ViaAqua Acro-Cal AC-10 User manual

AC - 10
WARNING
Buyer/User assumes all responsability for safety and proper
use not in accordance with the directions and sately labels.
• Built-inwaterpump
• Built-inbleedvalve
• Useinsumporhangingpump
• Bubblecounterincluded
• Easytwistofftop
• For10to75galaquarium

FEATURES
ViaAqua®Acro-CalTMCalciumReactoroffersasimpleandconvenientsolutionfor
maintainingcalciumandalkalinityinyourreeftank.Aftertheinitialsetup,thecalciumreactor
requiresminimalmaintenance.Acalciumreactorisalmostanecessityfortanksheavily
stockedwithstonycoral,wherecalciumandalkalinitydemandsarehighandwillpromote
corallinealgaegrowth.Acro-CalTMCalciumReactorprovidesasteadysupplyofcalciumby
usingCO2todissolvemediainthereactorand,thus,releasingcalciumintoyourwater.The
efuentreleasedalsoactsasabuffertostabilizekH.
WARNING AND SAFEGUARD
WARNING
»This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to
cause cancer and/or birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash you
hand after handling the product.
»It is your sole responsability to verify that the plug and receptacle are
clean/free of moisture and salt build up at all times. The receptacle must
be free of water, salt, calcium, and magnesium. Failure to do so may cause
re and/or loss of life.
»Do not plug into an extension cord or power strip.
»A drip loop must be used when plug into any electrical devices. A drip
loop is part of the cord hanging below the receptacle.
»The national code requires all aquarium equipment to be plugged into
a G.F.C.I. (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) electrical outlet. If you do
not have a G.F.C.I., have an electrician install one prior to operating any
aquarium components.
• Readandfollowallinstructionsbeforeusingthe
Acro-CalTMReactortoensureproperuseand
application.
• Usethisproductforitsintendeduseonly.
• DonotoperateAcro-CalTMReactorwithoutwater.
Doingsocancausepermanentdamagetothe
pump.
• Youmustverifythatthereceptacleiscleanandfreeofwater,
moisture,andsaltbuildupatalltimes.Failuretodosomaycause
electricalarchingresultinginreorelectricalshock.
• Priortomaintenanceonanyelectricalaquariumapplianceor
aquarium,youmustdisconnectallelectricalaquariumdevices.
• Routinemaintenanceisrequiredtoensurethemaximumperformance
andthelongevityoftheAcro-CalTMReactor.Seemaintenance
guidelines.
• Theuseofasurgesuppressorisstronglyrecommended.
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Drip loop
Drip
Loop
GFCI
ONLY
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ItemsRequiredforInstallation(notincluded):
• CO2Source
• CO2Regulator
• CO2CheckValve
• SiliconeTubing
• Oceanpure™CalciumReactorMedia
• pHController(recommended)
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min
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4. Hanger
7.Stand pipe
9. Base
8. Suction cup
bracket
5. Support grid
6. Sponge
6” Media
(not included)
10. Bubble
counter
1. Green water
intake valve
3. Blue effluent water
valve
2. White air-vent-bleed
valve
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Green water intake valve
Blue effluent water valve
White air-vent-bleed valve
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PART LIST
1. Greenwaterintakevalve
2. Whiteair-vent-bleedvalve
3. Blueefuentwatervalve
4. Hanger
5. Supportgrid
6. Sponge
7. Standpipe
8. Suctioncupbracket
9. Base
10. Bubblecounter

