Tropic Marin Bio-Actif Reactor 5000, Manual

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Tropic Marin ® Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
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1. Scope of delivery
The
Tropic Marin ® Bio-Actif Reactor
5000
includes the following components:
1
cover with
2
inlet
3
4 cover screws
4
baffle plate
5
trickle plate with spacer tubes
6
2 retaining screws for trickle plate
7
lower sieve plate with safety overflow
8
filter pot with
9
drain, 40 mm (fixed)
10
hose barb, 19 mm (3/4“)
Parts required for installation
(not included in delivery):
- Feed pump to supply water to the
Tropic Marin ® Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
- Additional connection fittings
(depending on individual installation
requirements)
e.g. flexible tubing or PVC pipes
Sketch 1
max.
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2 10
Figure 1
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To remove the cover 1 , it suffices to loosen the screws
3 . Rotate the cover until it stops to the left-hand
side, so that the screws are positioned in the centre of
the round open ings. The cover can then be raised
vertically (see figure 2).
Caution: If you are using a new
Tropic
Marin
®
Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
, remove the
foam pad from the cover.
We recommend using
Tropic Marin ® NP-
Bacto-Tricks
* as fill material for the
Tropic
Marin ® Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
.
NP-Bacto-
Tricks
consist of a mixture of natural biopoly-
mers, which are decomposed by bacteria and other
microorganisms. When beneficial bacteria and
microorganisms grow, nitrates and phosphate are
removed from the water and converted into valu-
able biomass, which is washed out of the
Tropic
Marin
®
Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
and serves as
food for filter feeders or can be skimmed off the
surface.
A quick-acting, continuous effect is characteristic
of
Tropic Marin ® NP-Bacto-Tricks
*.
The
Tropic Marin ® Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
can also be used with zeolite or other molecular
sieves. Please observe the corresponding manu-
facturer’s specifications.
The filter pot 8 should not be filled with fill
material to a level that is less than 6 cm below the
edge, in order that the trickle plate
5 can be fitted
without any problems. This corresponds to approx.
5 l of fill material.
Once filling is complete, close the cover 1
again
by attaching and positioning it so that the cover
screws 3 rest in the openings. Then rotate the
cover 1 to the right-hand side up to the stop and
slightly tighten the cov er screws 3 so that the
cover cannot be twisted and is securely held in
place.
2. Installation
The
Tropic Marin ® Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
can be quickly and easily installed. Please proceed
as follows:
We recommend operating the
Tropic Marin ®
Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
at a flow rate of approx.
1500 l/h (using a SICCE SYNCHRA SILENT
1.5*, for example). The inlet of the filter
2 can
be connected via a ½“ female thread on the cover
1 to PVC tubing*. A hose barb 10 for a 19-mm
(3/4“) hose* to be screwed into the inlet 2 is
enclosed. The cover 1 can be rotated in 90° steps
to enable proper alignment of the inlet 2 (see
figure 2).
In order to ensure that the
Tropic Marin ® Bio-
Actif Reactor 5000
works optimally, position it
so that the drain 9 is located above the water
level, or at least at the height of the water level.
Using 40-mm PVC fittings* or 40-mm HT waste-
water tubes* the drain can be ex
tend ed further
into the lower lying aquarium (see sketch 1).
Heavy skimming of aquarium water is highly
beneficial and helps to remove excess produced
biomass and thus nitrate and phosphate from the
biological aquarium cycle.
The inlet of the skimmer should be installed
nearby the outlet of the ventilated bioreactor
system.
Dirt, stickers, or sticker adhesive should be remo-
ved from the tubes before use.
Figure 2
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* not included in delivery