Saturday, September 11, 2010

"Perfect" Aquarium Filter with a Fishy Translation

A little while back I got a new filter for my aquarium. I always get a kick out of funny translations. This one gave me a huge source of entertainment. This "Perfect" brand filter had far from a perfect translation. Introducing the new Perfect Outside Filter:
Perfect Filter
MULTI-LAYER FULL OF VARIOUS FILTER MATERIALS
HIGH EFFICIENCY OF BREEDING NITRO BACTERIA
PERFECT FILTRATION CAPABILITY
Touch the perfection
This gets better. Look at the parts diagram:
Perfect Filter
1. INPUT AND OUTPUT DISCRETENESS
2. BARRELHEAD
3. MAIN BODY
4. DRAINING SKEP COVER
5. DRAINING SKEP
6. OUTPUT CURVY BAR
7. CONNECTED BAR
8. SPRAY BAR
9. SPRAY BAR COVER
10. DIRTINESS ENTRANCE
11. CONNECTED BAR
12. INPUT CURVY BAR
13. JOINT OF DIRTINESS ENTRANCE
14 INPUT BAR
15. INPUT COVER
16. SUCKING DISC FOR FIX
17. PIPE
Now if that didn't confuse you, the "Operation Guide" most certainly will:
Perfect Filter
1. According to the diagrammatic representation, the buckle (1) and (2) should be unfolded at first, which will separate the main body and barrel head.

2. Putting the draining skeps with filter medium into the main body in turn. And pressing the barrelhead with your hands to combine the main body and the barrelhead. Then you should fasten the buckle (1) and (2).

3. Pulling the securing buckle to take out the input and output discreteness .After this, the input and output pipes should be installed and they will be fastened by nuts. Later, putting the input and output discreteness to the former place and press the securing buckle to fix the input and output discreteness.

4. According to the diagrammatic representation, installing the input and output curvy bar in the aquarium. (Notice! The curvy bar with spray head is output curvy bar, and the curvy bar with dirtiness entrance is input curvy bar.)

5. According to the diagrammatic representation, pressing the blue buckle forcibly and leave it immediately. The blue buckle will rebound. And the input bar absorb water into main body at the same time which compel the air out of main body through output bar. When the level of water in output bar is equal to the level of aquarium, you may electrify the equipment to make it work.
Without the "diagrammatic representation" I don't know if I would have even figured out how to install the silly thing! By the way, it is a very nice filter and my turtles (and I) have really enjoyed it. :)
Turtles

1 comment:

  1. Ha ha - cute turtles too! We just got a frog for my 4 yr old - her name is Celine (the frog is named Celine ... not my son!)

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