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EN
EN
INSTRUC
TIONS
INSTRUC
TIONS
P
r
eparing
y
our
A
quarium
1.
Carefully remove all
components from
t
he
packaging and ensure that
n
o
t
h
i
ng
is missing
o
r
damaged
.
(
re
f
er
t
o
c
o
mp
o
nen
t
l
is
t
)
2.
T
h
oro
ugh
l
y
clean the
aqua
r
i
um
,
i
n
s
id
e
and out,
w
i
t
h
a damp cloth, using fresh
wa
t
er
.
N
E
VER
U
S
E
S
O
AP
OR
D
ET
ERG
EN
T
S
o
n
an
y
t
hin
g
be
i
ng
placed
i
n
t
he
aqua
r
i
um
,
a
s
i
t
c
an
be
ha
r
m
f
ul
t
o
t
he
i
nhab
i
t
a
nt
s
.
3.
T
he
Fluval
E
DG
E
23
L
can
we
ig
h
i
n
e
x
c
e
ss
of
30
kg (70 lbs) and the Fluval
EDGE
46
L
can weigh
i
n
e
x
c
e
ss
o
f
56
k
g
(125
l
b
s
)
o
n
c
e
de
c
o
r
a
t
ed
and
fill
ed
w
i
t
h
water.
T
he
location of the
aqua
r
i
um
is v
er
y
i
mpo
r
ta
n
t
so
c
h
oose
a
so
l
i
d
,
l
e
v
e
l
surface
t
h
a
t
c
a
nn
o
t
be damaged by
w
at
e
r
,
wh
i
c
h
is
awa
y
from any electrical equipment, direct s
un
l
ig
h
t
,
dr
a
f
t
s
,
hea
t
so
u
rc
e
s
o
r
h
ig
h
t
r
a
ffi
c
a
re
a
s
.
4.
R
em
o
v
e
any debris from the base
un
i
t
and
ensure that the 6
an
t
i
-
s
l
i
p
rubber
f
ee
t
are s
e
c
u
re
d
i
n
p
l
a
c
e
.
(
i
ll
.
A
)
5.
P
l
a
c
e
t
he
ba
s
e
un
i
t
i
n
p
os
i
t
io
n
.
6.
P
l
a
c
e
t
he
aqua
r
i
um
o
n
t
o
t
he
base
un
i
t
w
i
t
h
t
he
o
pen
s
pa
c
e
o
n
t
o
p
o
f
t
he
t
an
k
,
t
o
t
he
re
a
r.
P
r
eparing
y
our
F
ilt
er
IMPORTANT: S
e
t
up your
filter
according
t
o
the instruction manual found in the
E
DG
E
fi
l
t
e
r
b
o
x
.
1.
Mount filter onto the rear column of the
F
l
u
v
a
l
E
DGE
.
(
i
ll
.
B
)
2.
C
o
nne
c
t
rear column
i
n
t
o
the base un
i
t
,
en
s
u
r
i
ng
all electrical cords pass
t
h
ro
ugh
the
o
pen
i
ng
at the back of the rear
c
o
l
umn
,
and the light
un
i
t
is facing towards the
f
ro
n
t
.
(i
ll
.
C
)
3.
C
en
t
er
aqua
r
i
um so that the top
o
pen
i
ng
is
aligned
w
i
t
h
the rear column. When lowered,
t
he
lamps will sit directly over the open space of
t
he
aqua
r
i
um.
(
i
ll
.
D
)
Y
our
Lighting
S
yst
em
Plug the
t
r
an
s
f
o
r
m
er
i
n
t
o
the power socket
and
test the light
un
i
t
by
o
p
er
a
t
i
ng
the
o
n
/
off
s
w
i
t
c
h
.
(i
ll
.
E
)
D
ec
ora
ting
,
adding
w
a
t
er
and
inhabitants
t
o
y
our
EDGE
DO NOT place hands, cor
or
introduce any inhabitants into
t
h
e
aquarium without removing
a
t
least 25% of the water volume
a
s
the displacement will over flow
t
h
e
aquarium water, and may cause d
a
m
a
g
e
to the unit or the support
s
u
r
f
a
c
e
.
