Regular care is essential and caring for
your fish means caring for your aquarium.
Use the following guidelines to help
establish an effective care routine.
You will need to carry out weekly or bi-
weekly partial water changes - but never
change more than 40% of the water at
any given time. Never completely empty
your aquarium to clean it, as it will stress
your fish and disturb the natural balance
of the aquarium.
Change your filter media one half at a
time to preserve helpful bacteria. Only
use aquarium water to rinse the media -
never tap water. Never use soap or
detergent on anything that will come
into contact with your fish or their
water. Take care when cleaning near
the gravel - it can scratch the glass.
Only put your hands in the tank when
absolutely necessary - the oils on
your hands can alarm your fish.
Don't use perfume, hand cream etc.
before putting your hands in the water.
Once your fish has been introduced to
the tank, avoid feeding it for 48 hours.
Thereafter, it is essential that you
.
The standard rule of thumb is to feed
them only as much as they can
completely consume in two minutes.
is a range of
complete, highly palatable and
balanced fish foods specially prepared
with high quality ingredients to meet
the feeding requirements of ornamental
fish. Nutrafin Max fish food
formulations include natural ingredients
and multivitamins to support the overall
well-being of fish. Advanced Yeast
Extract (prebiotics) is also included
to help support a healthy digestive
system and long term conditioning of
fish. Natural color enhancers are used
throughout the Nutrafin Max range to
target specific common shades, such
as red and yellow to bring out the
natural colors of fish.
Following a routine maintenance schedule
will result in a healthier aquarium.
FEED FISH but do not overfeed
CHECK ALL INHABITANTS for disease,
liveliness and normal behavior
CHECK TEMPERATURE and make sure
the filter is running smoothly
REMOVE ANY DEBRIS like dead leaves,
uneaten food, etc.
PARTIAL WATER CHANGE
Because wastes accumulate continuously,
a partial water change (10 - 20%) is
essential to ensure cleanliness and to
reduce build-up of unwanted chemical
waste (frequency of water change
depends on the type of your aquarium
set-up). Be sure to replace any water
you remove with water conditioned with
Nutrafin Aqua Plus, which should be at
the same temperature as the aquarium.
CLEANING INSIDE AND OUT
RINSE FILTER PAD - For best results,
replace every 2-4 weeks.
Use a gravel cleaner to remove waste
and siphon off water.
Clean inner and outer glass surfaces
with specially designed algae scrapers
(see images below).
CHECK YOUR SUPPLIES of food, water
conditioners, media and other regularly
used items.
RINSE FOAM PAD - For best results,
replace every 2-3 months.
Unplug the transformer from the
electrical outlet.
Remove pebble basket or decor
pieces if any are positioned on top of
the filter cube.
Fully rotate cube 180° counter
clockwise so that the filter cover is
pointing upwards (
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Lift open filter cover.
Pull tag to remove filter pad (
Remove foam pad if necessary (
Replace foam pad first then filter pad.
Close filter cover, ensuring that it
clicks. If you do not hear a click, then
verify that the filter pad and foam are
correctly positioned.
It is recommended that you remove
the motor and clean the impeller every
6 Months.
Keeping the impeller clean lengthens
its life and the life of the motor.
Unplug the transformer from the
electrical outlet.
Remove pebble basket or décor
tray if any are positioned on top of the
filtration cube.
Remove filtration cube from the
aquarium.
Remove filter pad and foam pad.
Remove grill housing (
).
Remove impeller cover (
).
Remove impeller (
).
Rinse it under clean water.
To replace, re-install impeller and
impeller cover.
Replace grill housing, filter pads
and close the cover.
Replace filter cube on aquarium,
and plug filter back into power outlet.
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