Testimonials from very satisfied Viresco Products users
There's nothing like taking somebody else's word for it ...
A Tale of One Customer ... Absolutely Marvellous, she said It our first Koi Show at the end of May 2001, we sold a pack of Viresco Koi to a pond keeper. Exactly 7 days later, she rang to say our product was "absolutely marvellous". She is a keen exhibitor of koi and told us she had been trying for years to reduce the level of nitrate in the water in her pond to zero. Whilst she had a relatively small amount of blanket weed present, her prime aim was to address the nitrate problem but never had been able to take it much below 20ppm. She wanted nitrate at zero because she knew her fish would be "happier". With its reduction to zero, she realised any blanket weed would starve to death. When she rang, she said in the 7 days, the pond nitrate had dropped from about 30ppm to zero.
We met her again at another show 3 weeks after the phone call. She stated that the nitrate reading was still zero and her fish "were different creatures". They were very lively and would eat virtually anything. She added that one of her koi had been suffering from body damage and had "a hole in its side". She had been bringing in the local medical expert on a weekly basis to treat it, but the sore would not heal. However, within a short time of applying the Viresco, the hole had healed up and disappeared. Her husband, on deciding to buy another pack of Viresco for £39.00 at the Show, said he would have been happy to pay double that amount! He also said that for the first time since they had set up the pond, he was able to see both the colour of the brushes in the filter and to the bottom of the chamber in which the brushes were positioned. Our product had removed the green slimy algae that was always present in that part of the filter.
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Background to this Viresco AQUARIUM story ... In July 1999 we sold a pack of Viresco Aqua to a koi keeper who has pond with a glass viewing plate 7ft 6in by 4ft 2in. Five days later he rang to say he had put the Viresco into his pond in the evening of the day of purchase. He told us that he normally had to wipe down the glass plate every day to clear it of algae bloom. The day after he applied the Viresco, there were no algae sticking to the glass. When he rang, five days on, he still had not cleaned the glass plate. Our Viresco would not have reduced nitrate in the pond to zero in one day. Thus the algae were still present but were not sticking to the glass. We believe that microbes in our Viresco product were taking up positions on the glass preferentially and preventing the algae bloom from adhering. We concluded that there would therefore be a demand for our type of Viresco product in the aquarium world where the continuous build-up of algae on the glass can be a major cause of frustration and maintenance. Foot-note Five years on, the koi keeper with the glass viewing plate continues to use Viresco and he still has no need to wipe down the glass.
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A letter from Beverley O'Sullivan of Middlesex in the January 2000 issue of "Koi Carp" magazine states:
"After reading the September issue of your excellent magazine, and the letter and photographs from Mr J T Collings of Surrey, I felt I had to write to you concerning the dreaded blanketweed.
Mr Collings seems to have the same problem we used to have with blanketweed. We used to spend most of our time dragging yards and yards of it out of our pond with the same type of grass rake that he uses. We tried everything, wasted a small fortune on electronic gadgets (which don't work) and chemicals (which do work but only for a brief period of time). It was so bad that we couldn't leave the pond for longer than a couple of days because the bottom drain would get clogged up and the filters would be starved of water.
We had the problem for two years and were close to giving up. But then we found a cure - Viresco Aqua. This product has completely knocked the weed for six. Our phosphate and nitrate levels have plummeted and the blanketweed has died off. It has been so nice to be able to sit back and enjoy the fish and the pond again.
We can definitely say that Viresco Aqua works and would certainly recommend that Mr Collings should try it"
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From David Brown well known koi keeper
David Brown Viresco test results in his pond. He states:
".... To validate any effects, I performed tests daily for both nitrate and phosphate. I was somewhat concerned that my initial nitrate level of 80ppm was very high, and my phosphate level was "off the scale".
After 10 days, the nitrate level was zero, and the growth (of blanketweed) had slowed from approximately 2 feet a day to virtually nothing. The phosphate took longer to reduce, but slowly began to decrease. Unfortunately, my holiday coincided with the test, and on my return home, I immediately went out to check the pond. The weed was brown, most was dead and had stopped growing.
At the time of writing it is some six weeks since I first added it to my pond. The dreaded weed has stopped growing. I have a coating about 1" long on the pond wall, which the fish enjoy browsing, but absolutely no weed on the pond bottom. The absence of weed has some further benefits, less waste gets caught in the weed, so water clarity improves, and the time spent removing the weed can be spent enjoying your fish as it should be. Reduction in nitrate can make your fish less lethargic and keener to feed.
Viresco is available in two types: Viresco Koi which contains solely the bacteria that consume nitrate and phosphate and Viresco Aqua which also contains bacteria to degrade fish waste. Both these products are 100% organic.
