Page 1: Table Of Contents
Installation and user guide for the SuperBead filter SuperBead filters are manufactured by: Air Aqua BV Weth. Ohmannstraat 1 7951 SB Staphorst The Netherlands +31 (0)522-468 963 info@air-aqua.com Table of Contents 1. Foreword 2. Defects and claims for compensation, disclaimer 2.1 Defects and claims for compensation...
Page 2: Foreword
The General Terms and Conditions of Air-Aqua apply for all products. 2. Defects and claims for compensation, disclaimer 2.1 Defects and claims for compensation Except in the case of a further claim, we are only liable for defects to the delivered goods until the risk has been transferred to the purchaser.
Page 3: Warranty
Congratulations on the purchase of your new filter. 3.1 Water Quality SuperBead filters are ideally suited to koi ponds, ornamental fish tanks, fish holding systems and aquaculture facilities. They provide excellent water clarity whilst at the same time working as an...
Page 4: Easy Cleaning
3.3 Adaptable and versatile Use the unit as a standalone filter, or use it to boost an existing filter system. Fit the SuperBead filter near your existing pond, or at a distance. Site it at the pond edge, well above the pond or below water level.
Page 5: The Siphon Head
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE FILTER DRAINS QUICKLY. RINSING THE FILTER MAY LAST UP TO 40 SECONDS FOR THE SMALL AND 2 MINUTES FOR THE LARGE MODEL. IF THIS TAKES MORE TIME, THE WORKING OF THE FILTER MIGHT BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED CAUSING THE BEADS TO CLOG IN THE LONG TERM.
Page 6: Standard Flow Pattern
-eventual- flushing pump. The timer of the automatic valve will ensure the backwashes are carried out as frequently as necessary. 5. Assembling the SuperBead Filter CHECK THAT YOU HAVE ALL THE RELEVANT PARTS...
Page 7 5.1 Connection parts...
Page 8 SuperBead...
Page 9 Model Small: Standard inlet 90mm and outlet 63 mm For UK & US inlet 3” and outlet 2” Model Large: Standard inlet and outlet 90 mm For UK & US 3” Pre-assembled (A/C): A/C : Perforated pipe 110mm Connections below (D) (inlet/waste) Flexible coupling 90x15 mm •...
Page 10: Bottom Inlet/Waste - Metric
Do not add more beads than the filter is designed to hold. It can be useful to use a wide funnel at this point to avoid losing beads. Only use genuine SuperBead Media to prevent clogging of the strainers or valve assemblies. Use of inappropriate media will void your guarantee.
Page 11: Top Outlet
ONE SIDE OF THE NON-RETURN VALVE IS 63 (SMALL) /90 MM (LARGE) AND THE OTHER SIDE IS 2”/3” Mount the 135mm side of the flexible coupling to the SuperBead. Make sure the flexible • coupling is over the screw which fixes the perforated tube to the housing. This can be pretty tight.
Page 12: Extending The Waste-Outlet
• Now press this complete part in the 90 mm (3”) side of the flexible coupling. Note that the arrow of the non-return valve points from the filter and that the • valve is mounted horizontally (with its pivot at the top). The valve is equipped with split connectors.
Page 13: Plumbing Tips
SuperBead. When flushing the SuperBead, you start the flushing pump which empties the filter within the restricted time. In this way, it’s also possible to have the waste above water level and/or filter installation level.
Page 14: Which Pump
5-35 m3/hr @ 0.2 bar 6.4 Strainers SuperBead filters contain internal screens with slots of c. 1.5 mm spacing designed to prevent loss of beads. The rate of internal screen clogging will be reduced if solids of greater than 1.5 - 2 mm and strands of blanket weed are removed before being pumped to the filter.
Page 15: Important Points
The recommendation is that the coarse dirt particles should always be removed from the water with the aid of a sieve system or a drum filter before it enters the SuperBead. The benefit of this is that the load on the filter is, on the one hand, less, and on the other hand that it may also reduce the rinsing frequency.
Page 16: Starting The Filter For The First Time
If a pressure gauge has been fitted, note the typical pressure on the dial and make a note of it e.g. in this guidebook. Check for leaks. If there are no leaks and water output is flowing evenly, your SuperBead filter is operating properly.
Page 17: Establishing Nitrification
After the first few days of operation, add a commercial filter seeding agent that contains • filter bacteria. Alternatively swill out the debris from an existing healthy (!) pond filter and pour it into the pond near the pump intake. Avoid the use of pond medications during the filter maturing period.
Page 18: When To Backwash The Superbead Filter
You simply cannot backwash a SuperBead filter too often. The bubble-wash and necked- design are keys to the efficiency of the SuperBead filter. They aid the cleaning of the beads whilst maintaining a healthy thin film of biological organisms on the bead surface. Unlike static chamber...
Page 19: Long Term Maintenance
Manual backwashing by turning off the pump and operating the 3-way valve is easy enough, but does not make full use of the automatic potential of the filter. Make the whole process fully automatic by fitting an automatic motor on top of the 3-way valve. Ask your supplier about availability.
Page 20: Waste And Top Outlet Screens
30-60 cm below the surface. Consider reducing the flow rate through the system – biological and filtering activity will still take place in the SuperBead Filter even at only 30% of maximum recommended flows. ICE CAN DAMAGE YOUR FILTER! Wherever penetrating frost may be a problem, insulate filter pipework, valves, the filter, external UVs and top-up valves and pipework.
Page 21: Monitor Your Pond And Fish To Avoid Problems
upset the filter organisms but actually improves filter efficiency. Adding water to make up for evaporation is not equivalent to a water change, as this does not remove any waste products. Water needs to be removed from the pond e.g. through the backwash cycle, from a bottom drain or with a pool vacuum before water is added.
Page 22 REGULAR BACKWASHING OF THE SUPERBEAD FILTER CAN ELIMINATE MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY OCCUR. If these problems occur, backwash your filter four or five times in a row and increase the frequency of the regular backwash.
Page 23 APPENDIX TWO - Combining SuperBead Filters with other filter equipment The SuperBead filter is ideal for use alongside existing filter equipment and can boost the filtration capacity of any system. This is particularly useful if an increase in fish stocks is overloading the existing system.
Page 24 With existing gravity-fed multichamber systems the most straightforward option is to pump the water from the last chamber of the filter to the SuperBead filter and then back to the pond. Alternatively, the existing pump can be throttled back and an additional pump can draw water from the middle chamber of the filter to the SuperBead.

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