INSTALLATION:
1. Removethetopofthecalciumreactor.Rinsecalciumreactormedia.Placeaspongeover
thebottomsupportgrid.Addapproximately6”ofmediatothereactor.Whenaddingmedia
verifythatmediadoesnotgodownthestandpipe.Placeanotherspongeoverthetop
supportgripabovethemedia.Screwlidbackontothecalciumreactorandverifythatthe
outputisconnectedtothestandpipe.
2. Chooseoneofthefollowingwatersource(in):
a)Gravity(unitinstalledbelowaquarium):Connectapieceofsiliconetubingtothegreen
waterintakevalve,insertthelineinsidetheaquarium2”belowthewatersurface.
Thetubecanbesecureddirectlytotheoverowboxusingaziptie.
b)Pressure:Chooseanexistingpressureline.Cutthelineandplumbinatee.Thebleedline
willsupplywatertothecalciumreactor.Thebleedlinemusthaveavalveandreducedto
3/16”barb.Withthevalveclosedconnectsthesiliconetubingfromthebleedlinedirectly
tothegreenwaterintakevalve.
c)Supplypump:Useaseparatelowowpump.Reducetheoutputofthepumpto3/16”
barb.Connectsiliconetubingdirectlytothegreenwaterintakevalve.Dependingonthe
sizeofthepump,ableedlineisneededtokeepwaterowingthroughthepumpatall
times.
3. Efuentwater(out):Connectsiliconetubingtotheblueefuentwatervalve.Securetheline
tothebackoftheaquariumorsump.Thesiliconetubingmustbepositionedabovewater
levelsothatyoucanseedropletsofwater
owingfromthetube.
4. Fillbubblecounterthreequartersfullwith
freshwater.
5. CO2/Waterintake(in):Attachthesilicone
tubingfromtheCO2regulatortoacheck
valvetothebubblecounterandtotheCO2
greenwaterintakevalve.Seediagrambelow.
6. Air-vent-bleed:Attachsiliconetubingtothe
whiteair-vent-bleedvalve.Securesilicone
tubingtotheaquariumorsump.Thishelp
preventsairandCO2frombuildingupatthe
topofthecalciumreactor.
7. PrimingCalciumReactor:
a)Gravity:Openthegreenwaterintake
valve.Disconnectthetubingfromthegreenwaterintakevalve,applysuctiontostarta
siphonandreattachitbacktothegreenwaterintakevalve.Keepthewhiteair-vent-bleed
valveopenuntilthecalciumreactorisfullofwater.
b)Pressure:Openthegreenwaterintakevalve,thenthewhiteair-vent-bleedvalve(this
valvemaynothavetobeopenedalltheway).Whenastrongpumpisused,thewhite
air-vent-bleedvalveonlyneedstobeopenaquarterturn.Closethewhiteair-vent-bleed
valvecompletelywhenthecalciumreactorisfullofwater.
c)Supplypump:Openthegreenwaterintakevalve.PlugthepumpintoaGFCIoutlet.
Openthewhiteair-vent-bleedvalveuntilthecalciumreactorisfullofwater.
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Bubble
Counter
Check Valve CO2 (in)
CO2
Tank
CO2Regulator
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8. Oncethecalciumreactorisprimed,closewhiteair-vent-bleedvalve.Ifairisaccumulated
inthecalciumreactor,openwhiteair-vent-bleedvalveandleavethegreenwaterintake
valveopen.
9. Turnonthepumpandwaituntilthewaterclears.Opentheblueefuentwatervalve.Adjust
thevalvesothereisabrokenstreamofwaterdischargingfromthetube.Setthevalveas
slowaspossiblewithoutbeingabletocountanydroplets.
10. TurnontheCO2controlvalve.AdjusttheCO2regulatortoproduce60bubblespermin.
inthebubblecounterchamber.TheCO2inputisdirectlyrelatedtowaterowrate:
• ToraisepHinefuentwaterincreasewaterowordecreaseCO2
• TolowerpHinefuentwaterdecreasewateroworincreaseCO2
11. ApHmeter/controllerisrecommendedtomaintainaproperlevelofpHintheaquarium.
CollectasmallamountofefuentwaterandtestitwithapHmeter.InitiallyadjusttheCO2
atpH7.5.MonitorthepHintheaquariumandverifythatit’snotdroppingfast.IfpHdrops
rapidly,decreaseCO2immediately.Atalltimes,thepHoftheaquariumshouldbeover8.0.
TheidealpHoftheefuentwatershouldbe6.5to7.5.Ittakesapproximatelytwoweeks
tostabilizethepHoftheefuentwatertotheideallevel.Continueincreasingordecreasing
theCO2orefuentwateramountasneededtoachieveoptimumpHlevel.
12. After24hours,measurethecarbonatehardnessoftheefuentwater.Thehardnesslevel
shouldbearound12-16dKH.Calciumlevelswillincreasebuttherateitincreasesdepend
onthetypeofmediaused.OceanpureTMCalciumReactorMediaisrecommended.
13. ContinueaddingthecalciummediauntiltheCalciumReactorstartstowork.
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CO2
Tank
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Top view of calcium reactor
Bubble
Counter
Drip Loop
Check Valve
CO2Regulator
Aquarium or Sump
Air-vent
H2O (out)
H2O (in)
CO2(in)
CO2(in) H2O(in)
H2O(out)
Air-vent
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SETUP DIAGRAM
A) GRAVITY
GreenWaterIntakeValve:
CO2/H2OIn
BlueEfuentWaterValve:
H2OOut
Air-Vent-BleedValve

