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In addition to new products you can find a lot more information about JBL and your hobby here. Events at specialist pet shops, exhibition activities, lectures, workshops and expeditions are announced here.

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02.09.2025

Peru visits JBL

The head of the Peruvian URKU Centre in Tarapoto, Carlos Vecco, visited the JBL factory in Neuhofen. In a few days, he and his botanist Max will welcome the 36-strong JBL team on their expedition to Peru in Iquitos on the Amazon and accompany them to the various biotopes.

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05.08.2025

JBL aquarium thermometer new – now without batteries

Sometimes there is nothing left to improve on a product – but a new EU battery regulation requires changes. In this case, it concerns batteries (LR1130 and LR44) that are NOT included in the successor version.

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01.07.2025

Join the JBL expedition to Papua New Guinea

The last white spots on our planet are in Papua New Guinea - and that's exactly where JBL Expedition No. 21 will take us in May-June 2027. Ten nights in a beautiful resort at the end of the world, on the edge of untouched jungle and by the sea with intact coral reefs. Endemic animal species, rare sea creatures and original indigenous people without mobile phones. Come along and experience adventure with live aquaristic and terraristic research.

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18.02.2025

Getting started with JBL CO2 fertilisation now starts at € 5

The plants don't grow properly, red plants don't grow at all and the pH value is also higher than desired! Unfortunately, this is the situation of many aquarium owners! CO2/pH permanent tests in a clip-on display, which JBL is now offering to specialist retailers in a limited edition, provide a remedy.

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10.02.2025

JBL PRONOVO CORYDORAS now also in 250 ml

In the entire JBL PRONOVO range, the food tablets for armoured catfish have emerged as one of the most popular varieties. All types of armoured catfish, whether Corydoras, Dianema or Hoplosternum, are among the most popular bottom dwellers in the aquarium.

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23.01.2025

JBL and mares are happy to continue their co-operation

JBL and the diving equipment manufacturer mares have been working very closely together since 2005. The JBL research team tests mares equipment under the tough conditions during JBL expeditions and provides feedback to mares.

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08.01.2025

Dr Wolfgang Staeck joins the JBL Peru Expedition

The world-renowned cichlid expert Dr Wolfgang Staeck will accompany the JBL Peru Expedition 2025. Dr Staeck was already part of the JBL research team on the expeditions to Venezuela in 2016 and Colombia in 2022.

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16.12.2024

JBL is honoured for its commitment to the World Biotope Championships

Biotope aquariums, i.e. the faithful reproduction of a natural habitat in an aquarium, are certainly one of the most beautiful, sophisticated and species-appropriate forms of aquaristics.

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29.11.2024

ANIMAL trade fair in Stuttgart a complete success

Together with JBL specialist dealer Zoo & Co. from Kirchheim, JBL exhibited at the ANIMAL trade fair from 22-24 November 2024. The trade fair was open to all animal lovers and took place in conjunction with other trade fairs in the same building complex. Visitors only had to pay once and then had access to all areas of the fair, where toys and pet supplies were the most popular. JBL not only exhibited, but also ...

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27.11.2024

The last days to register for the JBL Expedition Peru 2025 are running

The registration deadline for the 15-day JBL expedition to the Amazonian lowland rainforest of Peru and the Andes ends on 1 December 2024. This extraordinarily exciting expedition by the JBL research team will start on 9 September 2025, during which 36 participants will undertake aquaristic and terraristic research under scientific guidance in the waters and surrounding rainforests.

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23.10.2024

JBL team back from Peru for expedition planning

The JBL expedition to Peru in September 2025 will be a real hit: catching discus and angelfish near Iquitos on the Amazon together with the local indigenous people, roaming through the jungle in untouched regions and observing poison dart frogs. Finally, the famous Inca site of Machu Picchu and never-before-explored mountain biotopes...

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03.09.2024

JBL heaters for discus fish

The Discus Championship 2024, held for the fifth time in Dortmund, relies on the reliable JBL PROTEMP s heater thermostats and JBL thermometers with an accuracy of +/- 1 °C to regulate the water temperature for the precious discus fish.

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28.08.2024

Have you seen the JBL nature film series yet?

