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5. Set Up
The pump can only be operated under ater. The maximum depth is 1 m. The pump should be
mounted at least 10 cm belo the ater surface to avoid air to be sucked in. The pump is a pure
current pump. No piping or hoses may be attached to it in order to lift ater up. The pump has got
a ceramic bearing that needs a fe days to get going. During this time, there ill be more noises
of the pump to be heard.
Fixing: To fix the pump at the aquarium glass, the sucker has to be mounted first. The place
here it shall be mounted is to be cleaned – preferably ith a blade cleaner. We recommend to
use the Aqua Medic Scraper. No , the sucker is placed and the lever is put vertically and pressed
to the glass (Fig. 2). Then, the lever is turned do n (Fig. 3) and a vacuum is created. The holder
ith the pump can no be fixed on the sucker.
Caution: The pump is delivered ith a strong vacuum sucker that holds the pump safely. Ho ever,
to avoid any risk, e recommend not to mount the pump directly above fragile animals or
decoration to avoid any damage in case the pump drops do n. Furthermore, it has to be checked
regularly hether there are algues behind the sucker. They have to be removed.
The pump is open at the front. Therefore, it should never be started uncontrolled, e. g.
via a time switch. Animals could be in the sucking in basket and they could be injured or killed by
the starting propeller.
6. OceanProp Control
In order to create changing currents in the aquarium, the pump controller is mounted bet een
po er unit and pump. The pump is no s itched bet een 2 speeds, minimum and maximum. With
the “mode” button one of 9 current sceneries can be selected. The controller is s itched in steps of
15 sec. Take off protection foil before operation.
Fig. 2: Hold lever straight and
press it against the
Fig. 3: Turn lever do n to create
a vacuum.
Safety advices
The pump is constructed for indoor aquarium use only. Before orking on the
aquarium or pump, the po er plug must be disconnected from the mains.
The connection cable and the po er plug must not be changed. If the po er cable is damaged,
the pump must be scrapped.