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MICROBE-LIFT® / PBL Professional Blend Liquid

MICROBE-LIFT®/Professional Blend Liquid is a blend of microbes that contain specially formulated strains of bacteria manufactured for use by landscape, irrigation & pond professionals.

The microbes in our Professional Blend will help do the following:

- Keeps your ponds clean & clear
- Reduces ammonia nitrogen levels
- Seeds and maintains biological filters
- Remains effective over a wide range of pH conditions
- Reduces buildup of bird droppings, fish feed, and dead leaves
- Significantly reduces noxious odors caused by dead algae, fish fecal matter and urine
- Improves dissolved oxygen levels
- Dissolves away organic sediment

Available Sizes: 5 Gal (18.9 L)

MICROBE-LIFT®/SA-IND Industrial Sludge Reduction

MICROBE-LIFT®/Sludge-Away is formulated specifically for the removal of organic bottom or surface solids that are slow to degrade.

Provides rapid, natural sludge and muck removal and works 80% faster than competitive products. Binds phosphate and helps with the liquification and nutrient enhancement of manure. 

Available Sizes: 5 Gal (18.9 L)

"how much do i need for my pond?"

MICROBE-LIFT PBL Professional Blend Liquid and MICROBE-LIFT SA Sludge-Away, dose by surface acre, not acre-foot.

Standard professional treatment rate - PBL

Initial dose
Approximately 12 gallons per acre

Follow-up
2–2½ gallons per acre weekly for 3 weeks

Maintenance
2–2½ gallons per acre monthly

Standard professional treatment rate - SA

Initial dose
3 gallons per acre

Follow-up
1 gallon per acre weekly for 3 weeks

Maintenance
1 quart per acre monthly, adjusted for muck depth

The published professional protocol lists PL at 10 gallons initially and 2 gallons for follow-up. Since PBL is approximately 80% PL, the practical equivalent is about 12–12½ gallons of PBL initially and 2½ gallons thereafter. The manufacturer’s startup kit also supplies 3 gallons of PBL for a quarter-acre pond, which equals 12 gallons per acre. 

For heavy bottom muck, the startup-kit rate for SA is considerably stronger: 2 gallons per quarter acre, equivalent to 8 gallons per acre. That is more of a restoration or bio-dredging rate—not ordinary maintenance. The standard professional rate is 3 gallons initially, followed by 1 gallon weekly and then 1 quart monthly. 

Apply evenly across the pond, concentrating SA over the muckiest areas. Start after the water is consistently above 50°F; aeration will greatly improve performance.