100,000 aquarium enthusiasts have already viewed the “Wild Nature Aquarium” series about altum scalars under water in their natural habitats. During the JBL expeditions, some unique and even world-first footage ...

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24.07.2024

Twelve new episodes filmed for JBL TV

The craggy coastline of Ireland, ice-cold Alpine lakes, in the studio, the pet shop and the Reptilium have all provided backdrops for the next 12 thrilling episodes of JBL TV.

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23.07.2024

Optimisation for JBL Sintomec and Micromec

Because the filling quantities now have to be indicated on the packaging by law, the two top sintered glass filter media JBL Sintomec and JBL Micromec have new article numbers.

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17.07.2024

JBL tests UV stability of fertilisers

The combination of aquatic plant fertilisers and UV-C water clarifiers can create problems for aquarium enthusiasts: the UV-C radiation (200-280 nm wavelength) unfortunately destroys vitamins and plant fertilisers.

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20.06.2024

JBL now offers the cleaning glove in two sizes

Whether for the cold or for diving, gloves that don't fit properly are a nuisance. That's why JBL has now launched their very popular and versatile JBL PROSCAPE CLEANING GLOVE in two sizes.

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12.06.2024

JBL runs at the Hockenheimring

For the 20th time JBL took part in the 2024 BASF Company Cup with 14 employees at the Hockenheimring. The Grand Prix race track was extended by a few hundred metres with barrier fences, to make it 5.2 km long. The fastest member of the JBL team...

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24.05.2024

Holidays are coming - no problem with JBL

Who feeds the fish in the aquarium or pond when you go on holiday? It’s especially an issue for terrarium friends, because most of their pets only eat live food. But thanks to JBL, both aquarium and pond enthusiasts now have a solution: an automatic feeder to take over the feeding.

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10.04.2024

JBL Top 3 products for saving energy

The subject of energy saving is now a firm feature of hobby aquaristics, but unfortunately, some aquarium owners are getting rid of their aquariums in the mistaken belief that their aquarium consumes a lot of electricity. This is not the case!

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08.03.2024

JBL LED SOLAR NATUR Generation 2 launch now

They’re here! The first LED lamps of the 2nd generation are in the delivery stage. In response to demands from all sides to save electricity, the engineers in the JBL development department have managed to reduce the power consumption of the Gen. II by 20 %!

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08.02.2024

JBL aquarium thermometer for hoses

Aquarium thermometers often spoil the beautiful visual impression of the aquarium front pane. The new JBL DigiScan Tube aquarium thermometer solves this problem!

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02.02.2024

The JBL South Seas Expeditions are online

Shark interactions, new fish species and exciting findings: The JBL South Seas Expeditions are online

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25.01.2024

How accurate are aquarium thermometers?

Did you know that clinical thermometers are allowed a deviation of 0.1 °C? Most aquarium thermometers have an accuracy of +/- 2 °C.

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18.01.2024

JBL launches its new LED aquarium lights in Spring!

LED lighting technology is constantly evolving, and JBL has added the latest technical updates to its successful LED SOLAR aquarium lamps.

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11.01.2024

JBL supports nature conservation in Peru

The 20th JBL expedition in 2025 will include a trip to the Amazonian lowland rainforest. In the small town of Tarapoto, about an hour's flight from Iquitos on the Amazon, is the Urku Centre, a small station run by biologists

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04.01.2024

No microplastics in JBL products

Synthetic polymer microparticles - also known as microplastics - are a major burden on the environment. They degrade very slowly and are easily absorbed by living organisms.

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07.12.2023

Zu Weihnachten: Im Fachhandel kaufen und JBL zahlt Cashback-Aktion

JBL unterstützt das Weihnachtsgeschäft des Zoofachhandels mit einer wirkungsvollen Cashback-Aktion. Jeder Aquarien-, Terrarien- und Teichfreund, der zwischen dem 15.11.2023 und dem 15.01.2024 JBL Produkte im Fachhandel (in DE, AT, LU, FR, BE und NL) kauft, kann diese kostenlos registrieren und nach dem Hochladen der Kaufbelege je nach Warenwert (ab 50,- €) einen Cashback zwischen 2,5 und 15 % (bei 500,- €) von JBL direkt erhalten!

