(Koi) ponds with fish
Due to it's properties, SuperTab is highly suitable for use in aquaculture. For the private user it is important not to let the bacterial pressure increase and to keep it well-controlled. Chlorine dioxide is a lot less effective in the dark, which reduces the adverse effects on biological filters to a minimum. In addition to the reduction of the bacterial pressure, much of the organic material will disappear from the walls and the interior of the piping after prolonged use. Your pond will gradually become visibly cleaner and your fish significantly more active. In addition, the biological filter significantly better retains its condition when chlorine dioxide is used in comparison to other oxidising agents, precisely due to its low oxidising strength. Because the concentration required to achieve the same effect is only 40%, the biological environment also experiences significantly less harm.
In practice, the effect of chlorine dioxide becomes more visible with longer use: fewer bacterial problems, walls and pipes that become visible cleaner, fresher water odor and fish are considerably more active. One SuperTab of 20 gramms is suitable for a 50,000 litre pond. Weekly dosing is recommended because the product is consumed. At this dosage, the concentration is 0.04 mg/l and the bacteria pressure is sharply reduced without having an adverse effect on the biological filter and the aquaculture in the water. At higher concentrations (from 0.1 mg/l to 0.5 mg/l) chlorine dioxide is easily capable of sharply reducing bacterial problems experienced by fish and/or to heal such problems. If you have a 10,000 litre pond, you can dissolve 1 SuperTab in a 1 Litre jerrycan and then dose 200 ml. The solution has a 6-8 week shelf life provided that it is stored in a cool and dark place. Especially when the organic load is very high (for example, at initial product use), the dosed quantity is consumed fairly rapidly. In that case it is recommended that the pond is dosed every 2 days, 4 times in a row. If the bacteria pressure in the pond is very high, the dosage may be increased to 1 SuperTab per 20,000 litres and even 1 SuperTab per 10,000 litres. If this dosage is repeated each day for a week, the bacteria pressure declines drastically.