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Most of what sells as a septic tank tablet is chlorine, which is a disinfectant built to kill bacteria in an aerobic treatment unit. Septic Clean does the opposite. Each tablet puts 200 billion bacteria and enzymes into a conventional septic tank so the biology that digests waste can keep up with the household.
Drop one tablet in the toilet, let it dissolve, and flush twice. One tablet a month treats a system up to 1,500 gallons, and a pack of six is a six month supply. No mixing, no measuring, no powder in the air.
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Search for septic tank tablets and most of what comes back is chlorine. Chlorine tablets are a disinfectant. They are built for aerobic treatment units, the systems that spray treated effluent onto a lawn, and their job is to kill bacteria before that water leaves the property.
Septic Clean does the opposite. Each tablet adds 200 billion bacteria and enzymes to the tank, so the biology that breaks waste down has enough working population to keep up with the household. If your system is a conventional septic tank and drainfield, this is the product you want, and chlorine is the one you do not. Chlorine in a conventional tank kills the bacteria doing the digestion.
Six naturally occurring bacterial cultures, facultatively anaerobic, scientifically selected and not genetically manipulated, together with the enzymes they produce. 200 billion per tablet. The bacteria and enzymes are 100% natural.
The cultures are strictly saprophytic, which means they digest only non-living and dead material. They have no mechanism for attacking living tissue.
The tablet dissolves completely in minutes. Nothing to measure, nothing to pour, no powder in the air.
Enzymes are what the bacteria secrete to cut large molecules into pieces small enough to absorb. The cultures in Septic Clean produce enzymes that degrade fats, proteins and cellulose.
Cellulose is toilet paper. A tank that cannot keep up with paper builds its solids layer faster, and that is what shortens the interval between pumpings and eventually pushes solids toward the drainfield.
Fats come from cooking. Proteins come from food waste and human waste. Between those three, that is most of what a household actually sends down the drain.
Drop one tablet in the toilet, let it dissolve, and flush twice.
One tablet a month treats a system up to 1,500 gallons. A pack of six is a six month supply for a typical household.
Use it when the plumbing is not in heavy use. Before bedtime is ideal. The bacteria need a few undisturbed hours to settle into the tank and start working rather than being flushed straight through it.
If your tank is larger than 1,500 gallons, scale up: two tablets a month for a 3,000 gallon system.
Pre-measured is the whole point. The most common failure with septic treatment is not the biology, it is the dosing. A scoop that is never quite level, a bottle that gets a generous pour one month and a splash the next.
A tablet is the same dose every time. It cannot spill in a cupboard, it does not need a measuring cup that then has to be washed somewhere, and there is no open bag of powder absorbing moisture between doses.
Septic odor is not one smell. It is four groups of compounds, and each one is a by-product of organic matter breaking down without enough biological capacity to finish the job.
Septic Clean reduces odor by digesting the organic material producing those compounds. It is not a fragrance and it masks nothing. If the odor is coming from a dry trap or a failed vent, no septic treatment will fix it, because that is a plumbing problem and not a biology problem.
A septic tank is a live culture. Bleach, drain openers, quaternary disinfectants and heavy antibacterial cleaners do to that culture what they are designed to do to bacteria in a bathroom.
Our label puts it plainly: Septic Clean replenishes bacteria in your system that are harmed by harsh cleaning chemicals.
If your household uses a lot of bleach, treat every month rather than occasionally. You are not topping up a healthy population, you are replacing one that keeps getting knocked back down.
It does one job well and it does not do another job at all.
What it does: maintains the bacterial population that digests organic solids, fats and paper, so the tank keeps up with what the household sends it, and reduces the odor produced when it cannot.
What it does not do: replace pumping. The inorganic fraction of household waste accumulates as sludge no matter what you add to the tank. You still need to pump on schedule, typically every three to five years depending on tank size and household size. Anyone selling you a treatment that eliminates pumping is selling you a problem you will meet later at the drainfield.
The treatment keeps the tank working between pumpings. Pumping removes what biology cannot.
Rid-X is the brand most people have seen on a shelf. There are two practical differences.
Dose form. Powders are scooped or poured, so the dose varies with whoever is holding the box. A pre-measured tablet does not.
What is in it, and where it comes from. 200 billion bacteria and enzymes per tablet, printed on our label, made in the USA and sold direct by the manufacturer with no retail markup in between.
Both are bacterial treatments working on the same principle. If you already use one and your system is fine, there is no reason to switch.
The same biology works in a holding tank, and a tablet suits a holding tank better than anything you have to measure in a small space.
For an RV black tank or a marine holding tank, drop one tablet in the toilet with a few gallons of water after each dump. For a portable toilet, one tablet per servicing.
Holding tanks are a harder environment than a septic tank. They run hot, they get agitated on the road, and they concentrate rather than dilute. These cultures work across pH 5.0 to 9.5 and 45 to 120 degrees F, which covers what a black tank in a parked RV in July will do to them.
As in a septic tank, it reduces odor by digesting the source rather than covering it, so it does not smell of anything itself.
From the WT Tabs safety data sheet:
It contains no chlorine, no acids and no caustics. Those three appear on the SDS as materials to keep it away from.
Safe for pipes, tanks and drainfields, in plastic, concrete and cast iron.
Store below 90 degrees F. Shelf life is two years at ambient temperature, three years refrigerated.
We manufacture this ourselves. Septic service companies, portable toilet operators and RV parks buying at volume, and anyone who wants it under their own label, can contact us directly for bulk pricing. Packaging, branding and tablet count can be set to your requirement.
