Aqua Medic plankton reactor Mode D'emploi page 8

The oxygen supply and water movement are guaranteed by aeration. Suitable food are the living microalgae
that are produced in the plankton light reactor.
2. Set up and maintenance of the plankton light reactor and plankton reactor
2.1. Delivery
The plankton reactor consists of following components:
- reaction vessel, volume approx. 3 l, with air injection port and check valve
- wall-mounting plate with clamps
- cleaning brush
In addition, the plankton light reactor is supplied with:
- lighting unit, including external ballast.
To run both plankton reactors, you need an air pump with higher pressure capacity. We recommend to use Aqua
Medic Mistral 200 or 300.
2.2. Mounting
First, both holding plates (3) are mounted at a suitable place at the wall in a room with the right temperature.
Four screws and wall plugs (6 mm) are included. Two are used in the opposite corners of each holding plate.
Before screwing, please attach the retaining clips to the holding plate. Take care that the clamps of the upper
plate fit under the black stringers of the reactor vessel. This prevents that the reactor slides down. The funnel
shaped top of the reactor allows the injected air to escape and works as splash protection. In case of automation
of the system, it can take a pH probe.
At the lower end of the reactor, a valve is placed (6) for harvesting the Plankton and a check valve in the air
tube that prevents water from flowing back in case of power failure. A 6 mm air tube (7) is directed from the
air adjustion valve to the air pump (not included).
Illumination of the plankton light reactor:
To start illumination (2), the fluorescent tube is mounted into the water protected sockets of the lamp. By aid
of the holding clips (8), the whole lighting unit can be clicked to the reactor. The power plug of the lighting unit
is put into the socket of a timer (not included).
Fig. 1: plankton light reactor
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