{"product_id":"weltico-glasparels-filtermedium","title":"Waterco Glass Pearls Filter Media 20 kg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping costs on request\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperior purity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile other filter media can contain a variety of contaminants, Waterco Glass Pearls are chemically treated for superior purity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn fact, Glass Pearls have been independently lab-tested for leaching contaminants and fall well within the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDue to their superior purity, initial backwashing requirements are significantly reduced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSafe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlass pearls are safe to use and maintain. Glass pearls are spherical and have no sharp edges, making them truly safe to use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperior depth filtration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlass pearls operate on the basis of “depth filtration”; dirt is driven through the filter bed and trapped in the small spaces between the particles of filter medium, allowing the cleaned water to pass through. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConventional media like sand are crushed and sieved; they generally have an irregular structure and a larger variation in particle size. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA conventional media filter bed is more porous and cannot trap fine particles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlass pearls are man-made based on specific geometric shapes with an extremely narrow particle size range of 0.6 mm to 0.8 mm, which allows for a dense, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehomogeneous filter media bed that can filter particles down to 3 microns. A micron is equal to one millionth of a meter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alternatief.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34425882280068,"sku":"","price":59.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0336\/7976\/9732\/products\/glass-pearl.png?v=1726566527","url":"https:\/\/alternatief.com\/en\/products\/weltico-glasparels-filtermedium","provider":"Alternatief.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}