JBL TV #15: What is blackwater? Why is blackwater good for your aquarium?

What is blackwater? What does blackwater mean for aquarium fish? Why does the water have a brown colour? Biologist Heiko Blessin explains the importance of blackwater for your aquarium from a blackwater river in the Colombian jungle.

You can find more information about the liquid additive which produces blackwater in your aquarium on the product page: JBL Tropol .

If you would like to produce biotope-friendly blackwater using peat as filter media, you can find out more on this product page: JBL Tormec activ .

You can also find out more about biotopes in the JBL Themeworld at Tipos de acuario de biotopo (hábitat) .

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Heiko Blessin

Dipl.-Biologe

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