Clean-Water FAQ
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The physical mineral (Geolite) begins trapping ammonia and odours within hours.
The biological results — such as sludge reduction and improved water clarity — usually become visible within 3 to 7 days as the bacterial colony establishes itself. Our standard commitment for a full project is that the water body becomes visibly clean within one month.
Yes, but indirectly.
The product does not contain algaecides to kill algae. Instead, the bacteria rapidly consume the dissolved phosphates and nitrates that algae rely on for food. By starving the algae out, the green water naturally clears up.
Yes.
It contains cellulase- and protease-producing bacteria that specifically target bottom muck — dead leaves, waste, and organic debris — digesting it and converting it into simpler gases and water.
They are transformed rather than removed.
For example, toxic ammonia is converted into nitrite, nitrate, and eventually free nitrogen gas. Other organic wastes are broken down into carbon dioxide, water, and microscopic cellular mass, which can itself become a natural food source for small aquatic organisms.
Beneficial Microbial Cultures are generally pH-neutral.
However, active nitrification — the breakdown of ammonia — naturally consumes a small amount of the water’s alkalinity. In well-buffered systems, you will not see a noticeable change.
No. The cultures are designed for organic turbidity — waste, algae, and sludge. They are not designed to physically remove suspended clay, sand, or mineral particles.
If the water is cloudy because of physical mud, clay, or sand stirred up by runoff or bottom-feeding fish, a physical coagulant, sedimentation process, or mechanical filtration will be required.
Where the particles are simply suspended temporarily, they may also settle naturally over time once the source of disturbance is removed.