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Ceramic filter tubes for aquarium filters

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Cermec
  • Clean and healthy water: ceramic filter tubes for use in aquarium filters
  • Pre-filter medium protects biological filter material from over-rapid silting
  • Pure ceramic material. Dimensions of a ring: 17.4 mm L, 17.4 mm outer diameter, 7.75 mm inner diameter, 4.7 g
  • Suitable for fresh and saltwater
  • Package contents: 1 litre ceramic filter tubes incl. net bag for filling
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Price: 8,91 €
basic price 11.88 EUR / kg
Recommended retail price incl. VAT
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Filter materials serve multiple purposes: they either filter suspended matter out of the water (mechanical filtering), provide settlement space for bacteria that break down pollutants (biological filtering), or remove harmful substances from the water (chemical/absorptive filter materials).

The filter material should always be fitted from coarse to fine inside the filter, as fine filter material clogs too quickly at the beginning. A coarse filter sponge or filter ceramic (JBL Cermec) is ideal for the first filter stage. For biological filtering, JBL Sintomec and JBL Micromec provide the largest possible surface area for pollutant-degrading bacteria. Activated carbon (JBL Carbomec activ/Carbomec ultra) filters out discolouration and medication residues. JBL NitratEx and JBL BioNitrat Ex filter out nitrates. JBL PhosEx Ultra helps against algae-promoting phosphate. Silicat Ex helps against silicic acid which promotes diatoms.

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.
Ceramic tubes are the ideal pre-filter material, as they can hold on to the dirt well due to their tubular shape, but do not clog up as quickly as sponges, or similar! They can be quickly rinsed out under running water and are then immediately ready for use again.

Beneficial, pollutant-degrading bacteria can settle excellently on the outside and inside of the ceramic tubes. However, the surface area of the ceramic tubes is much smaller than that of sintered glass tubes such as JBL SintoMec.
We therefore recommend the ceramic tubes as a pre-filter material and the sintered glass tubes as the main biological filter material, even though both types of tubes can perform both functions.

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JBL Cermec 1l

Art. no.:
6237500
EAN Code:
4014162623751
Content:
750 g
For:
200 l
Volume packaging:
1.7 l
Gross weight:
802 g
Net weight:
750 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 frogs, 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, Tetra, Veiltails, blood parrot cichlids, freshwater butterflyfish
Animal size: For all animal sizes
Animal age group: All aquarium fish
Volume habitat: 200 L
Material: 100 % ceramics
Colour: white
Dosage: 750 g per 200 l

Electronic label / illuminant

Mercury: No
Dimmable: No

Technical Data

Height:190 mm
Length:125 mm
Width:57 mm
FAQ
How often do you need to clean the ceramic filter tubes for aquarium filters?

The smooth surface and large hollow body of the ceramic filter rings (JBL Cermec) is not only colonised by beneficial filter bacteria. Over time it also becomes clogged with sludge and other residues. This inhibits the bacteria activity and in the worst case can bring it to a standstill. It is therefore advisable to rinse out the material in a bucket of aquarium water every 4-8 weeks, depending on the degree of contamination. This will prevent the filter bacteria from being badly damaged and the worst of the dirt sticking to the filter material will be removed. If at all possible, do not clean the entire filter at once, only clean it in sections.

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Reviews

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

1 Review

nemophilist_scaper
2023-01-19T04:48:16Z

This is a great product to use inside your external filter if you want to achieve, creating a stable environment for your livestock!

In my honest opinion i think that it is absolutely necessary to have a good biological media ,like this one, so you can avoid algae problems ....

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Discus.forest - German
2022-06-13T17:46:29Z

Ein Muss für jeden Außenfilter!! Klare Kaufempfehlung.

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