Sera Biotop LED Cube 130 XXL Mode D'emploi page 9

SAFETY PRECAUTION
The aquarium may only be transported when empty.
Aquarium cover
Assembly of aquarium cover (2.1)
The sera LED cover is already pre-installed on the plas-
tic frame of the aquarium. Power supply of the LED cover
is achieved by an included ballast with an output voltage
of 12 V DC.
Connecting the power supply (1.2)
Push the barrel connector of the ballast (1.2.3) into the
connector socket of the LED cover cable.
The connectors must be laid out in the dry in a way that
there is no tension on the connectors, thus preventing
them from being accidentally disconnected.
Opening the aquarium cover and snapping it in (2.2)
The aquarium cover is installed on the back of the aquar-
ium with two hinges. Open the cover until both support
bars on the right and the left snap in if you wish to open
the cover. The support bars now hold the cover in place.
For closing the cover, hold it open with one hand. Slightly
pull where the hinges are located using the other hand.
The snap-in mechanism will then open. Now you can gen-
tly close the cover. Make sure that both support bars fold
in towards the front.
Lighting in the aquarium cover (1.2)
You can change the LED units as you wish. The LED chips
are placed in 6 rows with 2 LED chips each. The light
switch (2.3.1) is located on the right side if you look on the
front side (2.3).
Aeration
The LED cover is equipped with two fans for cooling the
LED chips. Both fans are located on the side where the
light switch is (2.3). Both fans take up operation when the
lighting is switched on. Check regularly whether both fans
are running as to avoid overheating LED chips.
Replacing the LED units (1.4)
Take the LED cover off the aquarium (2.1) and place the
LED cover on a soft, firm support. Now loosen all screws
of the clear pane (1.4.1). Take the holder frame of the clear
pane off. You can now remove the clear pane. Place the
clear pane on a soft cloth as to protect it against scratches.
All LED units have a separate fastening frame with a bay-
onet lock. Turn the fastening frame counterclockwise until
the end (1.4.2), then pull it gently out of the lamp casing
(1.4.3). The LED chip has two wire pins on the back side
which are used to push the LED chip into the lamp sock-
et. The LED chip is pulled vertically from the socket with-
out rotating it (1.4.4).
Inserting the LED chips takes place in reversed order
(1.4.5, 1.4.6).
4 chamber internal filter (1.5)
The filter system of the sera Biotop LED Cube 130 XXL is
already firmly installed at the back of the aquarium. Please
nevertheless check that all elements are firmly seated.
First chamber
The water flows into the filter system through the overflow
grid located at the back right. For proper operation of the
4 chamber internal filter, the water level must always be
2 cm (0.8 in.) above the bottom edge of the overflow grid.
Water must be topped up in case the water level is
lower!
Lacking water makes the water surface inside the 4 cham-
ber filter sink until the pump begins to run dry and does
not agitate any water any more in case of continuing lack
of water.
Two black filter sponges (1.5.1) are located in the first
chamber.
Second chamber
The holder bracket for the sera heater is located in the
second chamber. Take the sera heater out of its packaging
and push it into the bracket from above (1.5.4). The water
flowing along the heater will be heated to the target tem-
perature (ideal: 25 – 28°C / 77 – 82°F).
The water then flows into the third chamber.
Third chamber
The biological filter medium sera siporax Professional
is placed in filter media bags inside the biofilter cham-
ber (1.5.2). sera siporax Professional does not only
provide a scientifically proven ideal surface of 270 m
(2,900 sq.ft. / US quart) medium but also includes a tun-
nel system present inside the filter medium that allows for
permanent growth of filter bacteria. 1 liter (1 US quart) sera
siporax Professional provides as much settling space for
bacteria as, for instance, 34 liters (9 US gal.) of clay fil-
ter material.
Fourth chamber
The feed pump (1.5.3) is placed on the bottom. It gener-
ates water flow (agitation) in the entire system and pumps
the water back into the aquarium via the stick-on flow dis-
tributor (1.6). The flow distributor is equipped with two flow
nozzles that can be directed freely.
When everything is installed properly and functions well,
you may start setting up the sera Biotop LED Cube
130 XXL. The sera guides provide detailed information
about:
• Introducing the animals
• Suggestions for complete biotopes suitable for the sera
Biotop LED Cube 130 XXL
• Water care
• Function of filtration
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