Dennerle Bio CO2 Compact Notice D'emploi page 4

BIO CO
Biological CO
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With CO control gel and CO
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- Instructions for use: Please read thoroughly. Store in a safe place. -
Congratulations on your purchase of this high-quality Bio CO
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supply your aquarium easily, reliably and evenly with CO – the most important fertilizer for aquarium plants.
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DENNERLE hopes you will have many hours of fun and pleasure with your aquarium!
CO is essential
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for all aquarium plants
From the building blocks of CO (carbon dioxide), water and light, plants
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produce their most important nutrient and energy store: sugar. They will
only grow and truly thrive – and provide your fish with the oxygen they, in
turn, need – if your aquarium's water contains enough CO .
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So only aquaria with very few plants or none at all will require additional
aeration as the natural producers of oxygen are missing.
A constant CO supply
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has other advantages
CO dissolves in water partly as carbonic acid. Most tropical aquarium fish
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and plants love this slightly sour water. It has a positive impact on the sen-
sitive skin of the fish. It will be easier for plants to absorb essential trace
elements.
As it directly promotes considerable plant growth, a constant CO
even fights algae. Thousands of times over, it has been proven that healthi-
ly growing water plants rob algae of the nutrients they need to survive. As
a consequence, existing algae generally shrink visibly within a few weeks,
effectively preventing algae from spreading excessively.
Constant CO production
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through CO control-gel
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A fermentation process with pure sugar normally starts out very rapidly, but
abruptly drops off again after just a few days. DENNERLE Bio CO
control gel, on the other hand, produces a constant amount of CO
least 30 days – that translates into a virtually constant amount of CO
over one month.
CO production at varying temperatures
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temperature (°C) CO -need number of bubbles average
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of the aquarium per day apprx.* operation in days
21 low 7.000 45
24 normal 10.000 30
27 high 13.000 24
* Biological processes are never perfectly identical. Small differences in the
production of CO are therefore quite normal. But a total of more than
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300.000 bubbles per bottle will always be produced.
DENNERLE Bio CO and aquarium size
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The Bio CO Compact Set is ideal for aquaria up to 80 litres capacity. Please
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note: The stronger the movement of the water surface (e.g., by filters, addi-
tional aeration), the more CO will be expelled from the aquarium.
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Bio-Line
Compact
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fertilisation for aquaria.
limewood diffusor.
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fertilizer system from DENNERLE. When properly used and maintained it will allow you to
What the parts do
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supply
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Bio CO refill bottle: with CO control gel for constant CO
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Bottle support with self-adhesive strips: for securely attaching the bott-
with CO
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for at le to the aquarium
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for
CO hose: from the Bio CO bottle to the CO
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CO limewood diffusor: for quick, effective CO
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Suction clips for attaching the CO limewood diffusor
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Installation
and Connection
1. Select an easily accessible place on your
aquarium for mounting the bottle sup-
port. Pull the protective foil off the adhe-
sive strips on the bottle support.
Place the CO
press it vertically onto a clean and fat-
free aquarium pane. Firmly press the two
tabs with adhesive tape onto the pane.
Please note: The adhesive strips stick
very tightly. After pressing the bottle sup-
port onto the pane, you will not be able
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production
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Exchanging the Bio CO
You will know that the bottle is used up once no more bubbles appear on
limewood diffusor
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the CO diffusor. In that case:
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diffusion
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• Take the bottle out of the support and remove the hose from the
cover.
• Start Bio CO
reverse order.
The contents of the used-up bottle can be poured into regular house drains.
Discard the plastic bottle in a suitable recycling bin.
TIP: Always keep a Bio CO
any problems if you run out of CO
bottle in the support and
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to move it. What do I do when...? – Troubleshooting
2. Take the bottle out of the support and Fault
unscrew the cover from the Bio CO bott-
I don't see any bub-
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le. Open the lift-up lid and take out the
bles on the CO
starter capsule. Carefully pull up and re- wood diffusor after 48
hours.
move the green half of the capsule.
Pour the contents of the starter capsule
into the bottle. Add the empty capsule
halves to the bottle as well.
3. Fill the bottle up to the marker line (arro-
ws) with tap water at 20 to 25°C (NOT
more than 25°C!). Screw the cap on
tightly. Important: Inside the connector
nipple of the bottle cap is a built-in white
microfilter. It must not be removed.
No bubbles appear on the
4. Break or carefully cut off the lift-up lid.
limewood CO
although the fermentation
5. Attach the hose to the hose connector.
process commenced some
6. Attach the CO limewood diffusor at time ago.
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other end of the hose and attach it to a
CO
dark spot, as low as possible in the
now only produces
aquarium using the suction clips.
large, individual bub-
bles.
7. Place the bottle in the support so that
the front side faces the aquarium glass
Special notes
(this improves heat transfer).
Service life: Bottle contents: around 5 years; starter capsules: about 12
Note: The CO production will result in
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months at 20 °C, about 18 months at 10°C. For this reason, please store
the bottle bulging somewhat. The bottle
Bio CO
support is large enough to enable it to
A slight coating of mould in the bottle contents is actually a plus: this rare
expand without any problems.
mould will speed up the production of CO
Important: If large amounts of the bottle content accidentally enter the
When properly used, CO production will
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aquarium during the operation of the Bio CO
begin within 24-48 hours.
become cloudy and deficient in oxygen. In this case, change part of the
water immediately and check to make sure that the fertilizer is in proper
working order. Do NOT fill the bottle past the marker line (arrows)!
bottle
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Please keep the Bio CO
upright!
Components of the Bio CO
Bio CO
tion clips, CO
refill (available at pet stores) and re-assemble in
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Spare parts (from your local pet store)
3004 Bio CO
1557 5 starter capsules
3090 CO
refill as a back-up. That way, you won't have
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Ask your local pet store about the DENNERLE program of aquarium plants
at the weekend.
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and accessories or request our brochures!
Look for free DENNERLE tips for pros at your local pet store, or online at
www.dennerle.de!
Sales:
Customer service: DENNERLE GmbH, D-66981 Münchweiler, Germany
Cause Remedy
The bottle cover or the Screw the cap on tight-
lime- hose connection is leaking. ly. Check the hose
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connection; attach the
hose properly.
CO production hasn't
Check CO production
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started because the
again after 48 hours.
ambient temperature
Consider raising the
has kept the bottle
ambient temperature.
too cool; this has
delayed the start.
Starter capsule hasn't
Restart the bottle with
properly started the
a 2 nd capsule (available
fermentation process.
at pet store).
CO limewood diffusor Replace the CO
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diffusor, wood diffusor (repla-
is dirty.
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cement diffusors at
pet stores)
limewood diffusor Replace CO lime-
CO limewood diffusor
2 2 2
wood diffusor
is used up.
bottle in a cool, dry place. Protect against sunlight, heat and frost!
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Fertilizer, the water may
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bottle out of the reach of children and always store
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Compact Set
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bottle, starter capsule, bottle support, CO limewood diffusor, suc-
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hose.
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refill
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limewood diffusor
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DENNERLE GmbH, D-66957 Vinningen, Germany
www.dennerle.de
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