PondClear Liquid Bacteria Water Clarifier for Ponds & Lakes, 1 Gal

I am just stunned beyond belief with this product combined with EcoBoost. I have been battling an unknown pond problem for 9 months and bought these two as yet another "can't hurt, why not, what do I have to lose other than more money" disheartened stab at a solution. Took 10 days to fix it. About 9 months ago the pond lost it's sparkle, the water wasn't quite as clear, the sun didn't reflect on it. As months went by it then became sorta cloudy, then really cloudy and I could no longer see the bottom. Then for the last 4 months I've seen lots of particles floating in the water. Testing the water always showed it was fine. I did a water change....4 times! each time taking it down further thinking I hadn't changed enough of the water and then incurring not only high water bills, but the cost of the chemicals and bacteria to make the water safe. Each time, the particles and cloudiness came back within days. I then thought my UV system must be on the fritz and that it was little algae particles. So I spent close to $1,000 getting all new bulbs, sleeves, gaskets and ballast. It had no effect. I then contacted a pond company who told me I needed more circulation and aeration. I bought a new external pump and shot that water into the air to both circulate and aerate. No improvement. I've tried Amquel Pond, Seachem Prime, API Pondcare, countless flocculants, liquid bacteria, barley straw, polishing cloths and more in quantities that were massive. Nothing cleared the water and got rid of the floating particles. The water wasn't full of algae, this was not a green issue. The floating particles were actually brown and visible to the naked eye. I got this product along with EcoBoost simply because the manufacturer recommended it and at this point in the game I was willing to try anything. I followed the directions and put it in. I turned off my UV for 4 full days. I watched and examined every day and saw nothing till day 10. On day 10 I wasn't sure if there was a slight improvement or not. It had rained heavy and I thought that might have done something. But by day 11 there was no mistaking it.....it was clearing! By day 12 I could see the bottom again! It is now day 14 and I can barely see any of those particles floating in the water. I do not know if it was the bacteria or Eco Boost that fixed my issue, I still couldn't tell you what my issue was. This is my first time using bacteria in a packet, I've used multiple brands of liquid bacteria. But I am stunned, happy, shocked, and all of that to have my pond back again the way it was. User for life....! I even made a reminder on my calendar for every 2 weeks (how often you use this) so I'll never have this issue again.

After the TX drought last summer we lost nearly half of our pond to evaporation. My husband decided he was going to use our well pump to start replenishing the pond....to which I was extremely hesitant to do given the heavy metals and hardness of our water. Needless to say, I lost that battle. Fast forward 24 hrs and our depleted blue pond is now a sad, shallow, murky mess. 😭 We gave it a couple months to see if it would settle out....no dice. So I went on the hunt for products. I landed on this product and the day it came in (first picture) I walked the perimeter of the pond and threw all of the packets out towards the middle except four. We waited a few weeks and still...nothing. I let my boys throw out the remaining four packets, and given their mighty 4- and 5-yr old strength, most landed, at best, 3 feet in from the shoreline. Low and behold, a few days later, I walked out there and could not believe what mine eyes were seeing; our geourgeous blue pond was back! There were a few other variables in the mix, but whether it was solely the use of ALL of the packets or a combo of the other environmental factors, it worked. We got a little rain, but nowhere near the downpours we had seen over the last few months which did nothing for the clarity/color; it had been getting consistently warmer, but never dropped below 50 degrees from the time I threw in the first packets. Whatever happened, I don't care because I have my pond back and now my tears are ones of joy 🥹🐢 Not going to lie, I bawked a bit at the price of these things, but probably would have paid the same amount, or more, hiring a consultant to come out and treat our pond professionally (and prob would have sold us a bunch or crap we didn't need). All-in-all, I'd say paying <$100 is well worth the restored serenity and peace. Now to go tackle those hideous weeds and get another load of 'beach' sand for my little diggers 🫡✌️🦖🦕

No problems

This stuff really does work. I have a 60 x 30 x 8‘ deep pond, which is rated by a windmill naturally doesn’t cost me money look into it people. Within one week, I saw a difference in my water, quality and clarity. Use this stuff every two weeks in my pond will keep buying.

Would give zero stars if I could. Used this product for the first time this summer hoping to clear up the small pond behind my house. Noticed zero change in the pond's condition and this year may be the worst the pond has looked since we have lived here the last 4 years. Was hoping to find a product that would make the pond at least fairly nice to look at while in the backyard or on the deck but had no luck with this product. Will definitely not buy again and will continue the search for something that works.

Didn't do much. I'm going back to Aquascape dry powder.

Excellent product, works exactly as it saids. Just a few applications and the clarity was a lot clearer then befor using product. Will buy again.

Brought this again works very well good

Ok thought it would help clear up my pond, no miracle product here

This extremely expensive product is simply a dud. It did absolutely nothing to change the colour of my pond. What a sham.