8. Carefully leaver the screw driver downwards.
9. This will pop one side of the
Impeller Cap
off
Fig 4.
10. Turn the
Power Head
around, repeat steps 7,
8 & 9.
9. Remove the
Black Rubber End Cap
. The
Shaft may also come out at the same time, if not
then pull it out.
7. Grasp the
Impeller Cap
and remove it from the
Impeller well Fig 5.
8. Use a double ended pipe brush to clean
Impel-
ler
and inside of
Impeller well
Fig 6.
9. Also run a pipe brush through the outlet at the
top of the
Power Head
.
10. Clean the
Intake pipe
and
Strainer
thoroughly.
11. Reconnect all parts and place
Filter Unit
back
onto the aquarium.
12. Ensure the power lead is not wet and plug it
back in.
13. Turn the power back on and check that water
is flowing though the
Spray Bar
.
14. Replace the
Light Unit
and
Lids
.
YEARLY
The ceramic noodles are designed to be mainte-
nance free,
NEVER RINSE THEM IN TAP WATER.
See
Hints & Tips for Best Results
for more
information.
WEEKLY
See diagrams on next page...
1. Turn the
Power Head
off.
2. Remove the Lids from the
Filter Unit.
3. Remove the
Elbow
and
Spray Bar
unit from
the top of the
Power Head
.
4. Remove the
Carbon Cartridges
and
Black
Sponges
from the
Filter Unit
.
5. Empty a small amount of water from the
aquarium into a bucket.
6. Rinse the
Black Sponges
. Discard the used
water; do not add it back into the aquarium.
7. Rinse the
Carbon Cartridges
out under the
tap, rinse thoroughly.
8. Re-insert the
Black Sponges
and
Carbon
Cartridges
.
9. Then connect the
Elbow
and
Spray Bar
unit
back onto the outlet at the top of the
Power
Head
. Make sure the holes of the
Spray Bar
are pointing down onto the
Carbon Cartridge
and that the end of the
Spray Bar
has the cap
fitted.
10. Ensure the aquarium is full. Refer to Fig 31.
11. Turn the
Power Head
back on and ensure
that water is flowing out of the
Spray Bar
.
12. Replace the Lids on the
Filter Unit
.
13. Add bio booster.
The carbon filter cartridge should be replaced
every 6 - 8 weeks for optimum filter perfor-
mance.
MONTHLY
See diagrams on next page...
1. Turn the power off. Unplug both power leads
2. Remove the
Light Unit
and Place it some-
where safe away from water and where it will
not be broken / damaged.
3. Remove
Filter Unit
from aquarium and take
to sink and remove the lid.
4. Disconnect
Spray Bar
and
Elbow
and clean
with double ended pipe brush.
5. Slide the
Power Head
off the bottom of the
Filter Unit
Fig 1.
6. You will need a flat head screw driver Fig 2.
7. Holding the
Power Head
upside down Insert
the screw driver into the larger slot of the
Power Head
. Fig 3
Filter Maintenance
