MICROBE-LIFT BARLEY STRAW PELLETS PLUS NATURAL ALGAE CONTROL FOR PONDS A Major Scientific Breakthrough! 100% Natural & Organic Ingredients Specially formulated To Naturally Balance Pond Water & Improve Water Clarity Enriched with peat and humic acid, this revolutionary formula works faster & better with Less Mess & Cost and is easier to apply than bales, pillows and pads! - Matures pond water chemistry - Disperses quickly by simple broadcast of pellets into the pond or packing in a porous fabric sock and suspending in pond or available chamber in skimmer or filter - Buffers pH - Releases decomposition by-products immediately - Works year round - Recommended for use with all Microbe-Lift bacterial and enzymatic pond products Microbe-Lift/Barley Straw Pellets Pleat are rich in organic peat which softens pond water reducing nitrate and phosphate concentrations in the water column. The Barley Straw Pellets+ will leave a residual on the bottom of the pond. The bacteria in the Microbe-Lift products as well as Microbe-Lift/ Sludge Away will digest this organic residual. Fish will not eat the barley pellets as they contain no food value.