A few weeks ago I decided to add an Eheim 2262 to my 150G Malawi tank that had an FX5 and Eheim 2215. After seeing what the Eheim 2262 could do and the design advantage of the water flow pattern, increased internal volume, 100% utilized area and ability to truly backwash the media I decided to pull my FX5 out of service. So I decided to raise the bar and install a second Eheim 2262 on the tank.
I built up some custom intakes and outputs out of some schedule 80 (for it's dark grey color) and plumbed everything up nice and clean. I used 1" pipe for the intakes and 3/4" pipe for the outlet. I outfitted one of the 1" PVC intakes to also supply my Eheim 2215 that I use to pump water through my natural gas hot water heater heat exchanger to minimize the visible plumbing in the tank.
Here is what I run in each 2262 - listed as they are positioned from top to bottom
#1 2262
3 2" layers of blue white bonded filter
4 Liters Pond Matrix
1 2" layer of blue white bonded filter
5 Liters combination of Ehfimech (noodles) and Fluval Pre-Filter
#2 2262
2 2" layers of blue white bonded filter
4 Liters Pond Matrix
3-4 Liters combination of Eheim Subsrat Pro and Fluval BioMax
1 2" layer of blue white bonded filter
5 Liters of Ehfimech (noodles)
Side note: I originally built the plumbing out of white schedule 40 pvc and used Fusion black paint. It looked invisible against the black background but the paint blistered in the water for some reason so I trashed that set for the maintenance free Schedule 80 grey. I have used Fusion many times before and never had an issue and I cured this setup for over 7 days before putting them under water. I don't think I can trust that product again for the lost time and effort. It's a shame because I have used Fusion many times in the past with zero issues or concerns. All in all the Schedule 80 is going to never give an issue, scratch, peel, blister or anything ever so it was worth the effort.
Schedule 80 is some tough stuff so you'll need a good PVC cutter. I use this cutter and it makes cutting just about any PVC <2" a pleasure. The cheap blade broke on my pvc cutter from Harbor Freight after 2 cuts on the schedule 80 pipe FYI.
All I can say is that is a whole different league of filtration. The tank turnover is exactly what you'd expect from two filters of this magnitude. The only thing that I'll miss from the FX5 was the ability to use the pump to empty most of the water from the canister prior to moving it.
I built up some custom intakes and outputs out of some schedule 80 (for it's dark grey color) and plumbed everything up nice and clean. I used 1" pipe for the intakes and 3/4" pipe for the outlet. I outfitted one of the 1" PVC intakes to also supply my Eheim 2215 that I use to pump water through my natural gas hot water heater heat exchanger to minimize the visible plumbing in the tank.
Here is what I run in each 2262 - listed as they are positioned from top to bottom
#1 2262
3 2" layers of blue white bonded filter
4 Liters Pond Matrix
1 2" layer of blue white bonded filter
5 Liters combination of Ehfimech (noodles) and Fluval Pre-Filter
#2 2262
2 2" layers of blue white bonded filter
4 Liters Pond Matrix
3-4 Liters combination of Eheim Subsrat Pro and Fluval BioMax
1 2" layer of blue white bonded filter
5 Liters of Ehfimech (noodles)
Side note: I originally built the plumbing out of white schedule 40 pvc and used Fusion black paint. It looked invisible against the black background but the paint blistered in the water for some reason so I trashed that set for the maintenance free Schedule 80 grey. I have used Fusion many times before and never had an issue and I cured this setup for over 7 days before putting them under water. I don't think I can trust that product again for the lost time and effort. It's a shame because I have used Fusion many times in the past with zero issues or concerns. All in all the Schedule 80 is going to never give an issue, scratch, peel, blister or anything ever so it was worth the effort.
Schedule 80 is some tough stuff so you'll need a good PVC cutter. I use this cutter and it makes cutting just about any PVC <2" a pleasure. The cheap blade broke on my pvc cutter from Harbor Freight after 2 cuts on the schedule 80 pipe FYI.
All I can say is that is a whole different league of filtration. The tank turnover is exactly what you'd expect from two filters of this magnitude. The only thing that I'll miss from the FX5 was the ability to use the pump to empty most of the water from the canister prior to moving it.