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Bubble
Counter
Drip Loop
Pump
Check Valve
Aquarium or Sump
Air-vent
H2O (out) H2O (in)
CO2 (in)
CO2
Tank
CO2Regulator
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Valve
Bubble
Counter
Drip Loop
Check Valve
Aquarium or Sump
Main Pump
Line
Air-vent
H2O (out)
H2O (in)
CO2 (in) PVC Pipe
CO2
Tank
CO2Regulator
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C) SUPPLY PUMP
B) PRESSURE

MAINTENANCE
1. Routinemanteinanceisrequiredtoensurethemaximumperformanceandthelongevityof
theViaAqua®Acro-CalTMCalciumReactor.
2. ForproperoperationoftheCalciumReactor,cleantheimpelleronceamonth.
a)Removethetopofthecalciumreactor.
b)Removetheimpellercover.
c)Removetheimpellerandshaft.Withasmallbrushcleantheinsideoftheimpellerand
impellercover.
d)Iftheimpellerdoesnotspineasilyontheshaft,soaktheunitwith3:1vinegarsolution.
Removeallcalciumresiduebetweentheshaftandrotor.
e)Reassemble.
3. Replacecalciummediaevery3to6monthsdependingontheusage.
4. CleantheViaAqua®Acro-CalTMCalciumReactorevery3to6monthsalongwiththewater
pump.
5. Makesureallpartsarefreeofdebrisandcalciumbuild-up.
PH CONTROLLER (RECOMMENDED)
ThepHControllerisusedtokeeptheefuentwateratapresetlevel.
Itemsneeded:
• pHcontroller
• CO2regulatorwithsolenoid
• Containerfortheefuentwater(musttpHprobe)
Installation:
• SecurethecontainertothepHprobe.
• PlugtheelectronicsolenoidintothepHcontroller.
• FollowpHcontrollermanufactureinstructionsforproperunitsetting.
IfyoustillhavequestionsabouthowtoinstallormaintaintheAcro-CalTMReactor,consult
yourlocalshstore.Continuemonitoringthewaterquality(calcium,alkalinity,efuentpH)to
ensureaproperlyworkingCalciumReactor.
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Replacement Parts UPC 0069037
Motorhousing 29185
Replacementsponge-2pack 29222
Impeller 29239
Bubblecounter 29345
Oceanpure™CalciumReactorMedia TBA
LIMITED WARRANTY
CommodityAxis,Inc.®warrantsthattheViaAqua®Acro-CalTMCalciumReactorisfreefrom
defectsforaperiodof one year from theinitialdateofpurchase shown on the original cash
register receipt. Commodity Axis, Inc.® disclaim all other warranties, express or implied,
including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and/or tness for a
particular purpose. Although this limited warranty gives you specic rights, you may have
otherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.Thiswarrantyisvoidifthefailureisduetomisuse,
tampering,negligence,abuse,accidentand/orsubmersion,afailuretoproperlyinstall,maintain,
clean, prelter, reassemble, and/or use the ViaAqua® Acro-CalTM Calcium Reactor with a
GroundFaultCircuitInterrupter(G.F.C.I.).
CONSUMER REMEDIES
Commodity Axis, Inc.’s entire liability and your sole and exclusive remedy shall be either
repair or replacement of the ViaAqua®Acro-CalTM Calcium Reactor only if you return the
defectiveunitdirectlytoCommodityAxis,Inc.®withtheoriginalreceiptinitsoriginalbox
alongwithfteendollars($15.00)forshippingandhandling.DonotsendtheViaAqua®Acro-
CalTMCalciumReactorbyinsuredmail.YoumaysendyourreturnsorreplacementsbyUPS
if requiring a signature upon arrival.Any replaced unit will be warranted for the remaining
timeoftheoriginalwarrantyperiod.Innoeventshallanyshippingchargesbereimbursed.In
noeventwillCommodityAxis, Inc.® be liable foranyconsequentialor incidental damages,
includingbutnotlimitedtolostsealife,personalinjury,propertydamage,damageequipment,
lostprots,lostwages,lostsavings,lostincome,etc.,arisingoutoftheuseoftheViaAqua®
Acro-CalTMCalciumReactor.Somestatesdonotallowforthelimitationorexclusionofliability
forincidentalorconsequentialdamages,sotheaboveexclusionmaynotapplytoyou.
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Please ll out this warranty card and mail it with PROOF OF Purchase within 15
days of purchase to: Commodity Axis Inc.,
300 South Lewis Rd. Unit J. Camarillo CA 93012, USA
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Address
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IMPORTANT: Please make a copy of this warranty card and retain it for your records. Warranty
policy is subject to change without notice.
REGISTRATION CARD
ONE (1) YEAR WARRANTY CARD
Bringing Products to Life
300 South Lewis Rd. Unit J. Camarillo CA 93012
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