W
a
r
n
i
n
g
:
Si
n
c
e
w
a
t
e
r
i
s
e
mp
l
o
y
e
d
w
i
t
h
t
h
e
u
s
e
o
f
a
n
a
q
u
a
r
i
u
m
,
d
o
n
o
t
p
l
a
c
e
a
q
u
a
r
i
u
m
o
n
s
u
r
f
a
c
e
s
t
h
a
t
c
a
n
b
e
d
a
m
a
g
e
d
b
y
w
a
t
e
r
.
1.
Ri
n
s
e
o
r
namen
t
s
and
gr
a
v
el
(
so
l
d
separately)
t
o
re
m
o
v
e
an
y
deb
r
is
be
f
ore
add
i
ng
t
o
y
o
u
r
aqua
r
i
um
.
2.
A
dd
gr
a
v
el
t
o
t
he
aqua
r
i
um
.
3.
Fi
ll
t
he
aqua
r
i
um
up
t
o
ha
l
f
i
t
s
he
ig
h
t
w
i
t
h
roo
m
t
emp
er
a
t
u
re
wa
t
er
and
de
c
o
r
a
t
e
w
i
t
h
p
l
an
t
s
,
s
ma
ll
ro
c
k
s
e
t
c
4.
Add
1
/
2
capful (23
L
)
,
1 capful (46
L
)
,
o
f
N
u
t
r
a
fi
n
A
qua
P
l
u
s
t
o
el
i
m
i
na
t
e
t
r
a
c
e
s
o
f
c
h
l
o
r
i
ne
o
r
o
t
he
r
ha
r
m
f
ul
me
t
a
l
s
c
o
n
t
a
i
ned
i
n
y
o
u
r
t
ap
wa
t
er
.
5.
Dose
w
i
t
h
Nu
t
rafi
n
C
y
c
l
e
.
Cycle is a
den
sel
y
concentrated solution of good
ba
c
t
er
i
a wh
i
c
h
helps the aqua
r
i
um
to mature more quickly.
A
dd
15
m
L
(23
L
)
,
25
m
L
(46
L
)
,
o
f
N
u
t
r
a
fi
n
C
y
c
l
e
on
da
y
1
and
t
hen
an
o
t
he
r
7
.
5
m
L
(23
L
)
,
10
m
L
(46
L
)
,
t
he
f
o
l
lo
w
in
g
2
da
y
s
.
6.
Add more water, leaving enough room
t
o
float the
i
nhab
i
t
an
t
s
in
t
he
i
r
plastic bag until
t
he
y
acclimatise to the temperature of the
aqua
r
i
um
water. Simply float the bag in the
aqua
r
i
um
t
o
re
g
ul
a
t
e
wa
t
er
t
emp
er
a
t
u
re
i
n
t
he
bag
and
re
du
c
e
the risk of
s
t
ress
i
ng
your
i
nhab
i
t
an
t
s
.
I
t
is
n
o
t
recommended to pour the water from the
bag
in
t
o
y
o
u
r
aqua
r
i
um.
(
W
e
r
e
c
o
mmend
allowin
g
t
he
aqua
r
i
um
t
o
s
e
tt
l
e
i
n
f
o
r
a
wee
k
be
f
ore
p
o
p
ul
a
t
i
ng
i
t
.)
S
pe
c
i
e
s
s
u
i
t
ed
t
o
t
he
E
DG
E
aq
u
a
r
i
a
:
A
ll
s
h
r
i
mp
s
,
i
n
cl
u
d
i
ng
crystal red shrimps and cultivated breeds, bumble
bee
shrimps etc., dwarf crayfish of the
C
amba
r
e
ll
u
s
gen
u
s
,
e.g.
C
. patzcuarensis (known as
CPO”),
algae-
eat
i
ng
snails such as the coloured form of the Seminole
r
am
s
-
ho
r
n
(
P
l
a
no
r
b
el
l
a
du
r
y
i
du
r
y
i
),
Ner
i
t
in
a
e
t
c
.
