juwel Filter System Bioflow M Instruction Manual page 4

Installa on of the JUWEL Filter System in your Aquarium
The JUWEL Filter has been designed for installa on in the right hand corner of the
aquarium.
First of all, please remove all internal components of the Filter System leaving you with
the empty filter housing.
In order to ensure that the Filter System is securely fastened to the glass panels, we
have included a tube of special JUWEL Aquarium silicon. Apply the silicone onto the
housing as shown in the picture, on both the side and the rear walls.
Your Aquarium should be empty or as near as empty, allowing you to wipe the glass
dry.
Posi on the filter housing in the aquarium in such a way that the top of the filter
housing rises 1 cm above the maximum water level of your aquarium.
Press the housing onto the glass panels firmly, and hold it for a few minutes. Allow the
silicone to dry out for at least 24 hours.
Ge ng Started - The JUWEL filter system Bioflow M, L, XL
You should prepare the filter for opera on prior to se ng up the aquarium. However,
do not connect the electrical components to the power supply yet.
Please observe the following notes regarding commissioning the JUWEL filter system
Bioflow:
The JUWEL filter system consists of:
- 1 heater (included in complete aquariums only)
- 1 heater holder
- 1 pump
- 1 outlet nozzle
- 2 filter basket
- 3 sets of white filter wool - bioPad, packaged
- 1 carbon sponge - bioCarb, packaged
- 1 green nitrate remover sponge - Nitrax, packaged
- 1 blue filter sponge - bioPlus coarse
- 2 blue filter sponges - bioPlus fine
1. Insert the base of the pump into the pump holder of the filter and firmly push it into
posi on. In that context, the pump outlet faces in the direc on of the outlet opening.
Confirm the proper arrangement of the gasket in the outlet opening (it is used to
minimize the transmission of vibra ons).
2. Carefully a ach the outlet nozzle from the outside through the opening to the pump
outlet and ensure its firm connec on.
3. Click the heater bracket onto the heat and insert both into the guide rails of the filter
divider..
4. Now prepare the filter sponges by first removing the plas c packaging from the
charcoal sponge and the nitrate remover sponge. Rinse only the blue filter sponges
thoroughly under running water.
5. Now place the 'fine' blue filter sponges in the bo om filter insert. Then place the
'coarse' blue filter sponge, the green nitrate remover sponge, the charcoal sponge, if
applicable the bioBoost, and at the top the filter floss into the top filter insert and push
both filter inserts into the filter housing.
6. Put the filter cover onto the filter housing.
7. The JUWEL Bioflow filter system is now ready to operate.
The JUWEL Aquarium Filter System is a biological filter system. For it to work
effec vely, bacteria cultures will need to grow inside the blue sponges. This process
can take up 6-8 weeks for the filter to fully mature. Consequently we recommend to
decorate and plant the aquarium and add just a few (3-5) hardy fish in order to help the
matura on process. Please test the water on a weekly basis to monitor the water
condi ons and once the water is safe you can begin to add more fish.
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