juwel Jumbo User manual

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MODE D'EMPLOI
RIO 180
Compact
Standard H
Jumbo
InstructionManual
FilterSystemCompact
StandardH
Jumbo
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Introduction
ThankyouforchoosingaJUWELAquariumproduct.
Ourproductsrepresentover30yearsexperienceinthemanufacturingofaquariums
andtheiracessoriesapplyingmostmodernproductiontechniquesbringingtogether
theJUWELAquariumsystem,whichisbotheasytouseandsimpletomaintain.
Alwaysunplugallimmersedelectricalequipmentfrommainsbeforeplacingyourhands
intothewater.
TheJUWELFilterSystem
TheJUWELFilterSystemisahighlyeffectivetwo-stagebiologicalfiltrationsystem,
usingcomponentsspecificallydesignedtoperformtogetherperfectly.
AsthisFilterSystemispositionedinsidetheaquarium,nohosesarerequired,meaning
noleakingconnections,sincethewaterremainsinsidetheaquarium.
Theoutputfromthepowerheadalsoremainsatfullstrengthsincethereisnoneedto
passthewaterthroughhoses,connectionsetc.Thismeansthatitremainsatfull
capacityensuringanevenandsmoothstreamofwaterthroughthefiltrationmedia.
Thelargefiltrationvolumeofthespongesensuresahighlyeffectivebiological
cleansingofthewater.
FilterWool(whitepad)
Thewhitefilterwoolactsasamechanicalpre-filter,removinglargeparticlesofdirt
andexcessfoodwhichinturnensuresthattheotherspongesdonotgetclogged.
ActiveCarbonSponge(black)
Theblackactivatedcarbonspongesitsontopofthebluecoarsefiltersponges,and
removeschemicalimpuritiesfromthewaterwhichcannotberemovedbiologically.
NitrateRemovalSponge(green)
TheSpongecontainsmicro-organisms,whichwill,oncedeveloped,resideinsidethe
spongesandinthewater.Thesemicro-organismsfeedofnitratesandwillreducethem
significantly.TheJUWELFiltrationsystemprovidestheoptimumhousingforthese
micro-organisms.
FilterSpongeCoarse(blue)
Thecoarsebluefilterspongesallowbacteriaculturestodevelopquickly,cleaningthe
waterwhichisnowfreefromchemicalimpurities.
FilterSpongeFine(blue)
Thefinebluespongesandthebacteriacultureslivinginthem,cleanthewaterofeven
thesmallestimpurities.
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Compact H,
Standard H,
Jumbo
Compact
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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Set-UpoftheJUWELFilterSystem
Werecommendthatyoupreparethefiltersystemreadyforusebeforeyoufillthe
aquariumwithsand/gravel,plantsandwater.
Pleaseobservethefollowinginstructionscarefullytoensurethatthefiltersystem
worksatitsoptimum.
TheJUWELFilterSystemconsistsof:
-1xheater(onlyincl.incompleteaquariums)
-1xtopheaterholder(pic.1)
-1xpowerhead
-1xpowerheadadapter
-2xoutletnozzles
-3pieceswhitepre-filterwoolwrappedinplasticforprotection(3weekssupply)
-1activecarbonspongewrappedinplasticforprotection
-2filterbaskets
-1greennitrateremovalspongewrappedinplastic
-1bluecoarsefiltersponge
-1bluefinefiltersponge(inCompactFilterSystem,i.e.Rekordrange)or
-2bluefinefiltersponges(inFilterSystemCompactH,StandardHandJumbo)
1.Inordertosetupthefiltersystem,youmayelecttoleavetheheaterinposition.
2.Unpackthepowerheadandcheckthatithasbeencorrectlyassembled.Itconsists
ofthemotorunit(pic.3),theimpellerandthepumphousing.Makesurethatthe
housingissecurelyfastenedtothemotorunitandthatthewireisfastenedproperly
tothehousing.
3.Removethewhitepre-filterwoolandremovethetwofilterbasketscontainingthe
restofthefiltermedia.Removetheprotectivecoverfromthewhitepre-filterwool,
blackcarbonspongeandgreennirateremovalspongeandrinsethebluesponges
underwarmwater.
4.Putthefinebluefilterspongesintooneofthebasketsandloweritintothefilter
housing.Inthesecondbasket,placethecoarsebluefiltersponge,thenitrateromoval
spongeandtheblackcarbonsponge(withouttheprotectivecover)andloweritinto
thefilterhousing.Putonepieceofthewhitepre-filterwoolontopoftheblack
sponge.
5.Positionthepowerheadontotheadapterandturnitclockwiseuntilitissecurely
fastened.Positiontheadapterontheseparationwallandpressitdownfirmly.The
wateroutletnozzlefromthepumpshouldnowbeexactlyoppositetheholeinthe
filterhousing.Attachthetwowateroutletnozzlesfromoutsideofthefilterhousing
throughthisholeandontothewateroutletnozzleofthepowerhead.Usingthewater
outletnozzlesyoucanadjustthewaterflowtothepositionyouprefer.
6.TheJUWELFilterSystemisnowreadyforuse.
