JUWEL Aquarium Bioflow Super User manual

InstructionManual
FilterSystemBioflowSuper
www.juwel-aquarium.com

Introduction
ThankyouforchoosingaJUWELAquariumproduct.
Ourproductsrepresentover40yearsexperienceinthemanufacturingofaquariums
andtheiraccessoriesapplyingthemostmodernproductiontechniquesinbringing
togethertheJUWELAquariumsystem,whichisbotheasytouseandsimpleto
maintain.
Safetyinstructions:
Thisappliancecanbeusedbychildrenagedfrom8yearsandaboveandpersons
withreducedphysical,sensoryormentalcapabilitiesorlackofexperienceand
knowledgeiftheyhavebeengivensupervisionorinstructionconcerninguseof
theapplianceinasafewayandunderstandthehazardsinvolved.Childrenshall
notplaywiththeappliance.Cleaningandusermaintenanceshallnotbemadeby
childrenwithoutsupervision.
Alwaysunplugallimmersedelectricalequipmentfrommainsbeforeplacingyour
handsintothewater.
OperationwiththeRCcircuitbreakeronly,max.30mA.
Thepowerplugsoftheelectricaldevicesmustnotbecomemoist.Connectthe
powerplugstothepowersupplyatsuchaheightthattheconnectioncable
formsaloopwhichwouldenablethewatertodripdown.
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TheJUWELfiltersystemBioflow
TheJUWELfiltersystemBioflowisahighlyeffectivebiologicalfiltersystemwithtwo
stagesthatincludescomponentscomplementingeachotherinanidealmanner.
Installingthefilterintheaquariummakeshoseconnectionsunnecessaryandprevents
leaks.Thepumpoutputisnotnegativelyaffectedbyhosecouplings,intaketubesetc.
Thecapacityofthepumpisdesignedinsuchamannerthatanideallevelofbiological
filteringisensuredbyasufficientlevelofpercolationthroughthefiltermaterial.
Inthatcontext,thelargefiltervolumeensuresexcellentmechanicalfilteringand
facilitateslongcleaningintervals.
Theconstructionofthefiltersystemenablesyoutoquicklyaccesstheindividual
heater,pump,andfiltermediacomponents.Thisway,thefiltersystemmay
comfortablybeoperatedduringcleaningandwhileperformingmaintenancework.
Bioflow 3.0
Bioflow 6.0
Bioflow 8.0
Bioflow Super
bioPad-Pre-FilterWoolPad(white)
Thewhitefilterwoolactsasamechanicalpre-filter,removinglargeparticlesofdirt
andexcessfoodwhichinturnensuresthattheotherspongesdonotgetclogged.
bioCarb-ActiveCarbonSponge(black)
Theblackactivatedcarbonspongesitsontopofthebluecoarsefiltersponges,and
removeschemicalimpuritiesfromthewater,whichcannotberemovedbiologically.
Nitrax-NitrateRemovalSponge(green)
TheSpongecontainsmicro-organisms,whichwill,oncedeveloped,resideinsidethe
spongesandinthewater.Thesemicro-organismsfeedofnitratesandwillreducethem
significantly.TheJUWELFiltrationsystemprovidestheoptimumhousingforthese
micro-organisms.
bioPlusfine-FilterSpongeFine(blue)
Thefinebluespongeandthebacteriacultureslivinginthem,cleanthewaterofeven
thesmallestimpurities.Asthespongehasaveryfinestructurethewaterwillflow
throughitevenslower,allowingthebacteriaevenmoretimetoperformtheir
function.
InstallationoftheJUWELFilterSysteminyourAquarium
TheJUWELFilterhasbeendesignedforinstallationintherighthandcornerofthe
aquarium.
Firstofall,pleaseremoveallinternalcomponentsoftheFilterSystemleavingyou
withtheemptyfilterhousing.
InordertoensurethattheFilterSystemissecurelyfastenedtotheglasspanels,we
haveincludedatubeofspecialJUWELAquariumsilicon.Applythesiliconeontothe
housingasshowninthepicture,onboththesideandtherearwalls.
YourAquariumshouldbeemptyorasnearasempty,allowingyoutowipetheglass
dry.
Positionthefilterhousingintheaquariuminsuchawaythatthetopofthefilter
housingrises1cmabovethemaximumwaterlevelofyouraquarium.
Pressthehousingontotheglasspanelsfirmly,andholditforafewminutes.Allow
thesiliconetodryoutforatleast24hours.
