Setting up & Caringfor your baby biOrb

Caring for your BABY biOrb

06/2010 - S0095A

STANDARD OR MOONLIGHT MODEL

To help keep your biOrb in perfect conditiona complete range of parts and accessoriesare available from your local dealer.

Every 2 weeks a 30% water change is desirable toreduce pollution in the water. Use a sachet of water treatmentin 4 litres/1 US Gallon of tap water. A Cleaner Pump (notsupplied) is an easy way to remove debris and siphon out thewater. After setting up never use tap water to clean theceramic media, this will kill biological filtration.

Every 6 weeks a new filter cartridge will be requiredto maintain the water condition. The cartridge andinstructions are in the Service Kit.

The Air Stone in the base of the aquarium will eventuallybecome blocked restricting the flow of bubbles into theaquarium, the Air stone should be replaced every 6 months.

The Air Pumpwill wear out over time and could becomenoisy, reducing the flow of bubbles even after changing theair stone. Replace immediately after failure, to avoid problems.

Green Water is caused by algae growth. Some algae isnatural in healthy aquariums. However, if your aquariumwater quickly turns green it may be caused by too much light,overfeeding, too many fish or high levels of nitrate andphosphate in the tap water.

Cleaning the aquarium requires care to preventscratching. Never use household detergents, polishes orscouring pads. The outside of the bowl can be wiped with asoft cloth or purchase a Plastic Scratch Remover & Polish kit.The inside should be cleaned with a Cleaning Pad.

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Changing the bulb is simple. The light contains aspare bulb, after the bulb has failed, turn off the power &allow to cool then open by either using a screwdriver asshown (A) or by gently pulling up on the power cable. Slidethe used bulb out of the socket (B), unclip spare fromsurround (C), remove any transit packing and slide into place,

taking care to locate pins inthe holes. Important: Use acloth when handling or fittinga new bulb, touching the glass with fingers willshorten its life. Only use biOrb 5W bulbs!

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Optional Moon-Light, is fitted with a light sensor(fig 1) and will automatically switch to (blue) moonlight

when the room is darkened, sothere’s no need to switch thelight on and off. This can easily beswitched off if needed (fig 2) enabling you to operate

the light via the on/off switch in the power cable.

OFF AUTO ON

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(fig 2)

This guide will help you understand how youraquarium works and how to create a healthyenvironment for your fish. Please read theseinstructions carefully before filling youraquarium with water.

This is not a toy, adult supervision is recommended.Removing the serial number or dismantling youraquarium will invalidate your guarantee.Setup video guide available on www.reef-one.com

Carefully remove contents from the box and check. Choose a suitable location for youraquarium noting all the advice above and placeyour aquarium on a strong and level surface.

Remember the aquarium needs a powersource within reach.

Remove plastic wrapper from filter cartridge(A) then offer up cartridge to base of bubbletube (B), locate tabs and twist in acounterclockwise direction ensuring allcartridge tabs are fully located.

New cartridges are available from a biOrb dealer.

Remove the light unit and lid from the biOrbthen take the bubble tube and filter cartridgeassembled in step 2 and insert into the biOrb.Turn the bubble tube clockwise until it locksin position. When correctly located, thebubble tube and filter will remain in place.

Wash the ceramic media supplied thoroughlybefore placing around the filter body, ensuringnone remains on top.

Use only ceramic media supplied, do notuse aquarium gravel. Discard any piecessmaller than a pea.

Connect the airline to the pump as shown andplace in a suitable position. Positioning the pumphigher than the aquarium water level willprevent water leakage or damage to pumpshould valve failure occur.

Plug the pump and light unit plug into the separatesockets on the transformer supplied, then plug thetransformer into the power source and turn on.

The pump should be left running 24hrs aday, only switch it off during filter cartridgechanges and cleaning.

Fill the aquarium with tap waterto approximately 2”/5 cm abovethe top of the bubble tube andadd Stress Coat.

Leave the aquarium running for at least 24hrsbefore adding Stress Zyme and then you will beready to add your first fish.

DO NOT immerse the light unit in water.

Setting up your BABY biOrb

AVOID SUNLIGHT

RISK OF FIRE

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AVOID HOT AREAS

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DO NOT MOVEWHEN FULL

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DO NOT PLACE ON ORNEAR ELECTRICAL ITEMS

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Choosing and introducing your fishDo not crowd with decor or over stock with fish, your baby biOrb will house up to 6 small fish. When introducing small fish, add gradually at a rate of 2 every 28 days. This will encourage a population of filterbacteria in the ceramic media that will keep the water clean. Adding fish too quickly may cause the water to be polluted and unsafe for fish.When adding fish follow instructions from your aquatic shop to ensure the fish are gently acclimatised to their new home. Feed each fish 8-10of the pellets supplied per day, do not overfeed. For more information on caring for your aquarium please visit www.reef-one.com

Feed each fish 8-10 of the pellets supplied per day, do not overfeed. CAUTION: Overfeeding will harm fish and pollute water

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4 US GALS = 40LBS15 LITRES = 18 KILOS

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RECOMMENDED FISH SIZE

WAIT 24 HOURS

WEIGHS 18Kg/40lbs

2’’- 5cm