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Dense sinking solid

Sedivore Spike

A dense sinking solid for organic sludge at the bottom of a lagoon. It falls through the water column and releases bacteria at or within the sludge surface.

A sealed white carton with a printed label, beside three tapered brown solid units resting on a white background.

$729

41.34 lb

Case of approximately 125 sinking solids; each solid approximately 150 g (5 oz), 13.5 cm long by 4 cm across (5.3 × 1.6 in)

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Freight is added at checkout, and an order on a pallet is quoted before it ships. A person reads every order against the lagoon it is going to, and says so if the quantity looks wrong for the system.

01Why this format

Accumulated organic bottom sludge

Spike is designed for deeper cells, where the bacteria need to reach a settled sludge blanket. Its weight and shape carry the blend down through the water.

It works at the sludge interface, and it suits an established blanket under depth.

02Specifications

Product specifications and documents

The specifications below come from product documents. If a document does not provide a value, we mark it as unpublished.

Pack size
Case of approximately 125 sinking solids; each solid approximately 150 g (5 oz), 13.5 cm long by 4 cm across (5.3 × 1.6 in)
Pack weight
41.34 lbNet contents — 18.75 kg, which is exactly 125 solids at 150 g each.
Shipping weight
41.56 lbGross weight as shipped, including packaging.
Pack price
$729Indicative. Freight, tax and the final price are settled in the reviewed quote.
Dose rate
Sized on treated surface area from the manufacturer's own application sheet: 8 to 12 cases per acre for the initial dose, with municipal wastewater and simpler organic loads dosed at the low end of that range. The dosing planner returns the quantity and an indicative cost for your system.An area-based rate, so it needs your acreage rather than a depth. The planner sizes the low end of the published range; where a load is heavier than municipal, the review moves it up.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place at 50–95°F (10–35°C) and 30–60% relative humidity; keep the container closed and avoid inhaling dust.A humidity limit as well as a temperature one. A dry compacted solid held damp loses condition before its date.

03When not to buy this

When to consider another approach

  • Most of the accumulation is grit, sand, silt or mineral precipitate. Biological treatment cannot remove those materials.
  • Mixing or aeration needs attention first. Biological treatment cannot compensate for those problems.
  • You need capacity restored by a fixed date. Biological treatment is gradual and seasonal; compare physical removal options for an urgent deadline.

The planner checks these conditions before calculating a quantity.

04Microbiology

How bacteria break down organic sludge

The mechanism is enzymatic hydrolysis. Bacillus species release enzymes that break large organic molecules into smaller, soluble fragments. Bacteria then take up and metabolise those fragments.

Enzyme classes produced by Bacillus and the material each acts on
EnzymeActs onWhat that is, in a lagoon
ProteaseProteins and peptidesThe protein fraction of settled influent solids and of dead biomass.
LipaseFats, oils and greasesFOG, which floats and consolidates rather than settling out on its own.
AmylaseStarches and complex carbohydratesCarbohydrate load, typically heaviest on food-processing influent.
CellulaseCellulosePlant fibre and paper, which is a large share of a municipal blanket.
Light micrograph of stained Bacillus: dark blue rod-shaped bacterial cells and short chains against a pale background.
Bacillus · stained light micrograph

Why Bacillus works in dry treatments

Bacillus produces these enzymes and forms spores that tolerate drying and storage. The spores germinate when conditions are suitable. This makes Bacillus useful in dry sludge treatments. These products are not intended to address an ammonia permit; that requires a separate assessment of nitrification.

What the published work supports

Mixtures of protease, cellulase and lipase reduce total suspended solids by 30 to 50 per cent and improve settling, with protease and cellulase together outperforming either alone. One controlled study reported 33 per cent volatile suspended solids reduction.

Peer-reviewedControlled studyEnzyme mechanism. Field efficacy figures in this category are measured by the seller rather than independently, ours included, and are labelled that way.

These studies explain the mechanism; they do not predict results from a SediLogic product. The research is collected in the scientific literature.

05Microbiological specification

Product specifications

These figures come from the product documents. Values that the documents do not provide are marked as unpublished.

Viable count at manufacture
5–6 billion CFU/gPer gram, at manufacture. Each sinking solid is approximately 150 g.
Guaranteed count at end of shelf life
75% of the count at manufactureThe guaranteed count at the end of the 24-month shelf life is 3.75 to 4.5 billion CFU/g, based on the range above.
Strains in the blend
6–8 Bacillus strainsSpecified as a range rather than a fixed count. The strains themselves are not published.
Operating temperature range
68–104°FThe operating range for the organisms, converted from the manufacturer's 20–40°C. Not the storage range, which is lower.
Operating pH range
6.0–9.0
Biosafety level
Not publishedThe product documentation describes the bacteria as non-pathogenic but publishes no Biosafety Level designation.
Shelf life
24 monthsKeep in the unopened original packaging, cool, dry and out of direct sunlight. The viable-count guarantee covers the stated shelf life under these storage conditions.

The range

Other formats, and what each one is for

Choose the format according to where the material has accumulated and how you apply treatment. Sinking solids target settled bottom sludge. Soluble pouches and liquids disperse in the water column.

Same duty — Sludge interface

Elsewhere in the range

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