BARLEY PRODUCTS
Barley straw products offer Natural Chemical Maturation in a pond. When a pond’s ecosystem is mature and balanced, the water is generally clear [...]
WHAT IF (A FISH GETS SICK?)
From now on, this is a difficult time to treat your pond. The “big guns” (such as Microbe-Lift/BSDT) cannot be used in the [...]
COLD WEATHER ON THE HORIZON
We don’t have to worry because MICROBE-LIFT has it all covered for pond people! As the season begins to change, nights get longer, [...]
WINTER PREPARATION
September is the ideal time to begin preparing for the safety of your fish to over-winter. Here are some of the stress factors [...]
SUMMER CARE FOR PONDS
Feeding: especially in small or shallow ponds, be sure to watch the temperature of the water. At 80°F, revert to the spring Wheat [...]
ALGAE: THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY
ALGAE: THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY by Carolyn Weise, Ecological Labs, Inc. There are at least 40 different types/species in your pond at [...]
QUARANTINE
By Carolyn Weise, Ecological Laboratories, Inc. and Julius Tepper, DVM, Long Island Fish Hospital, Shirley, NY When I started collecting koi, I knew [...]
POND GAS EXCHANGE:
If you collect Fancy Goldfish, you probably are able to bring them indoors for the winter. But, Koi are not as easily moved [...]
MICROBE-LIFT BARLEY STRAW PRODUCTS, by Ecological Laboratories, Inc.
The Concentrated Barley Straw Extract goes to work on contact, releases decomposition by-products immediately, not harmful to aquatic life, plants, humans or pets. [...]
MICROBE-LIFT/AUTUMN WINTER PREP, a 4-month program
Our Autumn Winter Prep is a two-part product containing a liquid and dry component. Think of them as two different products for the [...]