Hi, I’m Li.
For continued, quiet,
and trouble-free running
of the ReefWave,
we recommended a regular
maintenance routine for your pump
In today's video I am going to show you
how to clean your ReefWave pump.
Please note, cleaning routine
for Impellers and Impeller cages
should be monthly,
or whenever you see a build-up
of organic matters
or reduction in flow.
We suggest you do a cleaning
on the motor and shaft
every 6 months,
or whenever you see a flow reduction
that was not resolved
by cleaning the impellers.
Before you remove the pump
from your aquarium,
switch off the pump
by long pressing "feed" button
on the controller for 3 seconds,
or you can turn off the pump
on your ReefBeat App.
I have now taken out the pump.
Now let's go ahead and disassemble the pump,
starting with the impeller cages
and the end caps.
Then we remove both impellors.
Next, remove the magnets
from the bracket.
Separate the pump
from the bracket.
The next step we are taking
is removing the rotor shaft.
As you can see,
there is a red side
and a green side.
We need to push
from the green side
so it pushes the plastic cover
out of the impellor housing.
We use a flathead screwdriver
to remove the plastic impeller
connector on the green side.
You can now remove the rotor shaft.
The full disassembly is complete
To remove Calcium deposits
and Coraline algae
the best cleaning solution
is based on acid.
The best product to use
would be citric acid,
which can be found
in the baking department
in any supermarket.
I'm using 50g of citric acid
per 1L of water here.
I am going to soak all the parts
in the cleaning solution
for about 1 hour.
We can now use a toothbush
to clean all the parts.
Remember to rinse them
with clean water afterwards.
Everything is now clean.
I am going to rinse them
with clean water.
The cleaning is done.
Let's put it back together.
Starting from putting back
the impellor bushing
and the silicone bushing holder.
Then insert the rotor shaft,
and push the plastic cover back
into the motor.
Don't forget to place back
the green impeller connector.
We can now install the magnets
and we attach the motor
to the bracket.
Next, we install the impeller
and the impeller cages.
Remember they're all color coded
You can now place the pump back
in your aquarium,
don't forget, switch on the pump
by long pressing the feed button
on the controller for 3 seconds,
or, you can turn on the pump
on your ReefBeat App.
ReefWave maintenance
is now completed.
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Bye!