Description
PolarZyme | Maintain Crystal-Clear Waters Year-Round with PolarZyme's Probiotic Power
PolarZyme: Your Cold Water Solution for Clear, Balanced Lakes and Ponds
PolarZyme is a special formula designed to keep your lake or pond clean and healthy, even during colder weather. It's important to start treating your shoreline all year round, as soon as the ice melts. By tackling lake weed and muck issues early, you'll have a much easier time keeping your beach and dock area weed-free.
When leaves, dead plants, and fish from the fall break down, they create rich soil perfect for weeds to grow in spring and summer. But with PolarZyme, you can prevent this problem before it starts! By using it in colder temperatures between 41-60°F (5-15.5°C), you'll add helpful microorganisms to the water, making your lake or pond a better environment for everyone to enjoy. Don't wait – start your year-round shoreline treatment today and enjoy a cleaner, healthier lake or pond.
Key Features & Benefits:
- Ideal for Various Water Bodies: Perfect for lakes, ponds, aquaculture, hatcheries, water features, golf courses, retention ponds, decorative ponds, and more.
- Cold Water Performance: Specially designed to work effectively in colder water temperatures (41-60°F / 5-15.5°C).
- Nutrient Consumption: Helps reduce nutrient levels that contribute to unwanted plant growth, algal blooms, and HABs.
- Balances Aquatic Ecosystems: Promotes a balanced, healthy aquatic environment by supporting native microbial communities.
- Clarifies Water: Improves water clarity and quality for a cleaner, more attractive appearance.
- Reduces Sludge: Breaks down muck and sludge, promoting a healthier aquatic environment.
- Flexible Sizes: Available in a 10-pound bucket or a 30-pound pail to suit your needs.
How it Works:
PolarZyme is designed to improve the health and appearance of your lake or pond during colder months. Here's a step-by-step explanation of how PolarZyme works to prevent muck and weeds in cold water:
- Add PolarZyme to the water: As soon as the ice melts and water temperatures are between 41-60°F (5-15.5°C), apply the recommended dosage of PolarZyme to your lake or pond. This introduces beneficial microorganisms that thrive in cold water.
- Microorganisms get to work: The cold-loving microorganisms in PolarZyme start breaking down the dead organic material, such as leaves, dead plants, and fish, which would otherwise turn into muck and rich soil for weeds to grow.
- Nutrient consumption: PolarZyme's microorganisms consume excess nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, reducing the chances of weed growth and algal blooms in the warmer months.
- Water clarity improves: As the microorganisms break down muck and remove nutrients, the water becomes clearer and more visually appealing.
- Maintain a balanced ecosystem: With regular application, PolarZyme supports a healthy and balanced aquatic environment, making it easier to maintain a clean and weed-free shoreline throughout the year.
Usage Instructions:

- Dosage: Apply 1 pound of PolarZyme per surface acre of water (43,560 square feet) or 4 ounces per 10,000 square feet.
- Frequency: Apply PolarZyme every 2 weeks during colder months when water temperatures are between 41-60°F (5-15.5°C).
- Application methods: PolarZyme can be applied as a dry powder or dissolved in water and sprayed over the surface of your lake or pond. For best results, evenly distribute the product across the water body.
By following these simple steps and usage instructions, you'll be on your way to a cleaner, healthier lake or pond all year round.
Purchase Options
PolarZyme is available in five size options to suit your needs:
- 3 lbs (6 x 8 oz packets)
- 6 lbs (12 x 8 oz packets)
- 10 lbs (20 x 8 oz packets)
- 20 lbs (40 x 8 oz packets)
- 30 lbs (60 x 8 oz packets)
FAQs
FAQs
PolarZyme is a cold-water-specific probiotic powder designed to break down muck and sludge, consume excess nutrients, and improve water clarity even when water temperatures are between 41–60 °F (5–15.5 °C)
Unlike typical clarifiers, PolarZyme uses cold-active bacteria to digest leaves, fish waste, and vegetation debris—preventing algae blooms and creating a healthier ecosystem during early and late season
Begin use as soon as winter ice melts on lake/pond, and continue every two weeks while water temperature remains between ~41 °F and 60 °F for optimal performance
Use 1-3 pounds per surface acre. Available in sizes from 3 lb packets up to 30 lb buckets to suit different pond/lake sizes
Yes—it is non-toxic and eco-friendly, making it suitable for lakes with fish, aquatic plants, wildlife - plus it’s safe for irrigation use
Results can vary, but within several weeks, users report clearer water, reduced shoreline debris buildup, and less nutrient-rich sludge, setting the stage for reduced summer algae problems
Absolutely—PolarZyme works well alongside aeration systems, clarifiers, or algaecide boosters, especially in spring treatments to kick-start ecosystem balance.
No—PolarZyme’s bacterial strains are tailored to cold water. As temperatures exceed ~60 °F, switch to warm-water clarifiers like N-Zyme or bacterial blends formulated for higher temperatures
No—it’s enzymatic and bacterial—so it doesn’t change pH, alkalinity, or cause chemical shifts; it simply improves clarity by digesting organic matter.
Early season use helps prevent nutrient buildup, reducing the need for chemical treatments later, saving costs over the long term—and it promotes a healthier natural balance from early spring onward.