Algae Control Product Comparison Chart

Algae Control Products	Green Water1	Filamentous Algae2	Algaecide3	Flocculent4	Natural Bacteria Enzyme5	Oxidizer6	Pond Dye7	Safe for Plants8	Safe for Fish9	Customer Rating10
Accu-Clear	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	no check	checked	checked	9
AlgaeFix	checked	checked	checked	no check	no check	no check	no check	checked	checked	0
Algae-Off	no check	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	checked	checked	0
Algaway 5.4	checked	checked	checked	no check	no check	no check	no check	checked	checked	0.5
AmmoniaFix	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	9
Barley Straw	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	2
Barley Extract	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	0
Biological Clarifier	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	9
Bio-Filter Booster	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	9
Blue Lagoon	checked	checked	no check	no check	no check	no check	checked	checked	checked	0
Clarity Max	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	0
EcoFix	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	0
Fountec	checked	checked	checked	no check	no check	no check	no check	checked	no check	0
GreenEx	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	9
Loch Ness	checked	checked	no check	no check	no check	no check	checked	checked	checked	9
PolyOx	checked	checked	no check	no check	no check	checked	no check	checked	checked	9
Microbe Lift PL	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	0
Microbial Algae Clean	checked	no check	checked	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	9
Microbe Lift Gel	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	9
Microbe Lift Sludge Away	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	1
Microbe Lift Spring/Summer	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	9
Microbe Lift Autumn Winter	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	0
Microbe Lift Oxy Pond Cleaner	no check	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	checked	checked	0
Pond Block	checked	checked	checked	no check	no check	no check	no check	no check	checked	9
PondZyme Plus	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked
Simply Clear	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	0
Pond Fizz Water Shade	checked	checked	no check	no check	no check	no check	checked	checked	checked	9
Pond Fizz Oxy Clear	checked	checked	no check	no check	no check	checked	no check	checked	checked	9
Barley Planters	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	no check	checked	checked	9
Microbe Lift Bio-Blue	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	checked	checked	checked	9
Microbe Lift Bio-Black	checked	checked	no check	no check	checked	no check	checked	checked	checked	2
Ultraviolet Clarifiers	checked	no check	no check	no check	no check	no check	no check	checked	checked	9

¹Green Water - This refers to the single-cell algae that make water appear green. Green water is often called pea soup water.

²Filamentous Algae - This refers to many types of multi-cellular algae that form clusters of algae that can be physically handled.
Common terms include; string algae, blanketweed, hair algae. [Back to Top]

³Algaecide - These products are registered with the EPA as true algaecides. These products should directly kill algae within the pond.

⁴Flocculent - A flocculent causes suspended organic material in the pond to clump up and sink. This does not eliminate them from the water,
but should provide good, temporary results. It can also allow your mechanical filter to better trap the larger particles.

⁵Natural Bacteria/Enzyme - These products are all-natural items formulated from living bacteria and/or enzymes. These do not have a direct
control of algae. They will improve the conditions within the pond to help reduce algae growth. [Back to Top]

⁶Oxidizer - These products will chemically break down organics in the water reducing sludge and algae.

⁷Pond Dye - The dyes can be used for simply the decorative effect, but they also limit the amount of sunlight penetrating the water reducing
algae growth.

⁸Safe for Plants - These products should not harm plant life when used as directed. [Back to Top]

⁹Safe for Fish - These products should not harm fish when used as directed.

¹⁰Customer Rating - Average rating from our customers who have written reviews of the product. Not all products have been customer
reviewed.

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