Pond Detox removes these toxins from the water, making it safe again for your finned friends.

Clean Pond Sludge

SAB, EcoBlast, Barley Straw extract & Algaecide

Sludge & Filter Cleaner

Pond Sludge and Filter Cleaner
  • Eliminates and prevents pond sludge/muck
  • Keeps rocks, gravel, and filters clean
  • Water soluble packs make it easy to spot-treat and treat hard to reach areas
  • Dose the sludge layer directly

Sludge and Filter Cleaner effectively reduces fish waste and decaying organic plant material in ponds, keeping your filter mats clear and the bottom of your pond gunk-free. This liquid solution is packed full of five pure strains of heterotrophic bacteria, helping to maintain a strong biological balance in your pond while quickly cleaning rocks, gravel and filter pads.

Sludge and Filter Cleaner contains a 1.5 billion CFU per ounce potency, ensuring consistently effective treatment, and the included marigold and humic acid help to improve the pond environment for your fish. The treatment is completely safe for fish, plants, pets and wildlife.

Pond Sludge Remover Packs

  • Eliminates and prevents pond sludge/muck
  • Keeps rocks, gravel, and filters clean
  • Water soluble packs make it easy to spot-treat and treat hard to reach areas
  • Dose the sludge layer directly

Pond Sludge Remover Packs eliminate pond sludge on rocks, gravel and filtration. Sludge buildup is caused by fish waste, plant matter and other decaying material.

The easy-to-use water soluble packs dose the sludge directly and make it easy to spot-treat and treat hard to reach areas. Each pack treats up to 1,000 gallons of water.

Pond Sludge Remover Packs are safe for fish, plants, and animals.

Clean for Ponds Autodoser Pouch

Clean for Ponds Autodoser Pouch
  • Features easy-to-use pump top bottle
  • Quickly optimizes the quality and clarity of pond water while reducing filter maintenance
  • Powerful blend of heterotrophic bacteria naturally digests organic waste or sludge
  • Cleans between rocks and gravel
  • Safe for fish and plants

The Clean for Ponds autodoser pouch contains a powerful blend of Beneficial Bacteria that clears sludge between rocks and in filter pads.

Use until sludge is cleared, then switch to the Maintain for Ponds autodoser pouch for preventative maintenance.

Safe for fish, plants and pets when used as directed. One bag treats a 2,000-gallon pond for up to 30 days. Works with Aquascape Automatic Dosing systems.

Clear Suspended Debris

Rapid Clear Pond Flocculant, QuickFix Pond Gummy

Rapid Clear Pond Flocculant

Rapid Clear Flocculant
  • Quickly clears cloudy pond water
  • Clumps suspended debris
  • Works within 24 hours
  • Safe for fish, plants, pets, and wildlife

Sick and tired of cloudy water? Rapid Clear Flocculant quickly clears cloudy pond water by clumping suspended debris and is perfect for times when your pond has been recently disturbed or after you’ve added plants to the pond. Works within 24 hours.

For best results, use in combination with the Rapid Clear Fine Filter Mat. Safe for fish and plants.

QuickFix Pond Gummy

QuickFix Pond Gummy
  • Rapidly resolves pond problems, including cloudy water.
  • Innovative gummy makes for quick and easy application
  • Targets ammonia, nitrite, and phosphate
  • Helps control organic waste and debris
  • One gummy treats up to 3,000 gallons

The QuickFix Pond Gummy is an all-in-one treatment solution for a variety of pond problems. The innovative gummy makes for quick and easy application, dissolving slowly as the treatment is released.

The QuickFix Pond Gummy effectively targets ammonia, nitrite, and phosphate while helping to control organic waste and debris. Each gummy treats up to 3,000 gallons of pond water.

Treat Brown-Tinted Water

Activated Pond Carbon

Activated Pond Carbon

Activated Pond Carbon
  • Removes discoloration and odors from pond water
  • Made with eco-friendly bamboo carbon
  • Removes chlorine and chloramines
  • Resealable mesh bag included
  • 1 bag treats 800 gallons of water

Activated Pond Carbon removes discoloration and odors in pond water. Our Activated Pond Carbon is made with bamboo carbon, a sustainable resource with an incredible ability to remove discoloration from water.

The highly effective carbon also removes chlorines and chloramines, which can prove harmful to pond fish. A resealable mesh bag is included for quick and easy application. One scoop treats 25 gallons of water, and the full bag will treat 800 gallons of water.

Remove Pond Foam

Pond Foam Free

Pond Foam Free

Pond Foam Free
  • Easy-to-use pump top
  • 1 bottle treats 5,000 gallons
  • 1 pump treats up to 100 gallons
  • 8 oz

Pond Foam Free safely eliminates foam in water features, helping to maintain the beauty of your fountain. Excessive foam typically occurs as a result of a buildup of organics.

Aquascape Pond Foam Free is specially formulated to help keep water clear of foam and the treatment is non-toxic, making it safe for birds, fish, plants and animals. The easy-to-use pump top accurately measures 10 gallons of treatment per pump. One full bottle treats 500 gallons of water.

Dye Pond Water

Blue and Black Pond Dye

Blue Pond Dye

Blue Pond Dye
  • Safely tints water blue
  • Filters sunlight and cools water
  • Added enzymes balance the ecosystem
  • Easy to use pump top
  • 1 bottle treats 5,000 gallons

Blue Pond Dye is a completely non toxic dye that will safely help keep pond water clean, clear and cool.

Bottle treats up to 5,000 gallons. One pump per 100 gallons.

Ideal for use in the spring, when pond plants have not started growing and shading water from sunlight or summer, when water temperatures start to rise. Also helps reduce fish stress in spring when fish have no place to hide from sun and predators.

Added enzymes help breakdown unwanted debris and sludge left over after spring cleaning. Aquascape Blue Pond Tint is safe and will not harm people, fish, plants, birds or animals that may drink from the pond.

Black Pond Dye

Black Pond Dye
  • Safely tints water black
  • Filters sunlight and cools water
  • Added enzymes balance the ecosystem
  • Easy to use pump top
  • 1 bottle treats 5,000 gallons

Black Pond Dye is a completely non toxic dye that will safely help keep pond water clean, clear and cool.

Bottle treats up to 5,000 gallons. One pump per 100 gallons.

Ideal for use in the spring, when pond plants have not started growing and shading water from sunlight or summer, when water temperatures start to rise. Also helps reduce fish stress in spring when fish have no place to hide from sun and predators.

Added enzymes help breakdown unwanted debris and sludge left over after spring cleaning. Aquascape Black Pond Tint is safe and will not harm people, fish, plants, birds or animals that may drink from the pond.

Designing & Installing Ponds throughout The Hamptons Area of Suffolk County, NY

We offer pond installation and pond repair for Eastern Long Island, New York, including Manorville, Riverhead, West Hampton, Quogue, East Quogue, Hampton Bays, Suffolk, Southampton, Watermill, Sag Harbor, Bridgehampton, Sagaponack, Springs, Amagansett, Montauk and more.