Tip 1: Small
tanks require more work to clean
than a
l
ar
ge
r
aquarium.
T
he
ground
m
at
e
r
i
al
and
w
at
e
r
v
o
l
u
me
i
n
a
larger
t
an
k
serve
a
s
an
effective
b
u
ff
e
r
t
ha
t
p
r
o
t
e
c
t
s
t
he
i
nhab
i
t
an
t
s
aga
i
n
s
t
changes
i
n
w
a
t
e
r
chemistry,
e
.
g
.
a
s
a
r
e
s
u
l
t
o
f
e
xc
e
ss
i
v
e
f
eed
i
ng
.
I
t
s
t
h
u
s
be
tt
e
r
t
o
c
hange
less water more often
preferably 35 litres once
a
week
than
t
o
c
hange
l
a
r
ge
am
ou
n
t
s
o
f
t
he
w
a
t
e
r
o
n
c
e
a month.
If
problems arise with the water
c
hem
i
s
t
r
y
,
Fluval
O
p
t
i
-
C
a
r
b
from the
LAB
series can be useful.
T
h
i
s
special filter medium helps to keep the water
c
hem
i
s
t
r
y
stable. Populate the aquarium sparingly (around
fiv
e
shrimp per 10 litres of water) and provide very
s
ma
ll
portions of feed in a prepared aquarium 2-3 times
a
week. Beech, oak or sea almond leaves are an
e
xc
e
ll
en
t
feed supplement.
A
t
least two or three of these
s
h
ou
l
d
a
lw
a
y
s
be
in
t
he
a
qu
a
r
i
um.
Tip
2
:
P
l
ea
s
e
d
o
n
o
t
forget
t
o
p
u
s
h
t
he
fil
t
e
r
s
p
o
nge
o
n
t
o
the suction tube of the filter; otherwise, the
s
ma
ll
er
i
nhab
i
t
an
t
s
o
f
t
he
aquarium
c
ou
l
d
be
s
u
c
k
ed
i
n
.
7.
O
n
c
e
a
ll
gr
a
v
el
,
c
o
r
and
i
nhab
i
t
an
t
s
ha
v
e
been
added, top up the aqua
r
i
um
w
i
t
h
water to 5mm
above the top surface of the
aqua
r
i
um
so that
t
he
wa
t
er
pa
r
t
l
y
fill
s
t
he
r
a
is
ed
s
e
c
t
io
n
o
f
t
he
tank.
(
i
ll
.
F
)
8.
Start
EDGE
filter according to the
d
i
re
c
t
io
n
s
men
t
io
ned
i
n
i
t
s
manua
l
.
H
i
n
t
:
If
air bubbles become trapped
un
d
e
r
t
h
e
t
o
p
g
l
a
ss
p
l
a
t
e
,
u
s
e
a
n
a
l
g
ae
m
a
g
n
e
t
t
o
sweep the bubbles to the open area.
(
S
ee
i
l
l.
b
e
l
ow
)
A
tt
e
n
t
i
o
n
:
Do
not move the
Fluval
E
DG
E
w
h
e
n
i
t
i
s
f
u
ll
o
f
w
a
t
e
r
.
9.
Place cover on top of
aqua
r
i
um
,
en
s
u
r
i
ng
t
ha
t
the tabs underneath are facing towards the
f
ro
n
t
.
(i
ll
.
G
)
F
eeding
y
our
A
quarium
Inhabitan
ts
Once your
aqua
r
i
um
i
nhab
i
t
an
t
s have
been
i
n
t
ro
du
c
ed
to the tank, avoid
f
eed
i
ng
them for
48
hours.
NUTRAFIN MAX is
a range of
c
o
mp
l
e
t
e
,
balanced foods specially
p
r
ep
a
r
ed
using high quality ingredients
in
cl
ud
ing
salmon oil, garlic and earthworm
m
eal,
which is irresistible to all
a
qua
r
i
um
inhabitants. Nutrafin
Max caters for
t
he
needs of different species.
