Clinofish Instructions
How to add Clinofish to your pond filter tank
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1. Fill half the filter tank with water. |
2. Slowly add Clinofish to half the tank volume and close the lid. |
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3. Backwash for 2 minutes and then rinse for 2 minutes. This removes any fines generated during transport. |
4. Top up with Clinofishe to the normal sand level and close the lid. |
How to Regenerate Clinofish
Unsaturated Clinofish never stops working. It absorbs ammonia from your pond water on a 24 hour basis. Consequently over time, the Clinofish will become saturated with ammonia, and needs to be regenerated. The time between regenerations can vary depending on fish loads and the age of the pond. It is suggested that you frequently monitor ammonia levels using a good quality ammonia test kit and regenerate the Clinofish when you notice ammonia levels rising. You may have to regenerate more often with higher fish loads or during frequent thunderstorm activity.
Regeneration of Clinofish is an easy process:
- Switch off your filter pump.
- Unscrew the lid of your filter tank.
- Drain the water completely from your filter tank.
- Remove the Clinofish from the filter tank and place it in a large bath or trough.
- Add a solution of brine (10% salt solution or 1kg rock salt per 10 litres water) over the Clinofish filter media so that the Clinofish is fully submerged in the salt solution.
- Leave the Clinofish to soak in the salt solution overnight.
- In the morning, drain the bath or trough of the brine. Rinse the Clinofish media with fresh water a few times to remove excess salt from the Clinofish media. (Make sure you rinse with FRESH uncontaminated water)
- Replace the Clinofish media back into the filter pump.
- Screw on the filter tank lid and turn the pump valve to the backwash cycle and backwash for 3 minutes.
- Select the rinse cycle for a further 2 minutes.
Your Clinofish is now fresh and ready for more ammonia removal!
Note: instead of regenerating your Clinofish, you may choose to fully replace it with fresh Clinofish. Simply spread your old "ammonia-loaded" Clinofish on your lawn and watch your grass grow! Used Clinofish acts as the perfect slow release fertilizer for your lawn and flower beds! Best of all, it is completely natural!