3. Filter connections
Fig. 2: Filter connections Formosa 50
1.
Water inlet to the filter
2.
Bushing
3.
Sealing for
bushing
4.
Slide ring for
bushing
5.
Nut for
bushing
6.
Shut-off valve
7.
Tube filter inlet
8.
Tube re-supply to the filter
9.
Pot filter
10. Sealing clips
11. Return
tube
12. Comb 1
13. Comb 2
14. Space for the filter sponge (not included in shipment).
clamped between the black glass of the overflow and the rear glass pane. The sponge should
come up from the ground to the lower edge of the horizontal return tube (11). Comb No. 13
should be inserted reversed and close the overflow box that way from the side. The sponge
prevents that little animals like shrimps get caught in the overflow box. The sponge should be
about 5 cm thick.
In the
Formosa
50, there is an overflow system behind the black pane to which the light can be
mounted. The system consists of an overflow shaft with combs and a slotted pipe through which the
water enters the filter. In the cabinet, there are two valves that must be closed if the pot filter is
removed.
There, an appropriate sponge can be
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