{"product_id":"4-4-lb-microbe-lift-barley-straw-pellets-plus","title":"4.4 lb. MICROBE-LIFT Barley Straw Pellets Plus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style='box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0.7em; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: \"PT Sans Narrow\", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.56; letter-spacing: 1px; font-size: 22px; color: rgba(10, 10, 10, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)'\u003e100% Natural \u0026amp; Organic Ingredients Specially Formulated To Naturally Balance Pond Water \u0026amp; Improve Water Clarity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0 0 20px; font-family: \"Open Sans\", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)'\u003eA Major Scientific Breakthrough\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0 0 20px; font-family: \"Open Sans\", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)'\u003eEnriched with peat and humic acid, this revolutionary formula works faster \u0026amp; better with Less Mess \u0026amp; Cost and is easier to apply than bales, pillows and pads!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style='box-sizing: border-box; font-family: \"Open Sans\", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)'\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eMatures pond water chemistry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eDisperses 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eBuffers pH\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eReleases decomposition by-products immediately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eWorks year round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eRecommended for use with all Microbe-Lift bacterial and enzymatic pond products\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box\"\u003eProvides a slow steady release of beneficial ingredients through natural activity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0 0 20px; font-family: \"Open Sans\", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)'\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder\"\u003eMICROBE-LIFT\/Barley Straw Pellets +\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an environmentally responsible, cost-efficient pond conditioner that is a natural and organic way to a healthy pond environment! Barley straw and selected natural peats have been processed and packaged to make them easy and clean to apply. Manufactured using an exclusive proprietary pelleting process that eliminates the use of wheat, corn and other binders, the barley straw is harvested and stored under climatic conditions that assure the quality of these essential ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0 0 20px; font-family: \"Open Sans\", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)'\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder\"\u003eMICROBE-LIFT\/Barley Straw Pellets +\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eworks in much the same way as barley straw…only faster!  Whereas barley straw works by releasing certain natural chemicals as it biodegrades, so do the pellets in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder\"\u003eMICROBE-LIFT\/Barley Straw Pellets +\u003c\/strong\u003e, only the breakdown compounds are released faster: dispersing equally throughout the water; reacting photochemically with sunlight; and activating humic acids to produce hydrogen peroxide-an oxidizing agent that also helps to keep the water clear-naturally and at a low level of release. The humic acid will also chelate metals such as copper or arsenic.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder\"\u003eMICROBE-LIFT\/Barley Straw Pellets +\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare rich in organic peat which softens pond water-reducing nitrate and phosphate concentrations in the water column-and provides a buffering agent and ion attenuation in lined ponds that additionally gives them some beneficial properties of earthen ponds!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0 0 20px; font-family: \"Open Sans\", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)'\u003ePlease note:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder\"\u003eMICROBE-LIFT\/Barley Straw Pellets +\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill leave a residual on the bottom of the pond. The bacteria in the Microbe-Lift products as well as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/microbelift.com\/index.php?cID=504\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; transition-property: color, background-color, border-color; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: linear\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder\"\u003eMICROBE-LIFT\/Sludge Away\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill digest this organic residual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style='box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0 0 20px; font-family: \"Open Sans\", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)'\u003eAlso Note: Fish will not eat the barley pellets as they contain no food value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ECOLOGICAL LABORATORIES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44227128852503,"sku":"WTR-ML10BSPP4.4","price":44.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6112\/1303\/files\/BC_Upload_445eb14d-3267-4b7b-8074-a0d3606759c0.jpg?v=1771602996","url":"https:\/\/redwooddistribution.ca\/products\/4-4-lb-microbe-lift-barley-straw-pellets-plus","provider":"Redwood Distribution Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}