For related biological products, see Grease Trap and Lift Station Bacteria for fats, oils and grease in drains, traps and lift stations, and Surface Cleaner for hard surfaces and equipment.
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Application Guidelines
Drop 1 Septic Clean tablet into the toilet, let it dissolve, and flush twice. One tablet a month treats a septic system up to 1,500 gallons.
A bacterial tablet works for the job it is designed to do, which is maintaining the microbial population that digests organic solids, fats and toilet paper in the tank. Septic Clean adds 200 billion bacteria and enzymes per tablet, and those enzymes degrade fats, proteins and cellulose so the tank keeps up with what the household sends it. What no tablet does is replace pumping, because the inorganic fraction of household waste accumulates as sludge regardless. The tablet keeps the tank working between pumpings, and pumping removes what biology cannot.
It depends on what kind of system you have, and the two main types of tablet do opposite things. If you have a conventional septic tank and drainfield, you want a bacterial tablet that adds biology, such as Septic Clean at 200 billion bacteria and enzymes per tablet. If you have an aerobic treatment unit that sprays treated effluent onto a lawn, your system may require chlorine tablets, which are a disinfectant. Putting chlorine in a conventional tank kills the bacteria doing the digestion.
Bacteria and the enzymes they produce, added on a regular monthly schedule. A septic tank is a live culture, and it stays clean by digesting organic solids faster than they accumulate. Septic Clean delivers 200 billion bacteria and enzymes in a tablet you drop in the toilet once a month, treating a system up to 1,500 gallons. What you keep out matters too: bleach, drain openers and heavy antibacterial cleaners knock the population back down, and chlorine tablets are made to destroy it outright.
For a conventional septic tank, a bio tablet containing live bacteria and enzymes. Septic Clean is a bio septic tank tablet holding six naturally occurring, facultatively anaerobic cultures at 200 billion bacteria and enzymes per tablet. It dissolves in minutes, so you drop it in the toilet and flush twice, once a month. Chlorine tablets are also sold for septic systems, but they belong in aerobic treatment units only. They are a disinfectant, and in a conventional tank they kill the biology the tank depends on.
They are opposite products for opposite systems. A bio septic tablet such as Septic Clean adds bacteria and enzymes, 200 billion per tablet, so the tank digests fats, proteins and toilet paper faster. A chlorine tablet is a disinfectant designed for aerobic treatment units, where it kills bacteria in the treated effluent before that water is sprayed onto a lawn. Both get sold as septic tank tablets. In a conventional septic tank and drainfield, chlorine destroys the population doing the work.
Enzymes break large molecules into pieces small enough for bacteria to absorb, so they are the cutting step rather than the whole process. That is why enzymes and bacteria belong together, and why an enzyme-only product has a limit. The cultures in Septic Clean produce enzymes that degrade fats, proteins and cellulose. Cellulose is toilet paper, and a tank that cannot keep up with paper builds its solids layer faster and shortens the interval between pumpings.
Septic Clean contains six naturally occurring bacterial cultures, facultatively anaerobic, scientifically selected and not genetically manipulated, at 200 billion bacteria and enzymes per tablet. Facultatively anaerobic means the cultures work whether or not oxygen is present, and a septic tank has both conditions in it. The cultures are also strictly saprophytic, so they digest only non-living and dead material and have no mechanism for attacking living tissue.
Yes. You still need to pump on schedule, typically every three to five years depending on tank size and household size. A bacterial treatment digests the organic fraction of what enters the tank, but the inorganic fraction accumulates as sludge no matter what you add. Any product claiming to eliminate pumping is deferring a much more expensive problem at the drainfield. Septic Clean keeps the tank working between pumpings, and pumping removes what biology cannot.
It reduces odor by digesting its source, which works when the source is organic. Septic odor comes from four groups of compounds produced when organic matter breaks down without enough biological capacity: hydrogen sulfide, the rotten egg note; ammonia; mercaptans, the smell added to natural gas; and volatile fatty acids. Septic Clean digests the material producing them. It contains no fragrance and masks nothing. If the smell is coming from a dry trap or a failed vent, no septic treatment will fix it, because that is a plumbing problem rather than a biology problem.
Once a month for a system up to 1,500 gallons, which is why Septic Clean is packed six to a pack as a six month supply. Scale to tank volume above that, so roughly two tablets a month for a 3,000 gallon system. Apply when the plumbing is not in heavy use, ideally before bedtime, so the bacteria get a few undisturbed hours to establish in the tank rather than being flushed straight through. In a household that uses a lot of bleach, dose every month rather than occasionally, because you are replacing a population that keeps getting knocked back down.
Yes. The same biology works in a holding tank, and a tablet suits one better than anything you have to measure in a small space. For an RV black tank or a marine holding tank, drop one Septic Clean tablet into the toilet with a few gallons of water after each dump. For a portable toilet, use one tablet per servicing. Holding tanks are harder on a culture than a septic tank, since they run hot, get agitated on the road and concentrate rather than dilute. These cultures work across pH 5.0 to 9.5 and 45 to 120 degrees F, which covers what a black tank in a parked RV in summer will do.
Both are bacterial treatments working on the same principle, so the difference is not strength. It is two practical things. The first is dose form: a powder is scooped or poured, so the dose varies with whoever is holding the box, while a pre-measured tablet is the same every time. The second is what is in it and where it comes from. Septic Clean is 200 billion bacteria and enzymes per tablet, stated on the label, made in the USA and sold direct by the manufacturer with no retail markup in between. If you already use a supermarket powder and your system is fine, there is no reason to switch.
