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JPD Mud Booster Clay

Japan Pet Design Company has a 200-year-old proud story, built on experience and trust. JPD is a grower, medication and hardware manufacturer, and a producer of food. The mission of JPD is to ensure health and improve the vitality of koi in Japan and in the rest of the world. With our knowledge and experience we have in cooperation with the National Fisheries University developed a wide variety of high-quality products and marketed worldwide. With a very good reputation, JPD provide their customers with strictly selected quality products worldwide.

Grouped product items
Product Name Quantity
JPD Mud Booster Clay 2 KG(WT0072)
£29.95
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JPD Mud Booster Clay 10 kg(WT0073)
£144.95
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Japan Pet Design Company has a 200-year-old proud story, built on experience and trust. JPD is a grower, medication and hardware manufacturer, and a producer of food. The mission of JPD is to ensure health and improve the vitality of koi in Japan and in the rest of the world. With our knowledge and experience we have in cooperation with the National Fisheries University developed a wide variety of high-quality products and marketed worldwide. With a very good reputation, JPD provide their customers with strictly selected quality products worldwide.

JPD would like to introduce you to the JPD Mud Booster Clay.

JPD Mud Booster Clay is a extremely high quality form montmorillonite from the Yasawagi mountain range, Oomori-Cho in the district Yokote-shi Akita. Incidently the very same place as the very well known "Refresh Powder". Montmorillonite is used in the food industry and the medicine. The name montmorillonite is often applied to commercial clay mixtures of inferior quality. However, a clay mixture may only bear the name montmorillonite when the composition is minimal for 70% consists of montmorillonite. For Japan Pet Design, the Japanese Montmorillonite is a fixed value for production used for high quality koi.

JPD Mud Booster Clay is a very high grade montmorillonite clay mineral blend that has been fully recovered and produced in Japan. JPD Mud Booster Clay contains the most with 85% montmorillonite and is one with it unmatched qualities. This montmorillonite is made up of crystal layers of nanometer thickness. This is because of this clay mineral has an unmatched surface of 750 m2 per gram in nature. For analysis, this exists Montmorillonite from the very best 67 minerals of which 16 essential minerals and a multitude of this trace elements.

JPD Mud Booster Clay contains a lot of useful minerals and trace elements for the pond. These component are inadequate in your pond and not found in your tap water. Living organisms in your pond, from bacteria to your koi, consume minerals and trace elements, which causes a shortage of these necessary substances.

Japan uses as much clay as possible in the well-known mud ponds. One mud pond is literally formed in the clay, while in the other mud ponds clay is added. A lot of clay is used not only for the out side mud ponds but also inside growing facilities

A well-known example is the Sakai Fish Farm where the inner settlements chambers are supplied with clay every 2 weeks. Sakai Fish farm uses a Dosage of 2 kg for every 100m3 water. According to the philosophy of this world-famous Sakai koi farm this is an absolute necessity!

We all know the beautiful koi from Japan who arrive in a European pond can often fast loose their color and quality. Everything in your pond seems to be fine, perfect water values ​​with a high degree of maintenance. However, the well-being and quality of your koi can be made better.

A shortage of essential ingredients in your pond water, by easily adding JPD Mud Booster Clay you can change your pond water in which your koi not just survive but in which your koi flourish and thrive.

Direct advantages of JPD Mud Booster Clay for your pond water.

  • JPD Mud Booster Clay has very high absorbency. Due to the negative level at the molecular level particles, ion exchange occurs to a large extent.
  • Neutralises and stores waste, poisons, metals and, to a certain extent, ammonium.
  • Binding of organic substances such as algae and dyes.
  • Accelerated removal of unwanted substances into your filter system.
  • Increased pond water with a soft shine.
  • Algal growth is significantly suppressed by the removal of nutrients for algae.
  • Stabilises the hardness and acidity of your pond water.

Direct advantages of JPD Mud Booster Clay for your koi.

  • Due to the cleaner pond water with less pressure on unwanted substances, the skin quality of your koi will be strong and improve.
  • Addition of minerals that help improve the immune system.
  • Addition of enzymes for improvement of digestion, prevention of inflammation and tumours, and a better resistance to attacks of viruses.
  • Addition of trace elements for better repairability in case of damage.
  • Better sumi development on your koi by addition of calcium and magnesium.
  • Shiroji (white) of your koi becomes whiter and beni (red) becomes evener and deeper by better distribution of the pigment. Your Koi will also be more beautiful in later years.
  • The overall health of your koi improves with results in high vitality.

Application of JPD Mud Booster Clay

There are several methods to administer JPD Mud Booster Clay to your pond water.
No pond operates under exactly the same conditions and therefore the following methods are one option. It is not possible to overdose with JPD Mud Booster Clay because all ingredients are completely harmless.

With an average water change of 10% per week, use 100 grams per 10,000 litres (10m3) of pond water

JPD Mud Booster Clay is required every 2 to 4 weeks. With stirring, dissolve the amount of Mud Booster into a bucket of hand warm (40 ° C) water.

Mix your JPD Mud Booster Clay in a bucket for easy handling. Spread the mixed JPD Mud Booster Clay over your pond. This should preferably happen near an outlet from your filter or other place where the water is as much movement as possible, this is for a better distribution of the JPD Mud Booster Clay.

The remaining JPD Mud Booster Clay left in the bottom of the bucket, mix with pond water and add to the pond.

You can also also use JPD Mud Booster Clay by adding it to your koi food. The clay remains dry and easily clings to your koi food. With every feed, the JPD Mud Booster Clay directly helps the koi, this has a faster effect and benefits for your koi.

After administering a dose of JPD Mud Booster Clay, the water depending on the organic contamination and filtration stays cloudy for up to 6 to 12 hours.

After that the water will be brighter than before the administration. It is advisable to turn off your UVC for a day.

Finally the JPD Mud Booster, is made in Japan and uses the most pure form of high quality clay minerals with the finest structure possible. The Montmorillonite content should be higher than 80%, with JPD Mud Booster Clay containing a unique 85%.

Specification
Water Treatment Type Clay

We aim to dispatch orders received before midday Monday to Friday on the same day where possible. In most cases our items are available for 1 to 2 day delivery at a competitive price and are trackable via DPD or APC.

Delivery costs for standard items in the UK - £5.95

(Surcharges do apply to remote postcodes)

Heavy items - £9.95

Pipe - £14.95

Palletised items - Some large oversize products, typically items weighing more than 30kg, may require delivery via pallet. Standard Pallet charge is approx. £50.00. To ensure there are no delays with delivery, please include a contact number when placing the order.

Overseas – DHL and UPS, cost based on weight / volume at checkout.