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I wrote this on another site I frequent and thought I would share. I did a search here and didnt see that I posted it before. I hope this helps someone.
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Everyone that knows me, knows I am a huge Eheim fan. I use them on all my tanks. Generally I am a "Classic" Eheim guy and few months ago bought a Classic 2215 for my 29 Shrimp tank. Well, for the first time ever, the filter died. So I was off to get another. I had purchased it from Petsmart and to my horror found out that they are no longer carrying that line in store.
I have never been very excited about the ecco line. I printed out the Petsmarts online price for both the ECCO 2234 and 2236, packaged up my 2215 had headed off to the Petsmart.
They had them both in stock. For those who are not familiar with the line the:
I was torn between the 2234 and the 2236. Considering this was going on a 29 it should have been a no brainer. I should have just went with the 2234. Well, I didnt. I went with the 2236 because with was the price match brought the two to exactly the same price and it pushed 20 gph more than the 2215.
Setup was a snap. The disconnects are integrated into the motor housing so no measuring and cutting. There is no spray bar, just an adjustable nozzle. I filled one tray with the ehfisubstrat from the 2215 I just exchanged and filled the remaining baskets with the ehfisubstrat pro that came with the ECCO then placed the unit in the stand under the tank, attached the intake to the Eheim prefilter unit I bought and cut the tubing to fit. Next I attached the return line leaving it uncut and long for the future DIY CO2 reactor I am going to build. I then pulled the priming handle down and the canister started filling. Once filled I pushed it back up locking it in place and then plugged it in and it fired up. Lastly I used a couple of the suction cups to lock in the return and then fiddled with the return nozzle. It creates a perfect little vortex on the waters surface just like those $100+ ADA Lilly Pipes!
I am sold!
Here is a picture of the Eheim Pre-filter I use:
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I am using this because it is a RCS colony. This sucker is cool and only $12.99! The replacement inserts are only like $3.99 for a pair and completely reusable.
Pros:
1: Extremely easy setup - took me all of 15 minutes start to finish. Those not familiar with setting up a canister might take twice as long.
2: Comes complete with everything one would need to get this running, including Eheims best biofilter media.
3: Incredible price. the 2232 is 69.99 2234 is 84.99 and the biggest 2236 is 94.99 with online price match at Petsmart. These were the prices when I bought it and originally wrote this review on another site.
Cons:
1: Flow. Eheim rates their canisters by the amount of media, not the flow amount. The 2236 is rated for tanks up to 80 gallons. I have it on a 29 and the flow IMO is perfect. I couldnt imagine it on anything larger. You would have to use secondary pumps to get the correct flow.
Everyone that knows me, knows I am a huge Eheim fan. I use them on all my tanks. Generally I am a "Classic" Eheim guy and few months ago bought a Classic 2215 for my 29 Shrimp tank. Well, for the first time ever, the filter died. So I was off to get another. I had purchased it from Petsmart and to my horror found out that they are no longer carrying that line in store.
I have never been very excited about the ecco line. I printed out the Petsmarts online price for both the ECCO 2234 and 2236, packaged up my 2215 had headed off to the Petsmart.
They had them both in stock. For those who are not familiar with the line the:
- 2232 is rated for tanks up to 35 gallons and pumps 127 gph
- 2234 is rated to 60 gallons and 145 gph
- 2236 is rated to 80 gallons at 185 gph.
I was torn between the 2234 and the 2236. Considering this was going on a 29 it should have been a no brainer. I should have just went with the 2234. Well, I didnt. I went with the 2236 because with was the price match brought the two to exactly the same price and it pushed 20 gph more than the 2215.
Setup was a snap. The disconnects are integrated into the motor housing so no measuring and cutting. There is no spray bar, just an adjustable nozzle. I filled one tray with the ehfisubstrat from the 2215 I just exchanged and filled the remaining baskets with the ehfisubstrat pro that came with the ECCO then placed the unit in the stand under the tank, attached the intake to the Eheim prefilter unit I bought and cut the tubing to fit. Next I attached the return line leaving it uncut and long for the future DIY CO2 reactor I am going to build. I then pulled the priming handle down and the canister started filling. Once filled I pushed it back up locking it in place and then plugged it in and it fired up. Lastly I used a couple of the suction cups to lock in the return and then fiddled with the return nozzle. It creates a perfect little vortex on the waters surface just like those $100+ ADA Lilly Pipes!
I am sold!
Here is a picture of the Eheim Pre-filter I use:
I am using this because it is a RCS colony. This sucker is cool and only $12.99! The replacement inserts are only like $3.99 for a pair and completely reusable.
Pros:
1: Extremely easy setup - took me all of 15 minutes start to finish. Those not familiar with setting up a canister might take twice as long.
2: Comes complete with everything one would need to get this running, including Eheims best biofilter media.
3: Incredible price. the 2232 is 69.99 2234 is 84.99 and the biggest 2236 is 94.99 with online price match at Petsmart. These were the prices when I bought it and originally wrote this review on another site.
Cons:
1: Flow. Eheim rates their canisters by the amount of media, not the flow amount. The 2236 is rated for tanks up to 80 gallons. I have it on a 29 and the flow IMO is perfect. I couldnt imagine it on anything larger. You would have to use secondary pumps to get the correct flow.
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