Advice on canister filter

Shaebo · 12-11-2012, 08:40 PM

My Eheim ECCOt handle broke and will no longer seal. Looking for advice on new filter and capacity. I have a 29g with a co2 reactor. I need something that will be able to filter well and be able to do so with the reactor. Thanks for your help. The reactor is from aquarium plants.com the external reactor 5000. Price is not important.

Bubba Shrimp · 12-11-2012, 09:13 PM

I have a eheim 2213 in my 36g it works great and I get the floss and carbon pads from ebay in bulk so it's cheap. I haven't had any issues with it except a little trick to get it going is to tip it upsided to prime it if it doesn't start pumping right away.

jmhart · 12-12-2012, 01:39 PM

Eheim Classic all they way. Probably go with the 2215 if you're pushing through a reactor as well. The Classic is, well, classic. It's built to last. Powerful durable pump (that is thermally protected from overheating, unlike the Eheim Ecco). Plenty of room for media. It's a work horse.

Shaebo · 12-12-2012, 02:33 PM

Thanks for the replies. I was leaning toward another Eheim. I had been happy with the ECCO until it broke. It had been running for 11-12yrs. It still runs, just won't seal the top to pump. I looked at the filters used by Amano. The design is very similar to the classic. They look great, but that price is pretty steep when I can get a classic to do the same thing.
I've noticed a lot of posts about running two filters. Is it more for redundancy in the system?

talontsiawd · 12-12-2012, 04:35 PM

If you were going to stick with Eheim, I would consider a 2215 or 2217. My 2215 had enough flow for a 29 but once I added a few things inline, it wasn't quite enough for me.

People use 2 filters for a variety of reasons. The main reason is more bio media or more flow. Some may make one a "bio-filter" with only bio media and course filters (or possibly no mechanical media) that gets cleaned almost never, only when the flow is to a trickle, and the other as mechanical, being cleaned more often.

Shaebo · 12-12-2012, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by talontsiawd

If you were going to stick with Eheim, I would consider a 2215 or 2217. My 2215 had enough flow for a 29 but once I added a few things inline, it wasn't quite enough for.

Have you used anything other than Eheim that works just as well ? I'm not stuck on getting Eheim, I've just had good experience with them.

12-11-2012, 08:40 PM	#1
Shaebo Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central WI Posts: 6	Advice on canister filter My Eheim ECCOt handle broke and will no longer seal. Looking for advice on new filter and capacity. I have a 29g with a co2 reactor. I need something that will be able to filter well and be able to do so with the reactor. Thanks for your help. The reactor is from aquarium plants.com the external reactor 5000. Price is not important.

12-11-2012, 09:13 PM	#2
Bubba Shrimp Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 327	I have a eheim 2213 in my 36g it works great and I get the floss and carbon pads from ebay in bulk so it's cheap. I haven't had any issues with it except a little trick to get it going is to tip it upsided to prime it if it doesn't start pumping right away. __________________ So a guy walks into a Pet Store Guy: "I have a Algae on my drift wood!" Pet Clerk: "Take two Plecos and call me next week." EHEIM Classic 2213

12-12-2012, 01:39 PM	#3
jmhart Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (30/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta,GA Posts: 1,578	Eheim Classic all they way. Probably go with the 2215 if you're pushing through a reactor as well. The Classic is, well, classic. It's built to last. Powerful durable pump (that is thermally protected from overheating, unlike the Eheim Ecco). Plenty of room for media. It's a work horse. __________________ 60-P Planted Journal __Methods of Algae Control__http://jeffs120.blogspot.com/

12-12-2012, 04:35 PM	#5
talontsiawd Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Concord, CA Posts: 2,409	If you were going to stick with Eheim, I would consider a 2215 or 2217. My 2215 had enough flow for a 29 but once I added a few things inline, it wasn't quite enough for me. People use 2 filters for a variety of reasons. The main reason is more bio media or more flow. Some may make one a "bio-filter" with only bio media and course filters (or possibly no mechanical media) that gets cleaned almost never, only when the flow is to a trickle, and the other as mechanical, being cleaned more often. __________________ -Matt Eheim Pimp Club # 382 The Fraternity of Dirt #53 13 Stones Journal 6 Gallon Betta Tank

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12-12-2012, 02:33 PM	#4
Shaebo Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central WI Posts: 6	Thanks for the replies. I was leaning toward another Eheim. I had been happy with the ECCO until it broke. It had been running for 11-12yrs. It still runs, just won't seal the top to pump. I looked at the filters used by Amano. The design is very similar to the classic. They look great, but that price is pretty steep when I can get a classic to do the same thing. I've noticed a lot of posts about running two filters. Is it more for redundancy in the system?