Unknown Eheim Canister Q's??

[Trimackeeper]

32lpm = 600 GPH with that filter

is says 38L/min on ea. pump,..my wife is giving me hard time
for not being able to figure this out,..ok,..so a liter is nearly
the equivalant to a quart,..4qt's in a gal,..38 devide by 4=9.5
then 9.5x60min would come to 570gph per pump,..so if both
pumps run it, one in and one out,..this sucka's good for 1140gph!
Holey s***,... take that women! haha

 

[Trimackeeper]

Well, i hooked it up w/ 1 pump in and the other out,..
took a little bit to prime and work the air out,..after that
it works great,..holding the output hose straight up it
sends water about a foot w/ 1'' hosing,..downside is it
sounds like a friggin washer on wash cycle

Many Thanxs to Loach43 for finding that article,..

 

[Trimackeeper]

What would you recommend filling the cannister with,..
mainly bio? Or use some filter material?

 

[puffcrusader696]

thats a BA filter looks huge.

 

[Jgray152]

is says 38L/min on ea. pump,..my wife is giving me hard time
for not being able to figure this out,..ok,..so a liter is nearly
the equivalant to a quart,..4qt's in a gal,..38 devide by 4=9.5
then 9.5x60min would come to 570gph per pump,..so if both
pumps run it, one in and one out,..this sucka's good for 1140gph!

592 per pump. Hooking two 592 GPH pumps together won't pump 1140 GPH unless you have seporate outputs on the filter.

 

[African_Fever]

No point in running the two pumps either, because gravity does the work of pumping the water in for you.

That is one kick-a filter! Definitely the Holy Grail of Eheims! I've got an Eheim I've had for over 14 years, but that thing's got me beat by decades! I'm honestly in awe. Good luck finding an Aquaclear that's even close to that age and still running!

 

[puffcrusader696]

That is a seriously nice filter... if you ever dont want it anymore ill gladly take it

 

[solchitlins]

I would fill it like these classic canisters. You need to figgure how much it holds first but ratio's should be the same I bet.

http://www.rexgrigg.com/Eheim Classic Canister instructions.htm

 

[Jgray152]

This is the father of the Eheim 2260. Lots of simularity. 2260 has a 4.8 Gallon filtration volume. I would says its an early model of the 2260

To find out its filtration volume, measure the depth of the filtration area only and the internal diameter of the canister.
Volume = (Diameter / 2) * Radius squared * 3.14 * Filtration Depth

11" diameter canister with a 14" filtration depth

Example, 11/2 = 5.5 * 5.5 = 30.25 * 3.14 = 95 sq/in * 14 = 1330 cubic inches = 21 Liters of filtration volume or 5.75 Gallons.
I would like to know the filtration volume to see if its the same as the 2260.

You can find calculators and conversions here
http://www.innovationlandscaping.com/fx5/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=38

No point in running the two pumps either, because gravity does the work of pumping the water in for you.

Exactly. In order to run both pumps on the output you would need to modify the output and input diameters to accomodate that much flow.

OP, you could probubly upgrade the pump with a 2262 pump because the 2260 can be adapted with the 2262 pump and get a 900 GPH flow rate at zero head with all the same pipe diameters.

 

[Trimackeeper]

592 per pump. Hooking two 592 GPH pumps together won't pump 1140 GPH unless you have seporate outputs on the filter.

What if i tee the output on top of the canister to run ea.
pump and let gravity fill the canister? All the plumbing
on this is 1'' i.d,..just trying to get the most out of it.