JBL Micromec
Sintered bio-glass balls for aquarium filters for breaking down pollutants

  • Biological breakdown of pollutants in fresh and saltwater aquariums: sintered bio-glass balls for the use in aquarium filters
  • Easy to use: use biological sintered glass balls inside the second last filter stage.
  • Intensive water clarification through bio-filtering: microorganisms settle on the filter material and break down pollutants
  • Highly effective: conical tunnel pores create ideal settling area of 1500 m2/l for beneficial microorganisms. Intensive breakdown of ammonium and nitrite
  • Package contents: glass balls with approx. Ø 1.4 cm, 650 g incl. net bag for filling
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Price: 20,50 €
basic price 31.54 EUR / kg
Recommended retail price incl. VAT
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Product information

The quality of the filter material essentially determines the effectiveness of an aquarium filter! Most aquarium filters are already equipped with sponges as filter material in advance. Sponges have a fairly large surface area, which over time will be colonised by beneficial bacteria for breaking down pollutants. To increase the effectiveness of a filter, the sponges can be replaced with special sintered glass filter material (JBL SintoMec and JBL MicroMec). Sintered glass filter material has a surface area about 10 times greater than that of sponge material and thus provides even more space for bacteria to decompose harmful substances in the aquarium water. In the automotive sector we would compare it to tuning a car = more power!

What is sintered glass?
If you melt (sinter) very small glass balls, a massive lump of glass comes out. But if you mix the glass beads with salt beforehand, the resulting glass lump is permeated with salt. If it is then washed out, an infinite number of small channels are created in the glass. JBL sintered glass filter materials therefore contain a gigantic (inner) surface area which can be colonised by bacteria which in turn break down harmful substances.

Nitrate decomposition:
Nitrate is only decomposed by bacteria to nitrogen gas in the absence of oxygen and in the presence of carbon (C). This process (denitrification) can take place under ideal conditions inside the sintered glass filter materials JBL SintoMec and JBL MicroMec.

When to use JBL MicroMec and when to use JBL SintoMec?
For smaller filter volumes, the smaller material JBL MicroMec is more suitable for reasons of space. For larger filters, also because of the greater water flow, a coarser material with holes such as JBL SintoMec is more suitable. The finer JBL MicroMec could clog up more quickly.

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JBL Micromec

Art. no.:
6254800
EAN Code:
4014162625489
Content:
650 g
For:
200 l
Volume packaging:
1.7 l
Gross weight:
702 g
Net weight:
650 g
Weight factor:
1000
Packaging dimensions (l/h/w):
60/225/125 mm

Properties

Animal species: Armored catfish, Arowana, Axolotl, Barbels, Bettas, Bichirs/reedfish, Blowfish, Catfish, Cichlids (South America), Clawed shrimps, Corals, Crayfish, Crustaceans, Danions, Discus, Dwarf crayfish, Dwarf shrimps, Flowerhorn, Gill maggots, Gobies, Goldfish, Gouramis, Guppy, Juvenile fish, Killifish, Livebearers, Loaches, Mussels, Newts, Panchaxes, Rainbowfish, Snails, Spiny eels, Terrapins, Tetra, Tropical terrapin, Veiltails, Water turtles, blood parrot cichlids, freshwater butterflyfish
Animal size: For all animal sizes
Animal age group: All aquarium fish
Volume habitat: 200 L
Material: Sintered glass
Colour: white
Dosage: 650 g per 200 l

Electronic label / illuminant

Mercury: No
Dimmable: No

Technical Data

Height:190 mm
Length:125 mm
Width:57 mm
FAQ
After the Micromec balls are added, there is whitish cloudiness in the tank.

This is an indication that MicroMec is passing into a filter basket after it has been removed from the plastic bag, but has not been rinsed well under running water in order to remove the dust collected in transport.
It may also be caused by an incorrect changing of the filter media causing the bacterial culture to be excessively weakened and leading to bacterial bloom. This is not related to the JBL MirkoMec product.

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Instructions

safety instructions

  • safety instruction for water conditioners
    • Filename:
      safety_instructions_Wasseraufbereitung.pdf
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Customer reviews

Reviews

Overall rating: 5.0
4 public review(s) for this product.

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4 Reviews in other languages

A.Q.U.A.R.I.S.T.I.Komet - German
2023-10-08T18:57:22Z

Ein wirklich guter Filterinhalt, der den Abbau von Schadstoffen fördert.

Es ist leicht zu reinigen und man hat eine ganze Zeit etwas von diesen Produkt.


K. Buchgeister - German
2023-09-05T09:54:13Z

Ich bin begeistert,

Sehr schnelle Bakterienbesiedlung, kristallklares Wasser und stabile Wasserwerte!

Klare Kaufempfehlung


G.E.P.P. - French
2022-12-12T22:56:52Z

JBL Micromec est un media filtrant performant et de petite taille, il est idéal pour les filtres externes compact.

Je l'utilise avec un JBL CRISTALPROFI e402


fishrimps9 - Spanish
2021-02-16T22:57:32Z

lo tengo en mi filtro junto a las bacterias y ningun problema, ademas es muy poroso que facilita la circulacion y alojamiento para las bacterias


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