Summit Clear-Water Barley Straw Pond Treatment, 2-Pack, Treats upto 2000 Gallons, 1000 Gallons per Bale

Well, I was highly skeptical of this because we had a major string algae problem. We have been using the chemical to try and treat it, but it didn’t really do much and ripping it out by hand is such a pain. So I went ahead and bought this and stuck a bale of it in my waterfall. It has only been in there five days, and I cannot believe the difference. The water is crystal clear and all the algae is dying and disappearing. I am sold and I am a believer now who would’ve thought that this cheap fix would do that much

Works well in my backyard pond. My pond is only 100 gal., so one of these is sort of 'overkill' for it, but it works well to clear the water, and I'll keep using it. After a couple of weeks, it sunk to the bottom, but it was easy to fish out with a net, so it's currently drying out, and I'll put it back in soon. It's nice to be able to see the fish again!

They seem to work but slowly. My problem is I have a very large pond and you’re not supposed to let them sink. I’m not swimming out there to get them. So the liquid works better for me.

I have been using these for years now to keep the water in my pond and waterfall clear. I wedge it down with a rock and it slowly decomposes over the season. It is very effective and no longer need any chemicals or other treatment to keep the water clear.

I put it in my horses water to keep it clean, and it wasn’t tied together very well and came apart in my 125 gallon tank. A big mess! Kept water fairly clear except for barley straw floating in water.

We use this every year in our pond. We put it in the filter to control the string algae. Works like a charm

After trying many different product's I was at the point of giving up on the idea of having clear water in my backyard fish pond, I simply could not afford to replace 350 gal of water every 4 or 5 day's. That's when I came upon Barley straw, it's been 3 weeks and the water is clear as a bell, I couldn't believe my eye's, this is the best product, I love it.

This stuff is amazing! I was VERY skeptical that a hay bale would clear up my emerald green Koi pond, but dang if it didn't! One review said they last 3 months, and after about 3 weeks it was much clearer, but it wasn't crystal clear and it didn't seem to be improving, so I threw in another one. Now, it's crystal clear. I'm curious how long it will stay that way, but I'm ready with a new order if it starts turning green again. My only problem is, I would love to find this in bulk, but I found that the feed stores don't have barley based hay. I love having a clear pond but $10 for a few small bales when a huge bale from the feed store is $15, seems a bit high. I've included some photos. The green photo is from June 25th and the clear one is from July 17th. Booya!!! :) (Note: I put the first bale in on June 17th, but didn't take a picture until the 25th). UPDATE 5/27/2016: So, they worked the first time, but not the next. I tried them a few times and got frustrated because they weren't working. I read the instructions and it says, "put near a water fall" but I don't have a waterfall that runs 24/7. I do, however, have spitters that run all the time. So, I bought some of these http://www.amazon.com/Improved-Secured-Closure-Replacement-Guarantee/dp/B00KGEDB60?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00 and broke open a bale. Put the hay inside the wash bag and used that in my filter http://www.amazon.com/TetraPond-SF1-Submersible-Flat-Filter/dp/B0024EFYU6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00 I just replaced one of the filter pads with the was bag. This worked amazing! I just wish I could find bulk barley hay for a reasonable price! UPDATE: 8/10/2015 - So, I still love this stuff, but I've noticed it stops working after about a month. I just put in a new bale on 8/8/2015 because it was starting to cloud up again. I'm also using the barley flakes. The reviews said they work faster than the bales. I also noticed if you leave the bales in, they do disintegrate and you'll find the barley splinters in your filter and floating in the water. I'll update regarding the flakes, but will probably continue to use both.

Cela devrait purifier l'eau de mon bassin mais il faut attendre 1 mois pour voir le resultat.J'esere que cela va marcher

Very happy with the product. Smells and feels like Hay

Tengo mi estanque al aire libre y en una zona que le da el sol la mayor parte del día. Tenía tiempo batallando con las algas. Después de un mes de tener las pajas en el agua el alga disminuyó notoriamente.

To try to restrict algae in pond!

its a great and effective product