Beneficial Bacteria in Ponds

Bacteria are very minute organisms; we can say thatthe market. Others are in a form of a packet, which
they are microscopic, generally about 0.5 and 1.5 (m incan be directly thrown into the pond. Others are in a
length (1/10000 of a cm) and can only be seenform of liquid which can be poured or sprayed in to
through a high powered light microscope. They usuallythe pond. The most reliable though would be the
live as single cells or as colonies, and they cannaturally occurring bacteria in our pond. There are a
consume a wide variety of food, which includedlot of types of bacteria that can be found naturally in
organism and inorganic material. Bacteria reproduceour pond. We have heterotrophic bacteria and
asexually by budding off other bacteria, and thenautotrophic bacteria.
giving them a copy of their DNA. Bacteria are wellHeterotrophic bacteria usually consumes and
adapted in all kinds of ecosystems on Earth and asbreakdown organic things. Heterotrophic bacteria are
man create new niches or materials, it not surprisingusually play a bigger role in a mud pond because mud
that bacteria have started colonizing these things andponds are just plain organically rich. Usually, mud
they are also starting to break down as a source ofponds will immediately accumulate organism's matter
their energy.in the silty, soft pond bottom. Heterotrophic bacteria
The fact that bacteria can be very versatile andhave more opportunities to take advantage to the
flexible, it is no wonder they started incorporatingorganism matter on the bottom part of the pond.
bacteria in our pond. We all know that the bacterialAutotrophic bacteria on the other hand, gains energy
digestion of the toxic ammonia into nitrites, which willfrom the chemical bonds that make up inorganic
be turned to nitrates, is at the top of every pondcompound like ammonia, phosphate and sulphates.
keeper's list when you ask them about the role ofThese bacteria are the cause of the breakdown of
bacteria in maintaining good quality pond. It is becausethe nitrogenous compound in our pond. There are a
excessive ammonia is one of the major threats tolot of different bacteria that do the job, but the
the ponds in our backyard. Naturally, our pond has amost common bacteria noted in this kind of activity
tolerable amount of good bacteria that will help cleanare Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter. Another strains of
and improve the health of the pond water. Pondsbacteria that are present in the pond water are
that have a very high amount of nutrient load fromNitrocystis and Nitrosogloea. Since there are no
dead plants and algae have a very low level ofmechanical filters in ordinary mud ponds, or the usual
oxygen. This is where the good bacteria will comeback yard pond, these bacteria will cover exposed
into the picture. If good bacteria will be added tohard surfaces which include the microscopic particles
these ponds, it will have a good probability ofof clay suspended in the water. It will look like a bed
increasing the chance of cleaning the pond water.of filter. They are now in charge of inorganic
The more good bacteria are available, the morecompounds such as sulphates and phosphates.
chances of cleaning the water and speeding up ofTo sum it all up, we can say that there is really a
the decomposition of sludge. As the nutrient level willdiverse species in our pond. The bacteria are at the
somewhat decrease, there's a great possibility thatcenter of the recycling nutrients in our ponds, and
this time, the amount of oxygen will increase, andthe bio-processes occurring rely solely to the regular
the water will be cleaner.throughput of products by these bacteria.
There are commercially available Beneficial Bacteria in