I was looking at using an Eheim 2215 along with a Penguin 350 for my 75 gallon tank. Should I go with the Eheim 2217 instead? This is the first time I'll be using a canister filter. I'm kind of a noob to them. What kind/type of media should I be using? What's the maintenance like on the cainster filters?
75gal filtration?
- Thread starter billy_the_kid04
- Start date
canister filters are great imo. you can use whatever media you would like in them, depending on what your goal is. maintanence is fairly simple, again, that would depend on your set up
I just got an Eheim 2075. Great filter. It was my first canister as well. It's very easy to setup, easy to clean, comes with good media, and it's virtually silent.
billy_the_kid04;4382315; said:
Every eheim I've seen has the nozzles to stop water flow in/out of the filter included, so given those, it should be quite easy to clean/replace anything in the filter. Priming my 2213 took all of about 10 seconds. With canister filters, I tend to look at the gph and try to aim for 3x my tank size (after factoring in the head and all, theres a sticky somewhere about that).
The eheim 2217 should be capable of a 75g by itself, but I would think there is no such thing as over filtering if you add the HoB as well, with the exception of it creating too much flow for your fish (what are you planning on stocking)?
Another benifit of having multiple filters is that it will give you some degree of safety if one filter should happen to have problems. I try to at LEAST have 2 filters going in any of my tanks, for instance, I just transplanted my fish to a temp tank and I am using a corner filter, sponge filter (both air driven) and my Cascade 1200, only the Cascade is capable of handling the 75 gallon duties alone, but the others are a good safety net.
Also, I agree with the 3x tank size per hour flow rates for canisters, this is due to better cleaning efficiency. 5x the tank size for HOB type filters.
Also, I agree with the 3x tank size per hour flow rates for canisters, this is due to better cleaning efficiency. 5x the tank size for HOB type filters.
I haven't really decided on the stocking yet. I'd love to either do two cichla's or a shovelnose cat with one or two tank mates, but I'm not sure if I have enough space for either scenario. What are your all's thoughts? I'll probablly end up doing a central american community tank if neither of those work out.