Are you producing or planning to produce bacteria to get rid of planktonic algae?
Our testing confirms that to date, we DO NOT have bacteria that will out-compete plankton. There are a few Companies here is the U.S. that make the claims that their bacteria will control planktonic algae as well as duckweed, but it is a misleading sales pitch. They make their claims based on the fact that the bacteria will take up phosphorus and nitrogen from the water, and because phosphorus and nitrogen feed the plankton as well as the duckweed, the bacteria will out-compete the plankton and duckweed, just as they do the filamentous algae. However, plankton and duckweed will not be affected by the bacteria, because the plankton and duckweed are far too aggressive for bacteria to out-compete. If we find a blend of microbes that can out-compete these things, you will be of the first to know.
