Case Study
Efficient Pond Management
This is a beach area on a 40 year old lake that continually had excessive aquatic plant growth year after year. When the bottom was surveyed, a 6-8 inch layer of organic muck could be found spread across the entire bottom. In 2011, we used the Orb-3 Sludge Pellets applied according to the label for a spot treatment for a growing season. The dock was used as a dividing line with the beach side being treated and the adjacent side serving as the control. The pellets contain specialized bacteria strains and are fortified with trace minerals and an organic catalyst to increase productivity. These pellets sink to the bottom to keep the bacteria in close contact with the target area maximizing the effect. The decrease in the amount of organic muck was immediate as the initial heavy appli