South Africa
API Pond Stress Coat
The pond conditioner with aloe vera: removes chlorine from tap water instantly and protects koi and goldfish skin. 120 ml per 1 800 litres, in sizes to 3.78 litres.
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A pond is an aquarium with the sun on it: more algae, more debris, more swings in oxygen and pH. The API Pond range scales the same chemistry up to thousands of litres — conditioners and ammonia detoxifiers for water changes, bacterial and flocculant clarifiers for green or cloudy water, AlgaeFix for string algae, cleaners for rocks and waterfalls, and a master kit and strips to read it all. Doses are given per litre of pond water, so measure your pond first.
API Pond Chlorine & Heavy Metal Neutraliser
Neutralises chlorine, chloramine, copper, lead and zinc in pond water instantly. 10 ml per 378 litres for chlorine and metals; 15 ml per 341 litres for chloramine.
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API Pond Ammo-Lock
Detoxifies pond ammonia into a form fish can live with and the filter bacteria can still consume, and removes chlorine and chloramine. 60 ml per 900 litres.
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API Pond Simply Clear
A bacterial clarifier with a triple action: clears cloudy water, consumes sludge and breaks down algae. 120 ml per 1 900 litres twice weekly at start-up, then fortnightly.
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API Pond Accu-Clear
Clumps suspended particles so they drop out or get caught by the filter — murky pond water clear in hours. 30 ml per 570 litres; never overdose.
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API Pond AlgaeFix
Controls green water, string and hair algae and blanketweed in ponds with fish and plants. 5 ml per 189 litres every three days, then weekly. Not for ponds with shrimp or crayfish.
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API Microbial Pond Algae Clean
A bacterial approach to green water: patented bacteria control Chlorella blooms in koi and goldfish ponds, break down dead algae and lift oxygen levels. 5 ml per 189 litres.
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API Pond & Waterfall Cleaner
Active-oxygen powder that deep-cleans pond surfaces, waterfalls, fountains and bird baths on contact. Safe for fish and plants; treated debris turns white for netting out. 1 kg.
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API Pond pH Up
Raises pond pH slowly and safely, neutralising the acids that stress fish and slow the biological filter. 10 ml per 189 litres, then retest after 24 hours. 473 ml.
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API Pond pH Down
Lowers pond pH slowly, freeing plants to take up nutrients again. Phosphate-free, so it will not feed algae. 5 ml per 189 litres, then retest after 24 hours. 473 ml.
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API Pond Aquatic Plant Food Tablets
Substrate tablets with iron for green growth and boron for flowering — keeps water lilies blooming all season. One tablet per 3.8 litres of soil; 25 tablets.
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API Pond Master Test Kit
The pond keeper’s master kit: over 500 liquid tests for pH, ammonia, nitrite and phosphate, with six reagents, four glass tubes and laminated colour cards.
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API Pond 5 in 1 Test Strips
Dip a strip straight into the pond and read pH, nitrite, nitrate, KH and GH — no test vial needed. Snap-cap tube keeps the remaining 25 strips dry.
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How do I work out how many litres my pond holds?
Multiply the average length, width and depth in metres, then multiply by 1 000. A pond 3 m long, 2 m wide and 0.6 m deep on average holds about 3 600 litres. Subtract a little for rocks and plants, and dose to that figure.
What clears green pond water — Simply Clear or Accu-Clear?
Accu-Clear is a flocculant that clumps suspended particles so the filter can catch them and works within hours; Simply Clear uses bacteria to break down the organic waste that feeds green and cloudy water and works over days. For a quick clean-up use Accu-Clear; for a pond that keeps going green, use Simply Clear and reduce the nutrients.
Can I use AlgaeFix if I have koi and pond plants?
Yes — AlgaeFix is labelled safe for fish and plants at the correct dose, but it must not be used in ponds containing crustaceans such as shrimp, crabs or crayfish, and the pond needs good aeration while the dying algae breaks down.
Are the pond products safe for dogs and birds that drink from the pond?
API Pond Stress Coat and the pond conditioners are formulated to be safe for pets and wildlife at label doses, and the packs say so. Keep animals away from concentrated product and follow the dose for your pond volume.
Are API pond products available in South Africa?
Yes. Jungle Aquatics in Fourways, Johannesburg stocks the API Pond range in sizes up to 3.78 litres and delivers nationwide; live pricing and stock are on jungleaquatics.com.
Available in South Africa
Stocked & supported by Jungle Aquatics
South Africa's leading pet and aquarium store since 2007 — with the API range on the floor in Fourways, advice from people who test water every day, and easy ordering from anywhere in the country.