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15.11.2023

JBL Expedition: Peru with Rainbow Mountains by motorbike

Have you ever wanted to ride a motorbike through the Andes and see the unique natural spectacle of the Rainbow Mountains in South America's highest mountain range?

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25.10.2023

JBL answers your requests: what would you like to see on JBL TV?

JBL TV is the most successful series made by a manufacturer of aquatics, terraristics and pond sector products. Up to 100,000 end consumers use the educational films...

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06.10.2023

JBL Expedition South Seas with first evidence in the region

Normal divers don't even notice the small, somewhat inconspicuous damselfish. It is just one of thousands of Pomacentridae that live in the coral reefs of the South Seas. But aquarists and marine biologists only notice the sharks and manta rays in passing …

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06.09.2023

JBL Expedition to see discus in Peru

In September 2025 the JBL Expedition #20 will set off for the Andes and the jungle of Peru. Apply on the JBL homepage (www.jbl.de/expedition) to go with the JBL research team.

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15.08.2023

JBL shows aquarium owners how to save energy

JBL has created a separate section on the JBL website for this number one topic in the aquarium scene and is making this content available to the specialist trade as a free brochure. In addition, episode 49 of the JBL TV series on YouTube also deals with this fascinating topic.

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03.08.2023

JBL external filters now have hose size specifications

Following numerous requests and suggestions, JBL now displays the tube sizes listed in the filter data table on the outside of our packaging.

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28.07.2023

JBL does Hollywood

An entire show house, a six-person film crew, a film family and a beautifully set up aquarium - these were the ingredients for the new JBL short film about the JBL PRONOVO food range.

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21.07.2023

The end of an era - JBL sells off its last lighting tubes

JBL SOLAR fluorescent tubes were great with their sun-like full spectrum and reduced energy consumption. But LED technology continued to improve, bringing a higher light output with even less power consumption.

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07.07.2023

The next JBL generation is born

On June 26, 2023, Managing Director Stella Kaltenmeier-Böhme and her husband welcomed a baby son to the world! Mother and baby are doing well and our first interview with the child has revealed that he is sure to follow in her footsteps at JBL! The whole JBL team shares their boss’s joy at the healthy baby! During Stella's maternity leave, her father...

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20.06.2023

JBL Team on the starting blocks in Hockenheim

They weren’t in a car or on a motorbike, the JBL employees were on foot as they circled the 4.8 km course, cheered on by their Managing Director, Stella Kaltenmeier-Böhme.

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16.06.2023

JBL Expedition South Seas 1: Results are reassuring

These days on this planet it hardly matters which coral reefs you go to see: coral bleaching and other reef destruction is sadly the norm. So it’s absolutely good news to hear that the atoll reefs in French Polynesia are completely healthy!

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05.06.2023

The JBL food advisor is available for everyone 365 days a year

What does a neon tetra or a gourami eat? Do kissing gouramis only eat plankton? It’s hard to find a question about ornamental fish nutrition that goes unanswered in JBL's online food advisor.

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16.05.2023

Finally - holiday time for the aquarium

Holidays can be a problem for many pets - but not for aquarium inhabitants! An aquarium can get along perfectly well for a few days or even weeks without much care. Malicious tongues claim it’s when it recovers from the keeper.

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12.05.2023

JBL TV Guide for Aquarists

If you find thrillers boring and can already sing along with the countless repeats of the feature films on television, you’ll find some entertaining and informative alternatives on JBL TV.

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08.05.2023

JBL makes sustainability its top priority

Along with product quality, sustainability issues are a top priority at JBL. The JBL management and the JBL team are not the only ones who care about the issue

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24.04.2023

JBL PRONOVO BEL GRANO S finally in 1000 ml

Pet shops, breeders and fish wholesalers are enthusiastic about the new JBL PRONOVO BEL GRANO in mini size S, but not about the tin size. 100 ml is the ideal container size for most aquarists, but some people need more and therefore also want a larger tin!

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17.03.2023

Goldfish and fighting fish like insects too

Fighting fish especially with their superior mouths are specialised in hunting for falling insects. In their natural habitats in Asia, there is only a limited supply of plankton food in the water.

