INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Aquarium Start-up Procedure:
A) Salt Water System
1- Install an undergravel filter.
2- Cover the undergravel filter with Dolomite or crushed oyster shells.
3- Add marine salt to fresh water per manufacturer's specification.
4- Install an electric heater and set for water temperature in the range of 73-78 degrees Fahrenheit.
5- Allow 24 hours for the salt to dissolve in solution.
6- Check water specific gravity with a hydrometer for 1.020-1.023. Adjust specific gravity of solution if not within the above range.
7- Install a power filter designed for a marine system.
8- Add gravel, or which 25% by weight comes from an established disease free tank. Freeze-dried bacteria mixtures may be substituted for the 25% disease free gravel.
9- Add a food source to promote Nitrogen-Cycle Bacteria.
10- When the aquarium is stabilized; i.e., the Nitrogen Cycle is balanced and Nitrite levels are stable for two weeks, then it is safe to add Marine Fish and Invertebrates.
11- Finally, now add the POLY-FILTER to the aquarium system.
B) Fresh Water System
Fresh water aquariums require no special start-up procedures. Any conventional procedure is acceptable for use with the POLY-FILTER, or simply place the POLY-FILTER in the water in a manner that prevents it from floating to the surface without blocking the flow of water over and around the POLY-FILTER.