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The ceramic media provide essential biological filtration.
It is your fish’s toilet, bacteria will colonise the media and
consume toxic fish waste making the water safer for your fish to
live in. With
Anything longer than 3-5 metres will require a larger air pump. Always attach the new airline to the pump end of the existing airline, not the biOrb end. Trim the end of the tube you detach from the pump and use either a straight airline connecter, or bet
Over time light bulbs will wear out. However the special halogen bulb used in our light unit should last at least 1600 hours and can easily be replaced following the instructions included with the light unit. Replacement bulbs are available here:
A power cut will interrupt the supply of oxygen into the biOrb. Without oxygen for long periods filter bacteria will start to die and the water may become polluted. Fish may also experience difficulty breathing, particularly at night when oxygen level
The most common cause of failure in a Reef One AC Transformer is the use of a bulb of too high a wattage being used in the halogen light unit. The halogen light unit and transformer are designed to be used with the Reef One 10watt bulbs - higher watta
