Why use bacteria treatments for water clarity instead of chemical treatments?
-Basically chemicals treatments are the solution for a quick fix and bacteria treatments are the long term solution. Chemicals treatments act as a flocculent. They bind small particles in the water column to form larger particles that the filter can easily pull out. This results in increased filter media changes or water loss from backwashing. Also the majority of larger binded particles fall through the water column to the bottom of the system causing another problem of sludge. Bacteria, not only binds to smaller particles but metabolizes them into harmless compounds of CO2 and H2O eliminating them from the system. They also act as a sludge reducer, preventing and digesting future and current problems.