This product has solved the weed problem for me and I shall continue to use it on an ongoing basis. If trying for the first time I suggest that you test your water for nitrate and phosphate regularly to check on the reduction in levels"
The above was slightly condensed and published in the September 2000 issue of "Koi Ponds & Gardens". Unfortunately, in the KP&G article, David's reference to a coating of " inch on the pond wall" has been incorrectly written as "a coating of one foot"!!
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A message from DJ Burgwin, played back on our answerphone at 9am on 12th May 1999
He said Viresco Aqua is "absolutely brilliant. It is knocking seven bells out of the stuff (blanketweed) already". We had sent it to him on 5th May by post. He can only have had it in his pond for a maximum of 5 days.
A builder of ponds wrote in August 1999
".... I had tried almost everything else on the market from Chemicals to Electronic Blanket weed controllers, but nothing worked properly. Viresco Aqua has had most amazing results. The Blanket Weed has died back to the sides and is now like "Wirewool". I recommend your product to all our customers who are lucky enough to own a pool or who we are about to build one for."
A message on the "Koi Ponds & Gardens" Chat Room posted on the the internet on 31st July 2000 from Mike G entitled "Response to Nigel re fish behaving badly ..... and Viresco"
"....When I posted the message I had just introduced Viresco Koi (bought at the Essex Show), and the fish had seemed to perk up a bit. A week later and what a difference. The fish is hurtling around like a torpedo, colour is returning, dorsal fin is a waving in the current, and of course, true to his heritage, the grub (food) is going down fast. I can't believe the change, and the water quality is still superb, esp considering the UV has now been off for over a week. I really feel the Viresco has stimulated his appetite, (and all the other fish's too), and can only say try it out yourself, it seems remarkable."
A letter received from R A Bailey in May 2000
" .... Please supply 10g of Viresco Aqua for my other pond. Pond No.1 is now completely clear of blanketweed after using your product. ......PS I can even see the join seam in the butyl liner in the bottom of the pond."
A letter received from R P Lockwood in May 2001
".... I purchased a pond product, which turned out to be a disaster. The water went pea soup green in colour and nearly ruined my pond, then I came across an advert for Viresco Aqua.
I sent for the product and it was delivered by return of post. The instructions were carried out re dosage and after three weeks the pond water turned efficiently to crystal clear. One could see the bottom of the pond. The koi fish were a joy to behold in their appearance.
This Viresco Aqua in my opinion is second to none. Pondkeepers should give it a try and see the vast improvement in the clarity of pondwater."
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A letter received from D Whitecross in August 2001
".... This (Viresco Koi) is the only product I have used that actually works (and I have tried a few). This second order is for maintenance doses."
A telephone answerphone message received from a customer in Chile on 15th November 2001
"This is to say Viresco Aqua definitely works.. Congratulations." The product was posted to him on 15th October, exactly one month earlier.
A customer from Glinton, near Peterborough, said in August 2002
Viresco Koi had worked wonders
A customer from Kirby Cane, near Norwich, said in September 2002
Viresco Koi was the best product he had ever used.
An e-mail from a B Stanford received 19th June 2003
On Sunday 8th June I bought .. a 25g pack of Viresco Aqua. I must admit I was a little suspicious about the claims but bought it none the less. I put it into the pond that evening. I thought I noticed a difference within 4 days, in that the blanket weed seemed to be stopping in its growth but really could not believe it. But now, 19th June, the blanket weed has almost disappeared and the sediment is also disappearing. Having tried several remedies over the years to no avail I am pleased to tell you that your product appears to have done the trick within days. Lets hope that this continues. I shall have no problem in recommending it to others.
An e-mail from a Mike Horsford received on 13th August 2003
"Just a note from a very satisfied customer. I applied a 10 gramme dose of Viresco Aqua to my 5,000 gallon pond eight days ago and am delighted to report that the infestation of blanket weed has gone, and I mean gone! There is no sign of blanket weed or any appreciable accumulation of debris on the bottom of the pond. The only downside is that my fish have developed insatiable appetites!"
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The Nitrification Cycle ... ammonia to nitrite to nitrate and when anaerobic to nitrogen The Nitrification Cycle In Fish Ponds or How Ammonia Is Converted To Nitrates. Much of this site is about Viresco and it's ability to remove algae and blanketweed it is important to understand what happens in a fish pond day in and day ouworthwhile looking at the problem from a different perspective...
Organic waste treatment in ponds and how Viresco algae products helps solve the ulcer problem too Organic Waste In Fish Ponds and Microbial waste Digestion. Keep The Bottom Of Your Pond Nice and Clean. For most garden fish pond keepers even when the water is crystal clear and there is no blanket weed present there remains one annoying problem....