Tropic Marin Bio-Actif Reactor 5000 User manual

Dear Customer,
the following operating manual is
provided to help you install the
Tropic Marin®Bio-Actif Reactor
5000 properly in your aquarium.
Please read the operating manual
completely, before installing the
reactor system.
The aquatic life science company
Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
Ventilated bioreactor system for reducing
nutrient concentrations in aquariums

Tropic Marin®Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
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1. Scope of delivery
The Tropic Marin®Bio-Actif Reactor
5000 includes the following components:
1cover with
2inlet
34 cover screws
4baffle plate
5trickle plate with spacer tubes
6
2 retaining screws for trickle plate
7
lower sieve plate with safety overflow
8filter pot with
9drain, 40 mm (fixed)
10 hose barb, 19 mm (3/4“)
Parts required for installation
(not included in delivery):
- Feed pump to supply water to the
Tropic Marin®Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
- Additional connection fittings
(depending on individual installation
requirements)
e.g. flexible tubing or PVC pipes
Sketch 1
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Figure 1
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To remove the cover
1
, it suffices to loosen the screws
3
. Rotate the cover until it stops to the left-hand
side, so that the screws are positioned in the centre of
the round openings. The cover can then be raised
vertically (see figure 2).
Caution: If you are using a new Tropic
Marin®Bio-Actif Reactor 5000, remove the
foam pad from the cover.
We recommend using Tropic Marin®NP-
Bacto-Tricks* as fill material for the Tropic
Marin®Bio-Actif Reactor 5000. NP-Bacto-
Tricks consist of a mixture of natural biopoly-
mers, which are decomposed by bacteria and other
microorganisms. When beneficial bacteria and
microorganisms grow, nitrates and phosphate are
removed from the water and converted into valu-
able biomass, which is washed out of the Tropic
Marin®Bio-Actif Reactor 5000 and serves as
food for filter feeders or can be skimmed off the
surface.
A quick-acting, continuous effect is characteristic
of Tropic Marin®NP-Bacto-Tricks*.
The Tropic Marin®Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
can also be used with zeolite or other molecular
sieves. Please observe the corresponding manu-
facturer’s specifications.
The filter pot 8should not be filled with fill
material to a level that is less than 6 cm below the
edge, in order that the trickle plate 5can be fitted
without any problems. This corresponds to approx.
5 l of fill material.
Once filling is complete, close the cover 1again
by attaching and positioning it so that the cover
screws 3rest in the openings. Then rotate the
cover 1to the right-hand side up to the stop and
slightly tighten the cover screws 3so that the
cover cannot be twisted and is securely held in
place.
2. Installation
The Tropic Marin®Bio-Actif Reactor 5000
can be quickly and easily installed. Please proceed
as follows:
We recommend operating the Tropic Marin®
Bio-Actif Reactor 5000 at a flow rate of approx.
1500 l/h (using a SICCE SYNCHRA SILENT
1.5*, for example). The inlet of the filter 2can
be connected via a ½“ female thread on the cover
1to PVC tubing*. A hose barb 10 for a 19-mm
(3/4“) hose* to be screwed into the inlet 2is
enclosed. The cover 1can be rotated in 90° steps
to enable proper alignment of the inlet 2(see
figure 2).
In order to ensure that the Tropic Marin®Bio-
Actif Reactor 5000 works optimally, position it
so that the drain 9is located above the water
level, or at least at the height of the water level.
Using 40-mm PVC fittings* or 40-mm HT waste-
water tubes* the drain can be extended further
into the lower lying aquarium (see sketch 1).
Heavy skimming of aquarium water is highly
beneficial and helps to remove excess produced
biomass and thus nitrate and phosphate from the
biological aquarium cycle.
The inlet of the skimmer should be installed
nearby the outlet of the ventilated bioreactor
system.
Dirt, stickers, or sticker adhesive should be remo-
ved from the tubes before use.
Figure 2
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* not included in delivery