Installation - Hydor Professional 250 User Manual

PROFESSIONAL external filter
Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing this product. The new PROFESSIONAL filter offers an extremely
wide range, in which you are sure to find the model best suited to your needs. The
PROFESSIONAL range of filters will also allow you to use the various filtering materials
available in a professional way, guaranteeing a filtering process specifically tailored to
your aquarium. Please read the instructions below carefully, so you can get the best
out of your Professional filter and fully appreciate the features that make it truly one
of a kind.
Description
PARts oF thE FIltER
Body of the filter
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 filtering material container
7.
Filtering material container
8.
U-shaped suction tube
9.
U-shaped delivery tube
10.
Pre-filter 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 filter should be below the
level of the aquarium when it is primed (fig. 1).
If you wish to position it at the side, you must do so only once the filter has begun functioning.
Preparation of the filter
Place the filter in the position identified (consider whether this will allow for easy handling of the
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filter during ordinary maintenance operations)
Connect the U-shaped tubes with their flexible tubes, taking care to tighten the ring nuts (fig .2).
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Mount the pre-filter 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 (fig. 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 effective recirculation (fig.4).
If you wish, you may apply the perforated bar to improve oxygenation at a 90° angle (fig.4 -5),
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positioning it all in the aquarium at the surface of the water (fig.6).
Cut the flexible tubes to the length required to ensure the water runs through as straight as
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possible, so as to prevent possible (fig.7) obstruction of the flexible tubes (fig. 20).
Initial installation of filtering materials
For convenience of transport, the filtering materials are positioned inside the filter. The filter must
therefore be opened and the required cleaning operations carried out in order to prepare the filter
for use. Proceed as follows:
Rotate the safety levers (fig. 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 (fig.10).
Remove the lid of the filtering materials by inserting your fingers into the appropriate holes to
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facilitate the operation (fig.11).
Take out the material containers, in which some filtering materials are still sealed (fig.12).
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Open the packs of filtering materials, rinse the materials carefully (fig.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 filtering
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(b) in the middle of the filter and the fine-filtering white filter wool (e) at the top (except for
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FIltERING mAtERIAls
Porous cylinders for biological filtering
A.
Active carbon for chemical filtering
B.
(optional)
Active zeolite for chemical filtering
C.
(optional)
Large-pore sponge for mechanical
D.
filtering
Filter wool for super-fine mechanical
E.
filtering
Large-pore sponge and filter wool in
F.
combination (model 150 only)