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Congratulations on Your Purchase of Red Sea Contents Preface............................................................................................................ 1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 2 Lighting ............................................................................................................................2 Water Movement and Circulation ..................................................................................3 Temperature ....................................................................................................................3 Filtration...........................................................................................................................3 Safety.............................................................................................................. 5 MAX Setup ...................................................................................................... 7 Location............................................................................................................................7 Unpacking the Aquarium................................................................................................8 Pre-Operating Instructions ............................................................................. 9 Assembly .........................................................................................................................9 Preparing the Saltwater................................................................................................18 Mixing the Salt ..............................................................................................................19 Preparing the Substrate................................................................................................20 Live Rock........................................................................................................................20 Stocking the Tank..........................................................................................................22 Caring for the Reef ......................................................................................... 25 Daily Reef Care Procedures ..........................................................................................25 Weekly Reef Care..........................................................................................................31 Monthly Reef Care: Water Changes .............................................................................35 Bimonthly or More Reef Care.......................................................................................36 List of Figures Figure 1: Drip Loop .............................................................................................................5 Figure 2: MAX contents ......................................................................................................7 Figure 3: Biological filter ....................................................................................................9 Figure 4: Carbon filter.........................................................................................................9 Figure 5: Circulation pump.................................................................................................9 Figure 6: Installing circulation pumps...............................................................................10 Figure 7: Heater ..................................................................................................................10 Figure 8: Threading the heater cord ................................................................................10 Figure 9: Protein skimmer parts........................................................................................11 Figure 10: Skimmer assembled.........................................................................................11 Figure 11: Inserting protein skimmer ...............................................................................12 Figure 12: Mechanical filtration material .........................................................................12 Figure 13: Inserting filter comb.........................................................................................12 Figure 14: Attaching and positioning filter shutter..........................................................13 Figure 15: Light tubes ........................................................................................................13 Figure 16: Inserting bulb....................................................................................................13 Figure 17: Positioning lighting control cover ...................................................................14 Figure 18: Positioning skimmer hood...............................................................................14 Figure 19: Attaching the skimmer hood...........................................................................14 Figure 20: Securing the hood supports.............................................................................15 Figure 21: Lowering the hood ...........................................................................................15 Figure 22: Skimmer collection cup....................................................................................15 Figure 23: Attaching the skimmer collection cup ............................................................15 Figure 24: Power center.....................................................................................................16 Figure 25: Removing the splash cover .............................................................................16 Figure 26: Replacing the splash cover ..............................................................................16 Figure 27: Inserting power center.....................................................................................17 Figure 28: Control panel.....................................................................................................17 Figure 29: Timer and switch ..............................................................................................17 Figure 30: Removing the splash cover .............................................................................17 Figure 31: Water circulation...............................................................................................21 Red Sea MAX User Manual Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the Red Sea MAX. The unique and colorful underwater world of the coral reef and its inhabitants has captivated mankind for ages. Since the early years aquatic hobbyists have tried to duplicate this wonderland in their own homes, focusing on the equipment and technologies required to achieve this aim. Red Sea developed the MAX to provide a complete reef-ready system so that from the beginning, you can focus on the aquarium's inhabitants rather than the hardware. This manual includes the set-up and operational instructions for the MAX aquarium with a focus on how to establish and maintain a healthy and successful reef aquarium. We hope that you enjoy your MAX. 1 Red Sea MAX User Manual 1 Introduction The Red Sea MAX approach to the coral reef experience is to The intensity of the light is also important, though it is replicate a natural marine environment as closely as possible. impractical for a home aquarium to provide the high light In the ocean, coral reefs flourish only where specific physical, intensity present at natural reefs. As a general rule, a light conditions prevail such as sufficient light, adequate current, intensity of 1 watt per liter of water is sufficient for marine stable temperature and water clarity. The Red Sea MAX invertebrates. provides a system that creates these conditions allowing you to keep a thriving, healthy reef aquarium right in your own As with most other organisms, the fish and invertebrates home. require both light and dark periods for healthy biological functioning. The photoperiod needed for photosynthesis is 10- 12 hours. Lighting The Red Sea MAX features a complete lighting system, including two 55-watt T5 power compact fluorescent bulbs Light is the primary energy source in a coral reef ecosystem. with a high-polish, textured aluminum reflector, designed Some of the reef organisms such as algae, phytoplankton and specifically to attain the lighting requirements for a healthy zooxanthelae convert the light into chemical energy that other reef ecosystem. It provides 1 watt per liter of clear blue sky reef inhabitants consume in turn. Invertebrates, such as corals color (10,000 K) with a 1:1 ratio to pure actinic blue (420nm and anemones, rely on sufficient light to promote wavelength peak) to enhance the growth and health of even photosynthesis. These photosynthetic invertebrates harbor the delicate stony corals (SPS) and duplicate the exquisite symbiotic algae called zooxanthelae that consume the fluorescent colors of the reef invertebrates. The lighting comes nitrogenous components and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the with a built-in timer to ensure a consistent photoperiod and coral, converting it into nutrients and oxygen for the coral moonlight periods to complete the natural environment. itself. The spectrum of light is of paramount importance because those wavelengths (color) of light found at the natural depths of coral reefs maximize the ability of the zooxanthelae to photosynthesize. 2 Red Sea MAX User Manual Water movement
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