SILIKON
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GettingStarted-TheJUWELfiltersystemBioflowSuper
Youshouldpreparethefilterforoperationpriortosettinguptheaquarium.However,
donotyetconnecttheelectricalcomponentstothepowersupply.
PleaseobservethefollowingnotesregardingcommissioningtheJUWELfiltersystem
BioflowSuper:
TheJUWELfiltersystemBioflowSuperconsistsof:
-1heater-AquaHeat
-1heaterholder
-1pump
-1whitefilterwool-bioPad
-1carbonsponge,packaged-bioCarb
-1greennitrateremoversponge,packaged-Nitrax
-1bluefilterspongefine-bioPlusfine
1.Insertthebaseofthepumpintothepumpholderofthefilterandfirmlypushit
intoposition.Inthatcontext,thepumpoutletfacesinthedirectionofthenozzle
opening.Confirmtheproperarrangementofthegasketinthenozzleopening
(itisusedtominimizethetransmissionofvibrations).
2.Carefullyattachthenozzlefromtheoutsidethroughtheopeningtothepump
outletandensureitsfirmconnection.
3.Inserttheheatermountintotheguiderailofthefilterdivider.
4.Inserttheheaterfromaboveintotheheaterholder.
5.Nowstartpreparingthefilterspongesbyremovingtheplasticpackagingfromthe
carbonspongeandthenitrateremoversponge.Thoroughlyrinsethebluefiltersponge
onlyunderrunningwater.
6.Afterthat,insertthebluefiltersponge,thenitrateremoversponge,thecarbon
spongeandthefilterwoolontopintothefilterbasketandpushitintothefilter
housing.
7.Placethefiltercoveronthefilterhousing.
8.TheJUWELfiltersystemBioflowSuperisnowreadyforoperation.
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TheJUWELAquariumFilterSystemisabiologicalfiltersystem.Forittowork
effectively,bacteriacultureswillneedtogrowinsidethebluesponges.Thisprocess
cantakeup6-8weeksforthefiltertofullymature.Consequentlywerecommendto
decorateandplanttheaquariumandaddjustafew(3-5)hardyfishinordertohelp
thematurationprocess.Pleasetestthewateronaweeklybasistomonitorthewater
conditionsandoncethewaterissafeyoucanbegintoaddmorefish.
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CareandMaintenanceoftheJUWELFilterSystemBioflowSuper
CareandmaintenanceoftheJUWELFilterSystemBioflowSuperisveryeasyand
requireslittletimeindeed,ifyouobservethefollowingrecommendationscarefully:
bioPad-Replacethewhitepre-filterwoolonceaweek.Thiswillpreventdirtparticles
cloggingtheimportantbluespongesandhavinganegativeeffectontheimportant
biologicalcultures.
bioCarb-Replacetheblackcarbonspongeevery4weeks.
Theblackactivecarbonspongeremoveschemicalimpuritiesandpreventsthese
substanceseffectingthebacteriaculturesinsidethefiltersponges.Aswithanyactive
carbonspongetheabsorptionofthesechemicalswillonlybeeffectiveforadefined
periodoftime.Thereafter,thecarbonwillreleasethesubstancesgraduallybackinto
thewater.Thisiswhywerecommendchangingtheseevery4weeks.
bioPlusfine-Replacingthewhitepre-filterwoolandblackcarbonspongeasabove
ensuresthatthemaintenanceofthebluespongesiskepttoaminimum.The
biologicalsystemtakescareofmostoftheworkforyouandwethereforesuggestthat
youcleanorreplacethesespongesevery3-9monthsrespectively.Itisimportantto
notethatonlyonespongeshouldeverbecleanedorreplacedatatimeensuringthat
agoodsupplyofbacteriaisavailabletomaintaintheaquarium'sbiologicalbalance.
Anycleaningorreplacementdestroysthesegoodbacteriaandtheywillneed10-14
daystorecolonisethenewsponges.
Nitrax-Inordertoallowaproperlevelofmicro-organismsinthefiltrationsystemit
isrecommendedtoexchangethespongeevery8weeks.Thenitrateremovalsponge
containsbacteria,whichwillafterawhilereducethenitratelevelintheaquarium
significantly.
Important:
AlwaysuseoriginalJUWELAquariumfiltermediatoensuretheoptimum
performanceofyoursystem.
MaintenanceofthepumpJUWELEccoflowinthefiltersystem
BioflowSuper,M/3.0,L/6.0,XL/8.0
ThepumpJUWELEccoflowshouldbecheckedwithregardtofunctionalityandcleaned
atregularintervals(atleastonceamonth).