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08.03.2023

JBL Expedition Colombia 2 is online with pictures and videos

If you’ve never snorkelled in the jungle at high tide, now’s your chance to do it virtually. All the results of our scientific research, 500 photos and lots of internationally unique videos are now available on the JBL website.

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22.02.2023

Easter holidays, spring break...and who's going to feed the fish?

Unfortunately, our dear neighbours often prove the worst option when it comes to holiday replacements. They often mean too well with the food amount and when we return from holiday we sometimes find the whole substrate full of food.

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15.02.2023

New Podcast - TROPICAL FEVER from JBL

The JBL podcast "TROPENFIEBER - Hobby meets Nature" is directed at all aquarists, terrarium and pond owners, as well as every nature and travel enthusiast. Guests and listeners will join host Matthias Wiesensee to discover a fascinating underwater world, ...

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13.02.2023

The latest PRONOVO food from the JBL kitchen

After eight stages the JBL PRONOVO BEL FLUID BABY has been launched to complete the JBL PRONOVO range. It is a liquid food to round off the food range for young fish.

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02.02.2023

TWO JBL Expeditions to the South Seas

Due to an abundance of applications, there will be two JBL South Seas Expeditions in 2023! Another reason is we have now divided them into a diving and a snorkelling group.

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14.12.2022

Now also for thick aquarium hoses: JBL double stopcock + quick coupling 19/25

If you want to quickly disconnect your aquarium hoses to carry the filter into the bathroom for cleaning or to service the UV-C water clarifier you’ll greatly appreciate the advantages of a quick-release coupling in the hose connections.

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12.12.2022

JBL expands PROFLORA CO2 diffuser range TAIFUN

The small and beautifully shaped CO2 glass diffuser JBL PROFLORA CO2 TAIFUN GLASS MIDI has been extended with a bigger brother and a smaller brother.

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09.12.2022

JBL Expedition 2 - Back from Colombia with new research results

It was not just a second expedition to the same destination to give even more applicants the opportunity to participate in a JBL aquaristic research expedition, it was also ...

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26.08.2022

JBL Colombia Expedition: All results, 330 photos and 15 videos on the JBL Website

The many, sometimes surprising, results made the reports on the JBL website the most extensive of all our 16 JBL expeditions to date.

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24.08.2022

The Neuhofen fire brigade does a practice drill at JBL

This week we welcomed the Neuhofen volunteer fire brigade to our premises for a practice drill under the codeword "BMA JBL”.

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15.07.2022

JBL automatic feeder now fits PRONOVO

Due to their different dimensions the new, environmentally friendly JBL PRONOVO food tubs required an adapter for the popular JBL automatic feeder AUTOFOOD.

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11.07.2022

For environmental reasons JBL no longer sells mangrove roots

As mangrove roots are not a "sustainable cultivation", JBL is to remove mangrove roots from its range.

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06.07.2022

JBL fish nutrition brochure

(Almost) everyone knows how basic and yet how complicated issues about the human diet can be and it’s no different for fish!

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22.06.2022

JBL PRONOVO - 65 new food varieties

JBL's slogan "Ahead through research" is no coincidence: Observations and scientific investigations on JBL expeditions and in the JBL research laboratory have produced so many new findings over the years that a new food line was born: JBL PRONOVO!

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17.05.2022

JBL CO2 systems without cylinders - the smart solution

There are many aquarium owners who would like to use CO2 to promote the growth of their aquarium plants, but for various reasons only need a set without a CO2 storage cylinder.

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07.04.2022

JBL Expedition South Seas with an extra bonus

On May 23, 2023, the 18th JBL expedition will start under sail with the catamaran Aquatiki III to remote destinations in French Polynesia. After consultation with JBL, the itinerary has been extended to include a very special destination near the Fakarava archipelago, which consists of 41 islands:

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28.03.2022

JBL LED Control - new app with moonlight, geo sunrise and sunset and realistic thunderstorms

JBL has enhanced the successful LED control computer (JBL LED SOLAR CONTROL) with a new app that can do so much more than the previous app.

