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PROFESSIONAL external lter
Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing this product. The new PROFESSIONAL lter o ers an extremely
wide range, in which you are sure to nd the model best suited to your needs. The
PROFESSIONAL range of lters will also allow you to use the various ltering materials
available in a professional way, guaranteeing a ltering process speci cally tailored to
your aquarium. Please read the instructions below carefully, so you can get the best
out of your Professional lter and fully appreciate the features that make it truly one
of a kind.
Description
PARTS OF THE FILTER
Body of the lter
1.
Head of the motor
2.
Magnetic rotor with ceramic shaft
3.
Rotating lid
4.
IN - OUT taps
5.
O-ring motor head
6.
Lid of ltering material container
7.
Filtering material container
8.
U-shaped suction tube
9.
U-shaped delivery tube
10.
Pre- lter grid
11.
Clips with suction cap
12.
Flexible tubes
13.
Spray bar
14.
Installation
N.B.: before carrying out any work or maintenance on your aquarium, disconnect all electrical
appliances installed inside or outside of it. Check that the voltage indicated on the product
corresponds to that of your power supply network. The Professional lter should be below the
level of the aquarium when it is primed ( g. 1).
If you wish to position it at the side, you must do so only once the lter has begun functioning.
Preparation of the lter
Place the lter in the position identi ed (consider whether this will allow for easy handling of the
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lter during ordinary maintenance operations)
Connect the U-shaped tubes with their exible tubes, taking care to tighten the ring nuts ( g .2).
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Mount the pre- lter grid onto the suction unit.
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Choose the position you consider most appropriate for the suction unit, using the clips with
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suction caps ( g. 3).
Assemble the delivery unit and choose a position for it, if possible at a distance from the suction
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unit, in order to ensure e ective recirculation ( g.4).
If you wish, you may apply the perforated bar to improve oxygenation at a 90° angle ( g.4 -5),
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positioning it all in the aquarium at the surface of the water ( g.6).
Cut the exible tubes to the length required to ensure the water runs through as straight as
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possible, so as to prevent possible ( g.7) obstruction of the exible tubes ( g. 20).
Initial installation of ltering materials
For convenience of transport, the ltering materials are positioned inside the lter. The lter must
therefore be opened and the required cleaning operations carried out in order to prepare the lter
for use. Proceed as follows:
Rotate the safety levers ( g. 8-9) the unblock the pump unit.
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Leaving the levers in the closed position, open the two closing hooks by moving them downwards
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and outwards, then raising them and releasing the head ( g.10).
Remove the lid of the ltering materials by inserting your ngers into the appropriate holes to
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facilitate the operation ( g.11).
Take out the material containers, in which some ltering materials are still sealed ( g.12).
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Open the packs of ltering materials, rinse the materials carefully ( g.13-14) and place them in
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the containers. The number of containers varies, depending on the model.
We suggest placing the large-pore sponges (d) at the bottom, the material for biological ltering
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(b) in the middle of the lter and the ne- ltering white lter wool (e) at the top (except for
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FILTERING MATERIALS
Porous cylinders for biological ltering
A.
Active carbon for chemical ltering
B.
(optional)
Active zeolite for chemical ltering
C.
(optional)
Large-pore sponge for mechanical
D.
ltering
Filter wool for super- ne mechanical
E.
ltering
Large-pore sponge and lter wool in
F.
combination (model 150 only)
model 150, in which the sequence of materials is f-a).
Repeat the opening operations in reverse, inserting the containers in the sequence de ned,
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taking care to stack them correctly.
Replace the lid of the ltering materials and the head of the lter with the motor.
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Re-mount the pump unit, checking that the safety levers are in the open position and ensuring
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that the head is properly aligned with the body of the lter. First close the two large hooks (at the
front and back) and then close the safety levers at the sides.
N.B.: before closing the hooks or forcing the safety levers, make sure that the ltering material
are in their proper position, that the containers of the ltering materials overlap perfectly (i.e. that
no materials protrude) and that the lid of the ltering materials ( g.11) is in the correct position.
Mounting the taps
N.B.: mounting the taps is a very important operation.
We recommend you pay close attention to the position of the taps before carrying out any kind of
operation on the lter: if the position is aligned with the ow of the water ( g.15) they are turned
on, if turned to a 90° angle they are turned o .
ALWAYS make sure the taps are turned o before carrying out maintenance
operations on the lter.
Screw the ring nuts of the taps, without forcibly tightening, onto the slanted rotating connector
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of the pump unit ( g. 16).
Connect the exible tubes, already cut to size, to the taps. Follow the same procedure used for
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connecting the collector tubes, tightening the ring nuts.
N.B.: connect the delivery tube with the rotating connector marked "OUT" (on the head near the
connector) and the suction tube with the connector marked "IN" ( g. 17-18).
N.B.: it is advisable to check the connections and the hold of the ring nuts after 24
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hours
Starting the PROFESSIONAL lter
The PROFESSIONAL external lter is equipped with an integrated priming system. Using the
START button, the lter can be automatically primed in just a few easy steps.
Make sure BOTH taps are fully open ( g. 19).
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Place your ngers and hands as in gure 21, in a position that allows you to press the START
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BUTTON located on the top side of the lter head.
Vigorously push the button right down a few times in rapid succession. This action will cause the
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lter to ll up rapidly.
When the lter is full of water, and after checking the level of the aquarium, all you have to do to
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start the lter is insert the plug into the socket.
When the lter starts up, it is normal for some noise to be caused by the elimination of air pockets
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and/or small bubbles trapped in the ltering material.
This trapped air can be eliminated more quickly by gently tilting the lter to the left and right
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a few times.
The air will generally be eliminated after a few hours, allowing the lter to operate in silence.
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Maintenance
N.B.: before carrying out any work or maintenance on your aquarium, disconnect all electrical
appliances installed inside or outside of it.
Close both taps, unscrew them and disconnect them from the lter by unscrewing the ring nuts
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that x them to the rotating connectors.
N.B.: during maintenance operations the taps must ALWAYS remain connected to the exible
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tubes and in the closed position.
N.B.: when the taps are disconnected, it is normal for a small amount of water present in the taps
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to run out. Placing a cloth or absorbent material around the connectors is recommended before
disconnecting the taps. Leave the taps connected to the tubes.
Once it has been disconnected, the lter is ready for cleaning and maintenance. We recommend
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opening the lter after placing it in a basin or in the bathtub.
Move both the safety levers of the lter to the open position ( g.9).
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Position the two opening hooks as in gure 10.
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Lift the head of the lter ( g.22).
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Remove the lid of the ltering materials ( g.11) to access the ltering materials.
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We suggest thoroughly rinsing the sponges (d, e, f), which can be used again, while it is better
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not to wash the biological materials (a) too much, to avoid destroying the colonies of bacteria
present in the substratum of the lter, which take care of the wellbeing of the aquarium (the ideal
solution is to wash them in a little of the water from the aquarium).
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