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Red Sea MAX
2. Make sure your hands are dry.
3. Connect the MAX to the power supply.
4. Turn the lights on.
5. Direct the two pump nozzles down.
6. Activate the two circulation pumps and the skimmer pump.
7. Switch on the heater if the water temperature is below
24°C / 75°F.
8. Add 4.5kg / 9.9lbs of Red Sea Coral Pro salt to achieve a
salinity of 35ppt.
9. Wait 20-30 minutes. The pump action should help the salt
dissolve completely.
10. Measure the salinity with a hydrometer, following the
hydrometer instructions.
11. Add water or salt as necessary to achieve the desired salinity.
HINT The warmer the water, the faster the salt will dissolve.
Water level and flow dynamics
After filling the tank with salt water and turning on the pumps
and the skimmer, it is time to understand and examine MAX flow
dynamics and the influence of water level.
NOTE MAX filtration system is positioned on the back of the
tank, as opposed to in a sump and therefore the
performance of the filtration system is directly related
to the water level inside the filtration chamber and
the tank.
The water enters the filtration chamber through the over-flow
box and the filter comb on the filtration chamber front wall (Fig.
34). The water flows through the mechanical filtration media,
then enters the protein skimmer (Fig 35 a). After the skimmer
the water rises up and down again through the heater chamber
(Fig 35 b,c) to the bio-media and carbon filter chamber and out
through the 2 circulation pumps (Fig 35 d).
Fig 34: Water enters through over-flow box
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