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JBL StartKit
Set of water conditioner & starter bacteria to start freshwater aquariums

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  • Add the water conditioner to the aquarium water, continue with the bacteria starter 15 minutes later. Then insert fish
  • Water conditioner removes harmful substances from tap water and starter adds pollutant-decomposing bacteria
  • Without bacteria starter an accumulation of toxic ammonia and nitrite occurs
  • Ideal for freshwater aquariums with fish, shrimps and turtles
  • Contents: 1 x 15 ml water conditioner JBL Biotopol and 1 x 15 ml bacteria starter JBL Denitrol for 10-60 l aquarium water
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Tap water often contains heavy metals and sometimes chlorine which is harmful for fish and invertebrates. The water conditioner JBL Biotopol helps to bind heavy metals and to neutralise chlorine. The water conditioner needs about 15 minutes to take effect. Then add the aquarium starter JBL Denitrol which supplies the aquarium with the beneficial cleansing bacteria not initially present. Only with the help of cleansing bacteria can fish excrements be broken down effectively. That’s why the fish stock can be added directly after the use of JBL Denitrol.

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JBL StartKit

Art. no.:
2301000
EAN Code:
4014162230102
Content:
2 x 15 ml
Volume packaging:
0.28 l
Gross weight:
51.5 g
Net weight:
30 g
Weight factor:
0
Packaging dimensions (l/h/w):
27/140/74 mm

Properties

Animal species: Armored catfish, Arowana, Barbels, Bettas, Bichirs/reedfish, Blowfish, Catfish, Cichlids (South America), Clawed frogs, Clawed shrimps, Crayfish, Crustaceans, Danions, Discus, Dwarf crayfish, Dwarf shrimps, Flowerhorn, Gill maggots, 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: 10- 60 L
Material: Living bacteria, nitrosomonas, nitrobacter, various strains of degrading bacteria (R1)
Colour: blue / transparent
Dosage: 10-30l 0.5 bottle 30-60l 1 bottle
Transport conditions: Do not store at temperatures below 0°C or above 40°C; short term transport below 0°C is not a problem and does not affect its functioning.

Electronic label / illuminant

Mercury: No
Dimmable: No

Technical Data

Height:64 mm
Length:48 mm
Width:24 mm
FAQ
High nitrite value - addition of bacteria and effects

When JBL Detoxol is used free ammonium is bound in the water, which provides immediate relief for the fish. This removal of ammonium also prevents any further nitrate from forming. Any nitrite already present is not bound. If you have high nitrite values, carry out a water change beforehand. A subsequent addition of bacteria will help you maintain a sustainable and biological removal of ammonium and nitrite.

How many fish, shrimps or snails may be inserted after 15 minutes?

After adding JBL Denitrol into initially set up aquariums you can add 1 cm fish per 2 litres of water. You can raise the fish stock after 14 days.

May I feed the animals on a regular basis during the first three weeks?

No, you need to feed them very sparingly with maximum 25% of the usual amount. The bacteria are adapting to the current water load and may not be overstrained. A slow increase allows the bacteria a stable adaptation to their environment.

What happens, when Denitrol has been dosed and the animals aren’t added until several days later?

If you don’t immediately add your animals, the cleansing bacteria included in Denitrol will quickly die from lack of food. If you wait a few days before adding the animals (against the advice of these instructions) problems will occur with ammonium/ammonia and nitrite. In the end, the bacteria will not be able to develop and will die off due to a lack of food. As a result the ammonium excreted by the fish will not be broken down. Since no bacteria are present to oxidise ammonium into nitrate in two steps, a nitrite peak will occur despite the application. If the first fish are introduced immediately after the addition of Denitrol, the purification bacteria get food and begin to multiply. This is comparable to an unathletic person who starts doing sports and first has to "train up" his fitness. This ensures that there are enough bacteria right from the start and that neither ammonium/ammonia nor nitrite become a problem when more fish are added. Please always increase the fish stock moderately and only after a few days.

Can I overdose Biotopol or Denitrol?

Do not exceed the double dose of Biotopol. With Denitrol you can add up to five times the amount of a dose.

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