Inbetriebnahme des JUWEL Filter Systems
Pumpe 400, 600, 1000
Filter Compact H, Standard H, Jumbo
Filter Compact
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Wartung der JUWEL Pumpe
TheJUWELAquariumFilterSystemisabiologicalfiltersystem.Forittowork
effectively,bacteriacultureswillneedtogrowinsidethebluesponges.Thisprocess
cantakeup6-8weeksforthefiltertofullymature.Consequentlywerecommendto
decorateandplanttheaquariumandaddjustafew(3-5)hardyfishinordertohelp
thematurationprocess.Pleasetestthewateronaweeklybasistomonitorthewater
conditionsandoncethewaterissafeyoucanbegintoaddmorefish.
Recommendation
JUWELAirDiffuser
ThespecialJUWELAquariumAirDiffuserprovidesadditionaloxygentotheaquariumif
desired.ThiscanbeorderedfromyourJUWELAquariumretailer(PartNo.85145).
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CareandmaintenanceoftheJUWELFilterSystem
MaintenanceoftheFilterSystem
TheJUWELFilterSystemrequiresverylittlemaintenanceifyoufollowthefollowing
instructions.
-Replacethewhitefilterwoolpadonceaweek.Ifyouhavelargefish,thenthismay
requirechangingslightlymorefrequently.Thiswillensurethatthefilterspongeswill
notbecloggedbylargerdirtparticles.
-Replacetheblackactivatedcarbonspongeevery4-6weeks.Again,ifyouhavelarge
fishthenthismaybetobemorefrequent.Thisensuresthatanychemicalimpurities
fromthewaterwillberemoved.Pleasenotethatthechemicalswhichareabsorbedby
theactivatedcarboncontainedinthesponge,willbereleasedtothewateragainif
thechangeintervalsaretoolong.
-Ifthefilterwoolandtheactivatedcarbonspongearereplacedassuggested,thenit
issufficienttocarefullycleanorreplacethecoarsebluespongesat6-12weeksand
thefinebluespongesat3-6monthsonly.
Important-Cleaningorreplacingthebluefilterspongeswillaffectthebacteria
cultures.Werecommendtherefore,thatonlyoneofthespongesatatimeiscleanedor
replaced,neveratthesametime.
Youdonotneedtoworryabouttheliquiddirtaccumulatingatthebottomofthe
filterhousing.Normally,thisdirtcontainsimportantbiologicalsubstanceswhich
enhancethewaterquality.
Pleasedonotworryifsomedirtgetsintothewaterduringthecleaningprocess
causingcloudiness.Afterthefiltersystemisbackinoperation,thewaterwillsoon
clearagain.
-Inordertoallowaproperlevelofmicro-organismsinthefiltrationsystemitis
recommendedtoexchangethespongeevery6weeks.Thenitrateremovalsponge
containsbacteria,whichwillafterawhilereducethenitratelevelintheaquarium
significantly.
Important:
AlwaysuseoriginalJUWELAquariumfiltermediatoensuretheoptimum
performanceofyoursystem.
CareandMaintenance
TheJUWELAquariumPowerheadrequiresverylittlemaintenancebutwerecommend
thatyoucheckitregularlytoensureoptimumperformance.
Inordertomaintainthepowerhead,pleasefollowthefollowingsteps:
1.Disconnecttheheaterandthepowerheadfromthepowersupplyandallowthe
heatertocoolforapprox.30minutes.
2.Removetheheaterandplaceitonanon-flammable,safesurface.
3.Removethenozzlesfromthepowerhead.
4.Removepowerheadandadapterfromthefiltersystem.
5.Turntheadaptertotherighttofreeitfromthepowerhead.Checkthattherubber
sealsdonotshowanysignofwearandtear.Incaseofdoubtwerecommendto
replacetheadaptertoensurecontinuingoptimumperformance.
6.Removethepowerheadadapterfromthemotorandremovetheimpeller.
7.Cleanandcheckallparts,inparticulartheimpellerforwearandtearespeciallythe
magnet.
Thereafterpleasereassemblethepowerheadandrepositionitbackintothefilter.
Recommendation:
Withexchangeoftheimpellers400,600and1000theflowratecanbevaried.
Inordertoensurethatthepowerheadoperatesatitsoptimumandmaintainsits
lownoiselevel,werecommendtocheckandpotentiallyreplacethepartssubject
towearandtear,suchastheimpellerandtheadapter.
AllsparepartsareavailablefromyourlocalJUWELAquariumretailer.
Safetyinstructions:
Neveroperatethepowerheadoutofwater.
Alwaysunplugthepowerheadfromthepowersupplybeforeremovingitfromthe
filter.
Thepowerheadisintendedforindooruseandforuseinfluidsupto35°C.
Neverrepairtheelectricalcordorplug.Incaseofdamagereplacethecomplete
powerhead.
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Properdisposal(electricalwaste)
Thelabellingontheproductorontheaccompanyingliteraturedeclaresthatit
mustnotbedisposedof,attheendofitsservicelife,withtheordinary
householdrubbish.Pleasedisposeofthisequipmentseparatelyfromotherwaste,
toprotecttheenvironmentorpublichealthfromdamagebyunregulatedwaste
disposal.Recycletheequipmentandsupportthesustainedrecyclingofmaterial
resources.
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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