ViaAqua Acro-Cal User manual

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WARNING!
Buyer/user assumes all responsibility for
safety and proper use not in accordance
with the directions and safety labels.

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Drip
Loop
GFCI
ONLY
• Built-inwaterpumpandbleedvalve
• Built-incompressionttingforpHsensor
• Useinsumporhangingpump
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 SAFEGUARDS:
This product may contain chemicals known to the state of California
to cause cancer and or birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Wash your hand after handling this product.
It is your sole responsibilities to verify that the plug and the
receptacle are clean and free of moisture and salt build up at
all times. The receptacle must be free of water, salt, calcium,
magnesium and dust. Failure to do so can cause fire, damage to
property, permanent damage to the product and personal injury not
limited to loss of life.
Do not plug into extension cord/power strip.
A drip loop must be used when plugging all electrical aquarium
devices. A drip loop is that part of the cord hanging below
the receptacle.
The national code requires that a GFCI (Ground fault circuit
interrupter) be used in the branch circuit supplying all power
to water pumps and electrical aquarium equipment. If you
do not have a GFCI, have an electrician install one prior to
operating any aquarium component.
• 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ViaAqua®Acro-CalTMReactorwithoutwater.Doingsocancausepermanent
damagetothepump.
• 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ViaAqua®Acro-CalTMReactor.Seemaintenanceguidelines.
• Theuseofasurgesuppressorisstronglyrecommended.
ItemsRequiredforInstallation(notincluded):
• CO2Source
• CO2Regulator
• CO2CheckValve
• SiliconeTubing
• Oceanpure™CalciumReactorMedia
• pHController(recommended)
• Lidsecuredwithlatches
• Bubblecounterincluded
• For50to200gallonsaquariums
PART LIST
1. Latch
2. Hanger
3. Supportgrid
4. Sponge
5. Standpipe
6. Suctioncupbracket
7. Base
8. Bubblecounter

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INSTALLATION:
1. Removethetopofthecalciumreactor.Rinsecalciumreactormedia.Placeaspongeover
thebottomsupportgrid.Addapproximately10in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.Latch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2in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3/16in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3/16in
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.
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. WhenusingapHcontrollerandprobe,twistoffthecapofthecompressiontting.Remove
therubberplug.Slideonthecompressionttingoverthesensorprobe.Insertprobeintothe
compressionttingandhandtightennuttoseal.SeeinstructionsforpHcontrollerandprobe
(page7)
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. ContinueaddingthecalciumuntiltheCalciumReactorstartstowork.

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SETUP DIAGRAM
A) GRAVITY
GreenWater&CO2IntakeValve:CO2/H2OIn
BlueEfuentWaterValve:H2OOut
Air-Vent-BleedValve
Compressiontting
C) SUPPLY PUMP
B) PRESSURE

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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.
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.
INSTRUCTIONS WHEN USING A
PH CONTROLLER AND PROBE:
a. Removetherubberplug.Slidethe
compressionttingoverthesensor
probe.Insertprobeintothecompres-
sionttingandhandtightennutto
seal.
b. TwotypesofpHcontroller:
1. pHmonitor:Mountthecontrol
boxsothattheLCDscreenis
visible.Thereadoutshould
haveapHof6.5-7.5ideally.
pHshouldbemaintainedbetween6.5-6.8.IfpHistoohigh,decreasewaterowand/
orincreaseCO2.
2. pHcontroller:UnitrequireaCO2regulatorthathasanelectronicsolennoid.Plugthe
solenoidintothepHcontroller.TurnonCO2toabubbleforasecond.SetdesiredpH
between6.5-7.5onthecontroller,thesolenoidandcontrollerwillnowmonitorCO2
byaddingCO2whenneeded.
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)

Replacement Parts UPC 0069037
Motorhousing 30242
Mediasponges-2pack 30228
Impeller 30266
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warran-
ties,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(GFCI).
CONSUMER REMEDIES
CommodityAxis,Inc.’sentireliabilityandyoursoleandexclusiveremedyshallbeeitherrepairorreplacementoftheVi-
aAqua®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twentydollars($20.00)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ship-
ping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.
RETURNS: Pleasecontactourservicecenterat(888)838-3882orfaxto(888)989-0878toarrangerepairand/orreplace-
ment.Pleaseallow4-6weeksforallreturns.CommodityAxis,Inc.®cannotshipnorrespondtoaP.O.Boxaddress.
Assemble or Use Problems: Ifyouhaveanyproblemsassemblingorusingthisunit DO NOT RETURN ViaAqua®Acro-
CalTMReactortothestore.
Call our Technical Service Department: MondaytoFriday9am-5pmPST.(805)383-3566ext.102
e-mail:[email protected]
WARRANTY CARD
*Afx a copy of your original purchase receipt here.Please mail warranty card and proof of purchase
within 15 days of purchase to:
Commodity Axis® Inc., 300 South Lewis Rd. Unit J. Camarillo CA 93012
IMPORTANT: Please make a copy of this warranty card and retain it for your records. Warranty policy is
subject to change without notice.
Name Date
Address
City State Zip Code
Country Phone
Date of Purchase Seller (Retail Name)
Seller’s Location Phone
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Commodity Axis® Inc., 300 South Lewis Rd. Unit J. Camarillo CA 93012

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and Helios®Lighting Systems.
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