Keep your garden pond cleaner, clearer and biologically balanced with the Aquaforest pond care range. Choose from three specialised treatments, each designed to target a different aspect of pond maintenance – establishing beneficial bacteria, clarifying cloudy water or biologically reducing accumulated sludge and organic waste.

Please select your required product from the options available.

BIO STARTER 1L – NITRIFYING BACTERIA

Aquaforest Bio Starter is a biological pond preparation containing selected strains of nitrifying bacteria from the Nitrospirae and Nitrobacter families. These beneficial bacteria support the natural nitrogen cycle by converting ammonia and nitrites into less harmful nitrates.

Ideal for new and established ponds, Bio Starter can be used when starting biological filtration, after winter, following water changes or filter cleaning, and after fish treatments that may have affected the bacterial population.

Key Benefits

• Helps initiate and stabilise pond biology
• Supports the breakdown of ammonia and nitrites
• Replenishes beneficial bacterial flora
• Supports effective biological filtration
• Helps maintain stable pond conditions

Bio Starter Dosage

• New ponds: 500ml per 10,000 litres daily for the first 2 weeks
• Spring: 1,000ml per 10,000 litres once a week for 4 weeks
• Rest of year: 1,000ml per 10,000 litres once a month
• After winter: Use when water temperature exceeds 8°C

QUICK CLEAR – POND WATER CLARIFIER

Aquaforest Quick Clear is designed to rapidly improve the appearance of cloudy pond water. It works through a coagulation process that binds small suspended particles together into larger clusters, allowing them to be captured more effectively by mechanical filtration.

A temporary white cloudiness may appear immediately after application. This is a normal part of the process as suspended particles bind together. Noticeable improvements in water clarity can occur within a few hours.

Key Benefits

• Helps rapidly clarify cloudy pond water
• Binds fine suspended particles together
• Supports effective mechanical filtration
• Helps improve water transparency
• Safe for fish, plants and other aquatic organisms when used as directed

Quick Clear Dosage

• 500ml per 10,000 litres of pond water
• After clarification, check the mechanical filter cartridges and clean them if necessary

BIO VACUUM 1L – BIOLOGICAL POND SLUDGE REMOVER

Aquaforest Bio Vacuum is a naturally fermented liquid biological preparation containing beneficial microorganisms, vitamins, organic acids, minerals and their metabolites.

The microorganisms actively break down organic matter accumulating on the pond bottom, including sludge, leaves, plant debris and fish waste. This helps replace unwanted decay processes with natural mineralisation and can reduce the need for manual pond cleaning.

Key Benefits

• Helps reduce pond sludge and bottom deposits
• Breaks down leaves, plant debris and fish waste
• Helps limit anaerobic zones and unwanted gas formation
• Helps reduce unpleasant odours caused by decomposition
• Supports improved water clarity and biological balance
• Helps reduce nutrients released by decomposing organic matter

The manufacturer states that Bio Vacuum can reduce the sludge layer by up to 30cm during a season, depending on pond conditions, with improvements in water clarity potentially noticeable after approximately 2 weeks.

Bio Vacuum Dosage

• Regular: 100ml per 1,000 litres of pond water once a month
• Maximum: 300ml per 1,000 litres of pond water once a month