Care And Maintenance; Year Guarantee - Tetratec EasyCrystal Filter 250 Manual De Instrucciones

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Dear customer,
With the purchase of the Tetratec
high quality and convenience from Tetra. A good choice. With its excellent
mechanical, biological and chemical filtration the Tetratec
produces crystal clear, healthy water. The maintenance of the EasyCrystal
Filter is extremely easy: No need to rinse out the filter media, no wet hands!
Before you start operating your new filter please read the instructions. Enjoy
your Tetratec EasyCrystal Filter.
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Tetratec EasyCrystal
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A. Housing
B. Suction Cups
C. Filter cartridge –
EasyCrystal ® FilterPack
D. Filter foam – EasyCrystal
Filter BioFoam
Handling
Installation and Operation (picture 1)
Unpack the filter cartridge and place
it together with the filter foam as
shown on the picture (attention: The
green side of the filter cartridge
has to point at the front side of the
filter. The front of the foam grid is
marked with "Front" and should point
towards the front of the filter).
The outlet of the filter should be
placed above the water surface. The
distance between filter and the gravel
on the bottom of the aquarium should
be at least 2.5 cm (picture 2). If you
have placed plants or other objects in
the aquarium the distance to the filter
housing should be at least 15 mm.
Only for use in the Tetra AquaArt
Aquarium: Replace the current
suction cups with the hanger and
suction cups included. Hang the filter
in the filter slots on the back of the
upper frame (picture 3 + 4).
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EasyCrystal Filter you have chosen
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EasyCrystal
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Filter
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E. Pump
F. Motor Housing
G. Pump Housing
H. Impeller
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Care and
Maintenance
Important: Unplug the unit from
the mains before carrying out any
maintenance activities.
Cleaning
For crystal clear water the filter
cartridge (EasyCrystal
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should be replaced every 4 weeks.
In order to change the EasyCrystal
FilterPack cartridge (C) unplug the
power plug, simply replace the
cartridge and plug in the filter again.
That's it! (see picture 5 and 6)
EasyCrystal FilterPack replacement
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cartridges are available at your local
retailer.
If you add remedies for the fish into
the water please use an EasyCrystal
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FilterPack cartridge without activated
carbon, as activated carbon reduces
the effect of most remedies. These
filter cartridges are available at your
local retailer.
The EasyCrystal
should be cleaned only rarely. If the
filter foam is clogged take it out of
the housing and rinse it out – use
water taken from the aquarium for
this as tap water will kill many of the
useful bacteria on the filter.
Do not use soap or cleaning agents
as their residues could be harmful
for the fish.
Filter
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Do not use sand in the aquarium
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when the EasyCrystal
installed.
If the motor of the filter is very noisy
unplug the filter and take it out of

2 year guarantee

Thanks to advanced production
technology,high-quality construction
and very strict quality controls we
can allow a 2 year guarantee on
FilterPack) the problem-free working of the
Tetratec EasyCrystal
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the date of purchase. Please keep
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your receipt! Guarantee does not
cover improper use, normal wear
and tear and any modifications
made by the purchaser to the
appliance.
In case of complaints please
contact your local retailer or Tetra
Information Centre, PO Box 271,
Southampton, SO18 3ZX.
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Tetra GmbH
D-49304 Melle, Germany
www.tetra.net
Filter BioFoam (D) the aquarium. Remove the motor
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housing (F) with a screwdriver, then
slide off the pump housing (G) and
remove the impeller (H). Rinse out
the pump (E) with water and clean
the impeller. After cleaning, replace
the impeller and the pump housing
and finally close the motor housing
with the screwdriver. Install the filter
in the aquarium again and plug in
the unit. (see picture 7)
When adding tap water to the
Filter is aquarium you should add TetraAqua
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AquaSafe
substances that are harmful to fish
such as chlorine and heavy metals.
Safety regulations, important!
Before carrying out a water
change or any maintenance to
the device always isolate the
Tetratec
Filter, from and any other electronic unit
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from the mains electricity. The
control unit cannot be replaced.
If this is damaged the filter
must no longer be used. The
Tetratec
is only designed for use in
temperatures which do not
exceed 35°C. The electricity
cable cannot be replaced. If the
cable is damaged, the appliance
should be scrapped.
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in order to neutralize
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EasyCrystal Filter
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