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28.02.2022

JBL expedition returns from the Colombian rainforest with some surprising results

"The cardinal tetra is not a schooling fish and the altum angelfish lives between boulders" would be the short version of the observations made in several blackwater biotopes and documented by the 34-member team in the lowlands of Colombia! But that’s not all:

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11.01.2022

JBL again supporting the reforestation of Caribbean reefs

Thanks in part to JBL's financial support, the CRF (Coral Restoration Foundation) in Florida was able to carry out the largest coral planting campaign in history in June 2021.

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17.12.2021

JBL Expedition 2023: The lesser known beauties of the South Seas!

Why go to Tahiti, Fiji or Bora Bora when there are regions in French Polynesia that are completely free of tourists and biologically intact? The 78 atolls of the Tuamotu archipelago are the destination for our 18th JBL research expedition

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22.11.2021

The all-new JBL app for water testing via smartphone!

There are very few products without competitors. But worldwide there is nothing comparable to JBL PROSCAN!

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19.11.2021

New Bio-CO2 products from JBL

Owners of small aquariums (10-40 l) have the chance to see their aquarium plants growing stronger, faster and more beautiful, almost jumping out of the tank for joy when CO2 is added, and all without great expense. A small aquarium doesn’t need a large CO2 system. That’s why we’ve developed the new JBL PROFLORA CO2 STARTER BIO SET.

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22.10.2021

JBL Expedition Colombia 2022 takes place

Due to the corona situation the JBL expedition to Colombia planned for 2021 was postponed to February 2022. As there were over 200 applications from all over the world, JBL decided to carry out this expedition twice.

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07.09.2021

JBL’s new high-tech CO2 pressure reducer & new CO2 line

Sometimes new legislation is a good reason to rethink a concept. In many countries, sending CO2 cylinders is becoming a dangerous goods issue, and so the new JBL CO2 concept will also include a version ...

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25.08.2021

JBL saves even more plastic

JBL has found an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic envelopes

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03.08.2021

Centre Scientifique de Monaco (Department of Marine Biology) celebrates 12 years of cooperation with JBL

JBL's research department has been working with the Centre Scientifique de Monaco for exactly 12 years. In the aquariums of the Monaco Research Centre, they not only carry out basic marine biological research,

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24.06.2021

JBL modernises and optimises

The job is only to fill some fish food into tins, but it’s much more complicated than you’d think! Sticking on the labels would be easy, if they didn’t have to be in an exact position to the click dispenser lid.

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19.06.2021

JBL videos are becoming more and more popular

Hardly anyone reads instruction manuals anymore - people watch videos on YouTube instead! That’s why JBL’s actively expanding its range of videos.

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14.06.2021

JBL vaccinates its employees

JBL offered all its as yet unvaccinated employees the opportunity to receive the vector-based Johnson & Johnson Corona vaccine, which offers very good protection with just one dose.

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09.06.2021

JBL awarded test winner by FOCUS-MONEY

In the aquarium sector, JBL received 100 out of 100 possible points in the DEUTSCHLAND TEST (TEST GERMANY), in the study "The Best for Animals".

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10.04.2021

JBL aquarium cooler with improved technology

The JBL PROTEMP COOLERS are very popular in the hot summer months. They cool heated aquariums by up to 4 °C by generating evaporative cooling at the water surface and thus ensure the survival of fish, invertebrates and plants in the aquarium.

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05.03.2021

JBL water jet pump - an easy way to suit everyone.

There are things that we’ve all come across at some point in our lives without recognising their true value! These include those water jet pumps everyone used in school chemistry experiments to create low pressure.

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01.03.2021

Simple & clever aquarium cleaning: JBL PROCLEAN AQUA IN-OUT & AQUA EX

The AQUA IN-OUT aquarium cleaning system is one of the most popular JBL products! No wonder, because siphoning aquarium water with a substrate cleaner (gravel cleaner) and refilling it directly with the same system from the tap with just one turn of the lever is so easy and convenient that you simply can't say no to it.

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26.02.2021

Something to look forward to: a new JBL CO2 system!

With an experienced engineer in the team, the JBL development team has set about designing a new pressure reducer and optimising the entire JBL CO2 system.

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01.02.2021

Sulphuric Acid Notification

The use of Sulphuric acid is common place in aquarium and pond products around the world and these are now affected by a new change in EU law.

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