Weekly Maintenance:

1. Unplug all equipment.
2. Open the Aquarium Lid.
3. The fish and plants do not need to be
   removed when doing any maintenance.
4. Place the towel on the floor in front of the aquarium to guard from water spillage.
5. Use an Aqua One 4 in 1 algae scraper to gently scrape away any algae growing on the glass or filter pipes.
6. Using an Aqua One gravel cleaner* empty approximately 25% of the aquarium water into the bucket. Take note of how much water is emptied.
7. Remove the elbow and spray bar unit from the top of the power head.
8. Remove the carbon cartridge and filter
   sponge from the filter unit.
9. Rinse the black filter sponge in the bucket of old aquarium water, then discard the water.
10. Rinse the carbon cartridge thoroughly
    under the tap. The carbon filter cartridge should be replaced every 6 - 8 weeks for optimum filter performance.
11. Replace the filter sponge and carbon
    cartridge in the filter.
12. Reconnect the elbow and spray bar unit back onto the outlet at the top of the power head. Make sure the holes of the spray bar are pointing down onto the carbon cartridge and that the end of the spray bar has the cap fitted.
13. Fill the bucket up with the same amount of water that was removed from the aquarium.
14. Treat the tap water with Aqua One water conditioner as per the instructions on the bottle.

1. Wash your hands and arms. It is very
   important to remove dirt, moisturizer and
   other impurities. Do this whenever you work on the aquarium.
2. Rinse the following DO NOT WASH IN
   SOAP OR DETERGENT. Filter Sponge, Carbon Cartridge, Filter Grid,
   Spray Bar, Intake Pipe, Intake Strainer, Elbow, Glass Tank (Inside).
3. Mount the Power Head on the filter. To do so, fit the Rubber Mount to the Power Head and slide the mount onto the bracket on the filter body.
4. Connect the Intake Pipe and Strainer
   together as shown below.
5. Attach the intake pipe to the bottom of the Power Head as shown above.
6. Place the filter grid in the bottom of the filter unit.
7. Place the black filter sponge on top of the Filter Grid.
8. Place the carbon cartridge on top of the black filter sponges with the wool facing upwards.
9. Connect the elbow in to the Rubber Mount at the top of the power head.
10. Then connect the spray bar to the other end of the elbow. Make sure the holes of the spray bar are pointing down and that the end of the spray bar has the cap fitted as shown above.

Monthly Maintenance:

1. Turn the power head off.
2. Remove the lid from the filter unit.
3. Remove the elbow and spray bar unit from the top of the power head.
4. Remove the carbon cartridge and black filter sponge from the filter unit.
5. Empty a small amount of water from the aquarium into a bucket.
6. Rinse the black filter sponge in the bucket. Discard the used water; do not add it back into the aquarium.
7. Rinse the carbon cartridge out under the tap, rinse thoroughly.
8. Reinsert the carbon cartridge and black filter sponge.
9. Then connect the elbow and spray bar unit back onto the outlet at the top of the power head.
10. Ensure the aquarium is full.
11. Turn the power head back on and ensure that water is flowing out of the spray bar.
12. Close the lid on the aquarium.
    
13. The carbon filter cartridge should be replaced every 6 - 8 weeks for optimum filter performance.