Beneficial Bacteria maintain a balanced ecosystem in your pond, providing clean, clear healthy water conditions. Bacteria break down harmful ammonia and nitrites produced from fish waste and decaying organic matter and convert them into nitrates: which are consumed by plants.
The best way to clean your Bioballs or other Biolgical Filter Media is to rinse them with pond water. Spraying them with cold, chlorinated tap water will kill off most of the beneficial bacteria lives on them.
The best way to clean your Bioballs or other Biolgical Filter Media is to rinse them with pond water. Spraying them with cold, chlorinated tap water will kill off most of the beneficial bacteria lives on them.