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6
UV 400
Ultra Violet Clarifier
Dear Customer,
Congratulations on the purchase of your advanced Tetra
tec
®
Ultra Violet
Water Clarifier. This Ultra Violet Water Clarifier has been carefully designed
to provide a powerful and continuous ultra violet radiation that will destroy
harmful organisms that are exposed to the ultra violet light thus reducing
the possibility of disease problems.
Before installing the unit please read this instruction leaflet
thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
Tetra
tec
®
Ultra Violet Clarifer
A.
Screw Cap
B.
UV-C high performance bulb (Philips
®
PL-S 5 Watt)
C.
Quartz glass tube
D.
Housing
E.
Inlet/Outlet hose connectors
F.
Quartz Glass Tube O Ring
G.
Rubber sealing rings for hose connectors
The Tetra
tec
®
UV 400 is suitable for use in all
fresh water aquariums up to 400 liters in capacity
.
How the Tetra
tec
®
UV 400 works
The clarifier works by exposing
microorganisms to very high levels of
ultra violet light as the water contain-
ing them is pumped through the unit.
The UV radiation damages the DNA
and causes it to split into two sepa-
rate helices which results in the cell’s
death. This will help prevent disease
outbreaks since free-swimming
stages of parasites, bacteria, algae
and fungi will be destroyed. However,
the UV Clarifier will not adversely
affect fish or the beneficial nitrifying
bacteria and algae attached to the fil-
ter bed, gravel and aquarium walls.
Installing your
Tetra
tec
®
UV 400
The Tetra
tec
®
UV 400 is designed for
use with a powerhead, water pump or
canister filter (for correct size of pow-
erhead, water pump or canister filter
please refer to the section on techni-
cal data).
Positioning Your
Tetra
tec
®
UV 400
1.
The Tetra
tec
®
UV 400 is not sub-
mersible and should not be posi-
tioned where there is a likelihood of
the unit falling into the aquarium. The
unit may be mounted on any surface
inside the cabinet or against a wall
(see Illustrations 2 and 3). Insert the
UV-C bulb (B) into the connector (A).
Place the unit in an upright position to
insure correct operation.
Note: Avoid touching the bulb with
bare hands and remove any marks
using a clean cloth.
2.
The inlet and outlet connections
(E) are universal and water can flow
through the unit in any direction.
Choose the inlet connector size of the
UV according to the outlet size of
your powerhead, water pump or can-
ister filter. Choose the outlet connec-
tor size of the UV according to the
inlet size: make sure that the outlet
size is at least as large as the inlet.
Remove the unused smaller section
of the UV hose connector with a saw
if necessary. Ensure that the rubber-
