Should I continue to put bacteria in my pond in winter?

Do you have to keep putting bacteria in your garden pond? When should bacteria be put in a basin? Pond bacteria have several benefits for your pond:

• Reduction of organic pollution at the bottom of the pond
• Helps the filtration system
• Reduces thread algae
• Optimal nitrogen cycle

When should bacteria be put in a pond?

We advise you to place these bacteria when the temperature of your pool is above 8°C. To know the dosages, we advise you to read the instructions for use. In general, the quantities of bacteria are to be placed according to the volume of water and the quantity of fish. If your filter is overloaded and you do not want to change to a larger model, you can relieve it with pond bacteria (bactocool type).

Why do you have to put bacteria in a pond?

We advise you to use bacteria in a pond to reduce the amount of algae . Indeed, the bacteria will decrease the production of organic matter enriched in phosphorus and nitrates, which will drastically reduce the quantity of food available for the algae . These bacteria also help to:

• relieve your filtration system (less cleaning)
• regulate the nitrogen cycle (good water quality)

What bacteria to put in your pond? What are the best pond bacteria?

After years of testing, and hundreds of pools maintained, we advise you to use the BACTOCOOL, ECOTREAT, AQUATIC SCIENCE or MICROBE-LIFT brand. These 4 brands of bacteria (available in liquid or powder form) are proven brands.

To act quickly when nitrites are explosive, use BACTOCOOL, these are bacteria developed by a Belgian university , which we use systematically to start new filtrations.

How to put bacteria in your garden pond?

In fact, everything will depend on the temperature of the water in your pool. We recommend stopping bacteria in water below 8°C, however, if you have nitrite or ammonia problems in winter, we have specific bacteria to place in your filtration system.