After having installed the pressure regulator and the CO
can be started.
1. Switch on the circulation pump for the water flow.
2. Open the main valve of the CO
3. Fix the working pressure on the pressure regulator to 1 – 2 bar. The working pressure of the regular is fixed
to 1.5 bar.
4. Open the fine tuning valve of the pressure regulator slowly. When doing so, control the outgoing CO
of the bubble-counter.
5. At first, fix 15 bubbles per minute.
6. The CO
gas flows into the reactor and is absorbed by the running water.
2
Please always observe the pH-value and amend the quantity of bubbles according to demand.
Advice: We recommend the Aqua Medic bubble-counter with integrated non-return valve of our CO
pH Computer
5
2
11
1
6
3
Fig. 3: reactor 1000 on aquarium with automatic CO
1. CO
pressure gas bottle station
2
2. Pressure regulator regular
3. Solenoid valve
4. pH computer
5. Adaptor
6. Bubble-counter with non-return valve
Fig. 3 shows the reactor 1000 in exterior fixing together with a complete CO
Medic. The water is led into the reactor coming from the exterior filter (not shown). The pH computer measures
the pH-value in the aquarium and switches on the CO
This way, one can keep a constant pH-value in the aquarium (e. g. pH 6.5 – 6.8) in plant aquaria. Nevertheless,
the number of bubbles on the fine needle valve of the pressure regulator is not to be fixed on too high values.
The risk is given that the pH-value in the aquarium decreases too much when the solenoid valve fails (e. g.
blocked by dirt).
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bottle.
2
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CAL
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7
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7. reactor 1000
8. pH electrode
9. Aquarium
10. Ventilation
11. Water inlet to the reactor 1000
12. Outlet of water to the aquarium
reactor as stipulated, the setting up of the CO
2
8
9
control
2
supply via the solenoid valve according to demand.
2
2
2
program.
2
supply and controlling by Aqua
2
reactor
bubbles