Eheim Pro 4 600 vs Eheim 2262

[4D3]

I was wondering of anyone had tried the Eheim Pro 4 Canisters?

I had a Pro 3 2080 and it was really bad for mech filtration.

What's the news on the Pro 4?

 

[smitty03281964]

I am married to the Eheim Classic series. I think it is still the best canister ever made. The concept and design is perfect. Water enters at the bottom and comes out the top. 100% no bypass. The 2217, 2250 (which they no longer make), 2260, and 2262 are awesome filters.

 

[4D3]

I am married to the Eheim Classic series. I think it is still the best canister ever made. The concept and design is perfect. Water enters at the bottom and comes out the top. 100% no bypass. The 2217, 2250 (which they no longer make), 2260, and 2262 are awesome filters.

Same here but now I only have a90gal with 2 fish and a catfish, I was wondering about cutting down some noise, power expense, and increasing ease of cleaning

 

[4D3]

So no one had tried a pro 4

 

[rodger]

So you find the "classic" series noisy?

 

[DaddyFlip]

I was interested in the pro3 and pro4 but read too many reports of leaks eventually forming at the inlet/outlet head. I purchased two 2217's for a 125 and already have one setup. It doesn't get any more quiet! I decided to just use one of them though for surface agitation and will build a w/d to go with it. I would say on a 90 with your light stock, a single 2217 could go 2-4 months between cleanings. I will say that with stock media setup, 50 inches of head, and having not shortened the stock hoses, I'm only getting 142gph. So all that just FYI.

Incidentally, I have an fx6 crammed full of biomax on a 110 overstocked with oranda and black moor goldies and it's just as quiet as the 2217, but I haven't calibrated the flow yet. I will say that I enjoy the simplicity of the classics and cleaning is easier than you think. Mech filtration would be outstanding if you aim a power head at the intake from across the tank.

Also, your topic mentioned the 2262. By all means go with this if you have the scratch and the room. Versatile enough for almost any tank and resale value is way better. I just got in a 1262 pump and it is a beauty of style and engineering. Use the supplied media bag for your main bio and cleaning would be a breeze. You might clean twice a year tops with this on a lightly stocked 90.

Hope you find something.

 

[4D3]

So you find the "classic" series noisy?

There is a low level humming, I'm probably just being picky lol

 

[4D3]

I was interested in the pro3 and pro4 but read too many reports of leaks eventually forming at the inlet/outlet head. I purchased two 2217's for a 125 and already have one setup. It doesn't get any more quiet! I decided to just use one of them though for surface agitation and will build a w/d to go with it. I would say on a 90 with your light stock, a single 2217 could go 2-4 months between cleanings. I will say that with stock media setup, 50 inches of head, and having not shortened the stock hoses, I'm only getting 142gph. So all that just FYI.

Incidentally, I have an fx6 crammed full of biomax on a 110 overstocked with oranda and black moor goldies and it's just as quiet as the 2217, but I haven't calibrated the flow yet. I will say that I enjoy the simplicity of the classics and cleaning is easier than you think. Mech filtration would be outstanding if you aim a power head at the intake from across the tank.

Also, your topic mentioned the 2262. By all means go with this if you have the scratch and the room. Versatile enough for almost any tank and resale value is way better. I just got in a 1262 pump and it is a beauty of style and engineering. Use the supplied media bag for your main bio and cleaning would be a breeze. You might clean twice a year tops with this on a lightly stocked 90.

Hope you find something.

Thanks for the input, I'm currently using a 2262 I'm a bit of a technology fanatic so I was just curious about the Pro 4 and whether the issues with the pro 3 were solved

 

[Lepisosteus]

when did the pro 4 come out?

 

[4D3]

when did the pro 4 come out?

Very recently, I only just saw it and I am usually on top of that kind of thing.

Although speaking to one of the largest aquariums in Australia, he told me that they aren't stocking Eheim any more due to the original owner passing away and his son took over the business 2 years ago, and moved all their production from Germany to China and they were having huge issues with warranty.

At the same time, Hagan pulled their production of their products out of China and back to Italy.

To said that 75%of the pro 3 range he sold came back for refund or exchange, and since the FX6 has been made out of Italy again, he said last year his store sold 700, and 6 went back for warranty issues.

Hearing this I went to the biggest aquarium in Brisbane, looked at the Eheim products they had, and all of the older one's have made in Germany on them, and the really new one's say:

"Designed in Germany, Made in China"

That puts an interesting spin on things.....