Aquaplancton

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Application Instructions

Small Ponds: Buy the kilo pack and use 450 grams per square metre
(1-lb to every 10sq ft).

Large Ponds: Buy the 25 kilo bag which will treat up to 50 sq metres
(500sq ft e.g 10ft x 8ft = 80sq ft.,so use 8-lbs).

Lakes: need less, usually a pallet per acre (40 bags) which can be spread from a small boat or poured in front of the propeller of an outboard motor.

Rivers and Streams: Bags can be positioned across the bottom like a damn. By perforating them, water will penetrate forming a thick paste, which will be carried away by the flow and deposited on the layers of mud. Where the situation allows, Aquaplancton can also be spread over the surface of the water from the banks at strategic points where the silt builds up.

General Information:

Dosage is not crucial. Aquaplancton is not a harmful substance, so you can't overdose. Depth of water or gallon capacity is not as important as surface area. Aquaplancton is active on the bottom of the pond, so try to achieve a thin layer over the surface of the bottom. Ponds with gently sloping sides or shelves may also be treated in this way.

Aquaplancton won't harm plants, but if you want to avoid getting it onto the leaves, you can mix it in a watering can with some of the pond water and insert the spout, without the rose, between or beneath the leaves. This gets the Aquaplancton into the pond with the minimum amount of mess. Ponds can be treated at any time of year, Aquaplancton even works well in winter. As tap water contains trace elements which foster the growth of algae, it is better not to clean your pond out before treating, unless it is particularly polluted. Aquaplancton needs a certain amount of organic matter to work on and when you clean out manually you also destroy many of the beneficial bacteria. However, if you have already cleaned your pond, you can still use Aquaplancton, as it wil help to replace those beneficial bacteria.

It is safe to use Aquaplancton in conjunction with fish remedies, other pond products and UV filters. However, as Aquaplancton is entirely natural, the fewer unnatural methods used the better. Pumps can be left on to mix the Aquaplancton well in, but if it is possible to switch them off for a little while, without affecting the oxygen levels for the fish, this will give the Aquaplancton time to settle to the bottom and start its valuable work. Remember that some fish can be sensitive to any change in their environment so ultimately the pond owner has to be responsible for the well being of their own fish. A milky or pale green appearance in the water is perfectly normal and disappears when the Aquaplancton settles.

Aquaplancton starts to work against acidity as soon as you apply it. Any acidity in the water will be neutralised immediately. If the water is already alkaline with a high pH level, you can still use Aquaplancton, however in these cases the pH level usually stays about the same.

Aquaplancton is not a manufactured chemical, it is a natural mined mineral of plaktonic origin, which is active in the water for up to a year. When you use Aquaplancton you are working with nature so you have to be prepared for things to happen at nature's pace. This of course varies greatly from pond to pond.

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