Eheim 2080 without trays

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4D3

4D3

Plecostomus
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Hi,

A friend is giving me a 2080 for free.

I hate the baskets, I was wondering if you can use this filter without the media baskets.

I'm not bothered about cleaning difficulties because all my media is in bags.

Can i use the top prefilter, then not use the other 3 trays?

Thanks
 
HumanBean said:
I would say its better to use the trays. Other wise just bags can cause the blockage.
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That can't be true, I have Eheim 2262 and all my media is in bags and that never blocks up....

I'm looking to buy a new filter that uses less than the 2262,the 2262 is pulling 90w, the 2080 uses 16w.

The reason the 2080 is not regarded as a good a filter add the 2262 is because of the trays and the bypass because of them.

I was thinking to get the 2080,cut the walls of the bottom tray so it is more like a platform, and then load it with Eheim Mech Pro, then Marine Pure Spheres, and a good layer of filter floss.
 
The 2080 wont work without the trays....
there is a built in draw tube that flows the water from the tank to the bottom of the filter up through the media. If you take out the baskets, there is no way to flow the water through whatever media you put in there.
 
4D3 said:
Yeah in Australia they are not $1299,and I dint want to take it off my mate who could sell it for a decent price of it ain't going to work for me
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Ummm...
I need to ship some Eheims to Australia....even at full retail+shipping I could beat that price by hundreds...holy moly....
 
boldtogether said:
Ummm...
I need to ship some Eheims to Australia....even at full retail+shipping I could beat that price by hundreds...holy moly....
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The 2080 has a flow pipe that takes the water from the prefilter to the bottom of the canister... And yeah they are $1299 with free shipping here
 
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