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The biologist Heiko Blessin explains the importance of the PAR (photosynthetically active radiation) value for aquaristics in a tropical water of southern Japan.

Normally, we’d throw this film scene away or put it in the category “making of.”

Nicht nur unser Haushalt braucht eine Heizung. Auch der Lebensraum unserer Fische, das Aquarium, muss konstant auf der Wohlfühltemperatur gehalten werden. Diese kann für jedes Aquarium anders sein und sollte daher individuell geregelt werden können.

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Shark researcher Dr. Erich Ritter has died

Dr. Erich Ritter, probably the most famous shark researcher, died on 28 Aug 2020 of a heart disease in his adopted home of Florida at the age of only 61. Heiko Blessin, head of the JBL research expeditions, has a personal obituary:

JBL Test App Recommended on TV

In the context of setting up aquariums, the popular television programme “hundkatzemaus” on VOX, which has been running for more than 800 episodes with almost 1 million viewers per episode, also dealt with "water tests".

JBL decides not to have a nitrite minus liquid product

It’s a good job JBL has such capable scientists in its research department! Our competitors had brought out a liquid product to combat nitrite and some of our customers were asking us when JBL would launch one too.

JBL has the largest range of water tests worldwide!

With 24 different water analysis tests for freshwater and marine aquariums and ponds as well as 8 different test cases, JBL offers the widest range of water tests worldwide. The second place is shared by two American manufacturers with 15 individual tests each, but with only 0 and 2 test cases respectively.

JBL Colombia Expedition to take place twice

The number of registrations for the JBL Colombia Expedition exceeded all bounds. Well over 200 people applied for the 36 places, which were unfortunately predetermined by local capacities. So for the first time JBL decided to hold the expedition twice!