Pleaseproceedasfollowstothatend:
1.Disconnectallelectricaldevicesoftheaquariumfromthepowergrid.
2.Removetheoutletnozzles.
3.Removethepumpfromtheseparationwallofthefilter.
4.Disconnecttheadapter(A)fromthemotorbyturningitcounter-clockwiseand
removetheimpeller.
5.Thoroughlycleanallcomponents.Itisparticularlynecessarytoremovetheimpeller
fromthechamberandremovedepositsanddirtfromthechamberitselfaswellasthe
impeller.Thefunctionofthepumpwillbeimpairedotherwise.Alsochecktheimpeller
fordamageandpossiblesignsofwearofthemagnet.
Afterthat,pleasereinstallthepumpinreverseorderinthefilter.
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Recommendation:
Werecommendthatyoureplacethepartssubjectedtowearandtear,e.g.the
impeller,axleandtherubberaxleholders,atintervalsofapprox.12monthsinorder
toensuretheoptimumfunctionandoperatingquietnessofthepump.Inquireatyour
specialistretailerforassistance.
Safetyinstructions:
Neveroperatethepowerheadoutofwater.
Alwaysunplugthepowerheadfromthepowersupplybeforeremovingitfromthe
filter.
Thepowerheadisintendedforindooruseandforuseinfluidsupto35°C.
Neverrepairtheelectricalcordorplug.Incaseofdamagereplacethecomplete
powerhead.
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Properdisposal(electricalwaste)
Thelabellingontheproductorontheaccompanyingliteraturedeclaresthatit
mustnotbedisposedof,attheendofitsservicelife,togetherwithhousehold
rubbish.Pleasedisposeofthisequipmentseparatelyfromotherwaste,toprotect
theenvironmentorpublichealthfromdamagebyunregulatedwastedisposal.
Recycletheequipmentandsupportthesustainedrecyclingofmaterialresources.
Privateusersshouldcontactthedealerwhosoldthemtheproductorthe
responsibleauthorities,forademonstrationonhowtorecycletheequipmentin
anenvironmentallyfriendlyway.
Guarantee
WeguaranteetheperformanceoftheJUWEL-Aquariumproductoritsaccessoriestothe
purchaserforaperiodof24monthsfromthedateofpurchaseaccordingtothe
followingconditions:
§1Extentoftheguarantee
(1)ThisguaranteeextendstotheJUWEL-Aquariumproductanditscomponents
excludingitemssubjecttowearandtearsuchaslighttubesandfiltermedia.Itis
limitedtotheproductassuchanddoesnotcoverdamagetootherpropertyand/or
individuals.Inaddition,theprovisionsoftheproductliabilitylawapply.These
provisionsarenotlimitedbytheaforementionedarrangement.
(2)ItistheprerogativeofJUWEL-Aquariumtodecidewhethertheguaranteeis
performedbymeansofrepairorreplacement.Ifneitherrepairnorreplacementcan
ensuretheperformanceoftheJUWEL-Aquariumproductthepurchaserisentitledto
demandareductioninpriceortoreturntheproductagainstrepaymentofthe
purchaseprice.
§2Guaranteeperiodandsettlementprocedure
(1)Theguaranteeperiodbeginsonthedayofthepurchaseoftheproductfromthe
retailer.Claimsunderthisguaranteewillnotbehonoured,if
(a)thedamageiscausedasaresultofimproperuseormaintenanceornon-
observanceoftheinstructionsgiveninthismanual
(b)theproductoritscomponentshavebeenmaintainedbypersonsorcompaniesnot
authorisedbythemanufacturertodoso
(c)theproductoritscomponentshavebeendamagedbymechanicalmeansof
whatsoeverkind,inparticularbrokenglass
(2)Allclaimsunderthisguaranteehavetobenotifiedtotheretailer,fromwhomthe
aquariumhasbeenpurchasedwithoutdelay,however,notlongerthan2weeksfrom
thedayoffirstoccurrenceofdefects.Rightsundertheconsumerprotectionlawswill
remainunaffected.
(3)Guaranteeclaimswillonlybeacceptedifthevalidityoftheclaimissupportedby
evidenceofpurchaseoftheJUWEL-Aquariumproduct.
Thisdeclarationofguaranteeisatranslationonly.Incaseofdoubtstheoriginal
Germanlanguageversionprevails.
Wereservetherighttomaketechnicalalterations.
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