Aloe, Coconut Water, Malted Barley

[Seamaiden]

Pretty sure pond enzymes are barley based. They sell barley bales to drip into ponds. Not sure if they are pre inoculated with bacteria though?

I believe barley is the foundation of enzyme culture and concentrate? For freshwater ponds at least?

I don't believe they're pre-inoculated, I could be wrong but my understanding of those is that they're kind of boiled down barley straw. I've used the barley concentrates, they just don't work.

I believe other pond enzymes are definitely bacterial-based, but I can't say for certain if they're all inoculants, or if they're derivatives without diving back into it again.

www.petmountain.com/product/pond-biological-treatments/11442-502766/api-api-pond-pond-zyme-sludge-destroyer.html

Has listed as active ingredients bacteria, enzymes, and barley.

^^^ Barley based, and I believe all f/w ponds use barley based bacterial enzymes to eat sludge.

Hrm... I think we have a terminology issue going on here, as I don't believe there is a thing that is known as 'barley based bacterial enzymes.' Barley has its own action and is its own thing, enzymes are the same, bacterial action can be enhanced by enzymes and can also produce enzymes. Barley is a terrestrial plant, a grain, a grass. It is the straw that is used for algal control in ponds, it is not a bacterium, but it may produce an enzyme.

Here, these links will explain far better than I can.

https://www.sancoind.com/news/pond-bacteria-vs.-enzyme

https://blog.thepondguy.com/2011/02...g-bacteria-and-adding-enzymes-pond-lakes-q-a/

http://extension.psu.edu/natural-resources/water/ponds/barley-straw

 

[Funkadelic]

I don't believe they're pre-inoculated, I could be wrong but my understanding of those is that they're kind of boiled down barley straw. I've used the barley concentrates, they just don't work.

I believe other pond enzymes are definitely bacterial-based, but I can't say for certain if they're all inoculants, or if they're derivatives without diving back into it again.

Has listed as active ingredients bacteria, enzymes, and barley.

Hrm... I think we have a terminology issue going on here, as I don't believe there is a thing that is known as 'barley based bacterial enzymes.' Barley has its own action and is its own thing, enzymes are the same, bacterial action can be enhanced by enzymes and can also produce enzymes. Barley is a terrestrial plant, a grain, a grass. It is the straw that is used for algal control in ponds, it is not a bacterium, but it may produce an enzyme.

Here, these links will explain far better than I can.

https://www.sancoind.com/news/pond-bacteria-vs.-enzyme

https://blog.thepondguy.com/2011/02...g-bacteria-and-adding-enzymes-pond-lakes-q-a/

http://extension.psu.edu/natural-resources/water/ponds/barley-straw

Gonna read those when not out and about! Do you use any enzyme products?

 

[Wefarm]

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[Funkadelic]

The soil Maker's. Com great place dude banned Jeff owns it he's very very knowledgeable!!!

Bro. Legit site. Seriously. :)

 

[Seamaiden]

Gonna read those when not out and about! Do you use any enzyme products?

Not unless I think they're really needed, mostly I'm looking to harness microbes and letting them do the enzyme action thang for me.

I do use barley bales, they work well for keeping the pond clearer.

 

[Funkadelic]

Not unless I think they're really needed, mostly I'm looking to harness microbes and letting them do the enzyme action thang for me.

I do use barley bales, they work well for keeping the pond clearer.

I'm seeing pond products that seem to have similar content, whether barley, bacteria and/or enzymes ... at significantly lower prices than what we are used to paying at grow shops. Curious about lower priced alternatives.

Also very curious about volume aloe ...

 

[Funkadelic]

For examples, here (disclosure - I am in no way whatsoever affiliated with this company, and have gotten all my pond additives and pumps at PetMountain, who I'm merely a customer of - not shilling I promise)

 

[Seamaiden]

I pretty much don't use hydro shops at all. I'm either hitting from the ag angle or the aquatic angle, and most of it's been done before for years for fairly inexpensively. I think you're on the right track.

I can't recall, are you culturing lactos at all yet?

 

[MendoAdome]

Yea API is a great product and it removes chlorine, chloramine, ammonia and heavy metals.

Stress Coat has aloe vera in it too!