Barley Straw Liquid Extract from Microbe Lift®

Liquid barley straw extract from Microbe Lift®. A natural algaecide for your pond! An environmentally responsible, cost-efficient pond conditioner that is a clean & easy, natural & organic approach to a healthy pond environment.

• Goes to work on contact
• No messy residual
• Can be used all year round
• Immediate slow-release of natural humic & tannic acids (decomposition by-products)
• Tinted water provides a natural sun filter (this product will cause a brownish tint to the pond water).
• Reduces phosphate & nitrate concentrations in the water column
• Especially helpful where bottom drains are present
• Safe for aquatic life, plants, humans & pets.
• Releases decomposition by-products immediately
• Not harmful to aquatic life, plants, humans and pets
• One capful is equal to a multiple of barley straw bales
• Can be used all year round
• No messy residual

Helps eliminate green water and string algae. 100% Natural & Organic Ingredients Specially Formulated To Naturally Balance Pond Water & Improve Water Clarity

A Major Scientific Breakthrough
Enriched with peat and humic acid, this revolutionary formula works faster & better with Less Mess & Cost and is easier to apply than bales, pillows and pads!

Matures pond water chemistry
Disperses quickly by simple broadcast of pellets into the pond or packing in a porous fabric sock and suspending in pond or available chamber in skimmer or filter
Buffers pH
Releases decomposition by-products immediately
Works year round
Recommended for use with all Microbe-Lift bacterial and enzymatic pond products

Natural Chemical Maturation:
Microbe-Lift Barley Straw Concentrated Extract® & Dry formulations help to mature the pond with natural chemicals just as a pure mountain stream matures through the years by the introduction of natural breakdown products from trees, plants, etc. These natural breakdown products often include humic and fulvic acid and organic acids that have a natural ability to sequester, or tie up, inorganic compounds, so their concentrations in the pond don't get to levels that would unbalance the ponds ecosystem. These substances boosted by Microbe-Lift Barley Straw Concentrated Extract® can also lead to natural purification of the pond through a slow release of hydrogen peroxide as they react with sunlight. The hydrogen peroxide is produced at levels that help purify the water while not having any adverse effects on desirable aquatic life. The sequestering, in conjunction with microbiological cycling, provides a stable natural ecosystem in your pond.

Biological Maturation:
The microbiological maturation process involves development of symbiotic populations of bacteria, which stabilize the critical organic and inorganic components of the pond. The microorganisms do this through their ability to promote "biogeochemical cycles", including carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous cycles, elements critical to all forms of aquatic life. By stabilizing these components, the bacteria prevent pollution of the pond. It can take some time to accomplish this "biological maturation" in a manmade pond and may never occur as the maturation process is constantly interrupted by certain pond practices like cleaning out the pond. The process can be accelerated significantly through the use of Microbe-Lift Barley Straw Concentrated Extract® and MICROBE-LIFT PL®, a virtual "ecosystem in a bottle", and mimics the complex interdependent populations in a mature pond.

Tip & Pour Containers Allow for Convenient Measuring!