Auto-Clean SetupUpdated 7 months ago

Prior to starting an auto-clean cycle, you'll want to manually clean a few key portions of the aF4.

Our cleaning kit contains hand-picked brushes designed to get inside the tubing to break anything stuck loose and between the probe holding teeth of the reservoir where food is most likely to get stuck. 

1. Remove the aF4 from the aquarium and empty the reservoir.
2. Take the empty reservoir and rinse with warm water while using the reservoir brush to clean - pay special attention to the spaces between the probe holding teeth as that is the most likely place for food to stick.
3. Using a straw cleaning brush, scrub the insides of the black tubing and the gray tubing as deeply as the brush will reach.
4. Using the straw cleaning brush, clean the insides of the food intake tubing as deeply as the brush will reach. Clean the temperature probe as well.
5. Fill the aF4 reservoir with approximately 160mL to 180mL of hot water.
6. Replace the reservoir in the aF4 along with the food intake tubing and the temperature probe.
7. Insert the ends of the long gray tube and the black tube into the reservoir - you can leave them inside the tank mount if you'd like.