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AQUARIUM EXTERNAL FILTERS

EF1+ / EF2+ / EFX+

BUILT IN UV CLARIFICATI

EASY PRIMING SYSTEM

MULTI LAYER FILTRATION

TAP SHUT OFF SYSTEM

QUIET OPERATION

EASY TO MAINTAIN

Summary of Contents for EF1+

Page 1: ...ON AQUARIUM EXTERNALFILTERS EF1 EF2 EFX BUILT IN UV CLARIFICATI EASY PRIMING SYSTEM MULTI LAYER FILTRATION TAP SHUT OFF SYSTEM QUIET OPERATION EASY TO MAINTAIN...

Page 2: ...ated This lterissuitableforindoorhouseholdaquariumsonly donotusein exterior locations swimmingpools ponds bathroomsetc Donotplacein liquids other than water Do not use with water above 90 F or 30 C Do...

Page 3: ...eryoupurchasedthisunitfromfor further advice Ifthe plug orunit does getwet DON Tunplug the cord First disconnect thecircuit breakerorfusethatsuppliespowertotheappliance Next unplug and inspect forwate...

Page 4: ...T LINEfrom the ltertotherimoftheaquarium Ifthehosingistoolongthe lterWILL NOT WORK CORRECTLY Theinlet pipe should NOTbepositioned tooclose to an airstone aeration device or theoutputvalvetoavoidreduci...

Page 5: ...sshuttoavoidleakage leverdown andensureyour pipework is setup as per the Set Up Diagram Fityourhose toyouraquarium soas theinlet hose is tted tothe over owpipe andthe outlethoseis ttedtothespraybarasp...

Page 6: ...iltheoutput hose has lledwithwater You are now ready to plug your external lter in IMPORTANT topreventanydamagetoyouunit ensurethecanisteris completelyfull ofwater before the unit is switched on Water...

Page 7: ...oyourunitand may invalidate your warranty Werecommend that a regularcleaning and maintenance schedule is followed to ensure responsible shkeeping Dependingonwatervolumeandstockinglevels regularcleanin...

Page 8: ...nd ltermediamonthly Pipeworkwillbecome blockedwithwaste andproteinslime overtime soregularcleaningisimportantforoptimal performance Thefrequencyofhowoftenyouwillneedtocleanandinspectyourunitof coursew...

Page 9: ...through an impeller guardinthemiddle ofthemotorhead Turn theimpellerguardandpull itawayandoutof themotorhead youwillthenhavefull accesstothe impellerandshaft EF1 EF2 EFX Simplywashthisandcleanthiswit...

Page 10: ...eyouractivatedcarbonatleastevery2 3monthsas afterthis timeitispossiblethatthecarboncanhaveanegativee ectonyour aquariumasthevery wasteitremovescanbereleasedfromthecarbonback into theaquarium When clea...

Page 11: ...besaturatedwithwater Liftthe ltermedia baskets outofthecanisterandplace them inyoursink oralarge bucket 8 Rinse theinside ofthecanisterwith clearaquariumwater NEVER usetap water or soapordetergents wh...

Page 12: ...dcarefullyexamineforanydamageorcracks Takecare whenhandlingthequartzsleeveandUVbulbto avoid any damage to the glass Pleasenote theUVbulbshouldbereplacedevery6months evenif thebulbisstillworking Doingt...

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Page 14: ...lhosing part7 andpipeworkareconnectedcorrectly airtighta n d unrestricted ChecktheEF lterbody part5 ltermedia hosing part7 andallpipeworkfor a build up of restrictive waste and clean if required No Wa...

Page 15: ...mentshavebrokeninsidethe UV bulb Re insert the UV bulb ensuring that it is seated correctly in its holder and re assembletheEF TesttheUVbulbagainbypressingtheredswitchon topofthe EF lter head IftheUVi...

Page 16: ...sethegraveluntilthewaterrunsclear That should resolve theproblem Dissolvedconstituents ifwashingthegraveldoesn tsolvethe problem the nextmostlikelycauseofcloudywaterinanewly lled tankisahighlevelof di...

Page 17: ...turallyhasahighlevelof phosphate youwill needtouseaphosphateremovertotreatitafter give your sh Nitrates Asthe amountof shwasterisessodothe nitrates Make adequate for youraquariumsizeanddonotoverstock...

Page 18: ...EFwithout thesurface skimmer part15 attached this can bere attached afterpriming EnsuretheEF lterbody part5 isnotoverstockedwithmediaandfoama s this can restrictwater owand a ect the priming function...

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