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20 Jul 2018

Cermedia Launches MarinePure GEMS

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Filed Under : Fish | Aquarium Filters | MarinePure | Marine Aquariums | Filter Media

Cermedia has been receiving many requests for a MarinePure media designed to work in smaller aquariums. Just this month, Cermedia made an announcement to us that they are meeting this demand with a new product called, MarinePure GEMS.

Made with the same formula as their popular 1.5” SPHERES, the GEMs are approximately ¾” in diameter. GEMs will be packaged in attractive hexagonal shaped boxes containing 90 grams of media.

We think the product shape and box shape look pretty cool and will stand out on aquarium store shelves. Each box contains more than 1,450 square feet (135 square meters) of accessible surface area. MarinePure GEMS are the perfect size for canister filters, hang on the back filters or nano-tank filter systems.

This amount of media is good for systems up to 70 gallons (260 litres) in size. They will be the perfect solution for ammonia and nitrite elimination and most users will also see better control of nitrates with the use of this new media. The MSRP of a single box of GEMS is R325 but the street price may be closer to R300.00 per box.

Cermedia tells us that they are eager to get this product to customers, but have not yet optimized production, so there may be limits on the number of cases allowed per order at this point in time.

MarinePure GEMS will most likely be available in South Africa in early August 2018.