All
rec
i
pe
s
are rich in omega 3 & 6 fatty acids,
a
complete mix of stabilized
v
i
t
am
i
n
s
and wheat germ, designed to he
lp
fight stress and increase fertility.
A
source of prebiotics is also included
t
o
help and support the immune
s
y
s
t
em
,
contributing to their long term wel
l
-
being. Natural colour enhancers
a
r
e
used throughout the Nutrafin
M
a
x
r
ange
t
o
t
a
r
ge
t
sp
e
c
i
fic
common
shade
s
,
such as red and yellow to bring out
t
he
nat
u
r
a
l
colours
o
f
fi
sh
and
i
n
v
e
r
t
eb
r
at
e
s
.
M
a
i
n
t
e
n
a
n
c
e
Do
not
use
equipment
that
has come in contact with
s
o
a
p.
Once a week remove 20% of the
wa
t
er
using a gravel cleaner. Replace
w
i
t
h
t
ap
water, treated
w
i
t
h
a half capful of
N
u
t
r
a
fi
n
Aqua Plus, and of a similar temperature
t
o
yo
u
r
t
an
k
.
Once a month, remove the
filter and take
out the filter media for cleaning. Ple
a
s
e
refer to instruction manual for
c
o
mp
l
e
t
e
ma
i
nt
enan
c
e
instructions. To
enhan
c
e
bacterial action, pour a dose of
N
u
t
r
a
fi
n
Cycle onto your filter cartridges each
t
i
me
y
ou
c
hange
t
he
med
i
a
.
K
ee
p
spare replacement media
f
o
r
y
o
u
r
Fluval
E
D
GE
Power
F
il
t
e
r
R
EP
L
A
C
E
M
EN
T
MEDIA PURPOSE
S
C
H
E
DUL
E
C
a
rbo
n
C
le
an
&
C
le
a
r
(
2
)
C
he
mi
c
al
F
i
l
t
r
at
i
o
n
:
E
l
imin
at
e
s
t
o
x
i
c
impurities, odours
and
d
i
s
c
o
lo
u
r
at
i
o
n
2
t
o
4
W
ee
k
s
F
o
am
P
ad
(
3
)
M
e
c
ha
ni
c
al
F
i
l
t
r
at
i
o
n
:
Traps particles
and
deb
ris
2
t
o
3
M
o
n
t
h
s
B
I
O
M
A
X
(
1
)
Biological
F
i
l
t
r
at
i
o
n
:
Pro
v
id
e
s
Optimum Biological
B
a
l
an
c
e
2
t
o
3
M
o
n
t
h
s
A
ll
these media
h
e
l
p
t
o
c
r
ea
t
e
a
healthy,
c
l
ea
n
a
nd
beautiful
e
n
vi
r
o
n
m
e
n
t
.
IMPORTANT: Do
not rinse your media with
tap
water.
Rinse
them in
a
b
ow
l
with water taken from your aquarium.
This way, you will
not wash away
the
beneficial bacteria that have established, and your
t
an
k
s
biological balance
1
will not have to start over from
s
c
r
a
t
c
h.
Y
o
u
can rinse your
fil
t
e
r
(minus
the
media) with tap water to
clean off
any sludge or deposits.
Same applies
to an
y
other elements
t
h
a
t
need
t
o
b
e
cleaned
i
n
y
o
u
r
aquarium.
2
I
f
t
h
ere
is
an
y
b
ui
l
d
-
u
p
t
ha
t
y
ou
wan
t
t
o
re
m
o
v
e
f
ro
m
t
he
wa
ll
s
o
f
y
ou
r
aqua
r
i
um
,
u
s
e
an
algae
3
magne
t
s
o
l
d
s
epa
r
a
t
el
y
.

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Fluval EDGE Specifications

General IconGeneral
MaterialGlass
Capacity6 gallons
Tank Volume6 gallons
LightingLED lighting system
Filtration3-stage filtration

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