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Your filter capacity and flow are more than adequate coupled with the use of a powerhead or gyre but I can understand you wanting to get away from the the ribbed hoses plus having the addition of external heating. The Nero 3 is programmable through the app with time, power and function, I use...

MFS = Multiple Filter Syndrome!

Have you considered just using a powerhead to supplement flow around your tank, you don't necessarily need masses of filtration in a planted tank. I use a AI Nero 3, it is capable of moving a large volume of water without creating a vortex and is programable for both time and power percentage...

I have no experience of the larger Oase filters but from reading on here i think one of the main benefits is the easily accessible pre filter but a good few people have reported that they can be noisy and are prone to purging air...

I know there will be plenty of folks on here who will say it's perfectly acceptable to clean it with bleach and it is, but for me, for the sake of 20 quid (eheim) I would replace it. The hoses in time will generally start to become opaque and permanently stained. That's all just me though. You...

I'd be tempted to push it as far back as you can on side it is on now and to try and get a circular motion going with it being an island scape, but the obvious answer is move it about and see which position is the most effective including flow and aesthetics.

I certainly wouldn't doubt that!

I'm certainly no expert on fluid dynamics but from experience I could well imagine flow from a 16mm hose reduced to 12mm may restrict the flow to a degree but will also increase the velocity of the water exiting the lily pipe, if that makes sense. One way to control the flow would be the use of...

I don't even with a 2180 blowing through it, just warm the tube with hot water, push on using a wiggle motion ensuring it's well seated, allow to cool and harden for a couple of minutes, switch on filter. Cheers!

I've experienced a scenario like this in the past due to the over use of root tabs. You have only just set this tank up, I don't suppose you are using Amazonia or Tropica substrate? Whatever the cause, I think water changes are the way forward. Cheers!

I've used Eheim 16/22mm on a Filtosmart 200 with absolutely no problems whatsoever.

Hi, I'm not trying to be pedantic here but for the sake of clarification inlet and outlet usually refer to the filter. I would initially try placing it under the Lily Pipe (outlet) fairly close to the substrate complementing the circular flow you already have existing in your tank...

Hi, As you can see the water is pre filtered at the top then flows to the bottom and back up through the media baskets. It's entirely up to you with what and how you fill these baskets but I would always use the prefilter sponge in the top basket. For reference I've got the 2180 which is...

I tried to use this reactor, as it came with the bioballs, with Siporax as others have used and empty with a variable flow pump and could not get on with it. Whatever I did I could not get sufficient diffusion or stop it blowing bubbles into the tank. I gave up in the end.

I personally wouldn't do this, someone with a higher intelligence than me will provide the metrics. This is the method I use and after 30 years of injecting CO2 found it to be the best to suit my needs. The pump on my CO2 loop is on a timer to switch on 30 minutes before CO2 and off 30 minutes...

Hi, I imagine it will be absolutely fine as long as all connections are up to standard. I've used clear thinner wall tube many times before, even on a 2180 with no problems, and obviously be aware when routing to avoid kinks, these will help JBL AntiKink . Cheers!

I would just not be happy having to do that on a fairly new filter!

Looks OK to me from here. If it proves to be too rough just gently file it with a fine file (Needle File). Cheers!

I also use a Nero 3 and have never found anything better for moving a large volume of water without creating a vortex, it also has a vast variable flow rate and is silent.

Then, our Buce, Anubias and Ferns can be classed as all three?

In his opening sentence he says this new media is 'something special', so what does that make his 10 or so predecessors?

Flow looks good to me, could do with a few more fast growing stems, even if only a temporary measure. Cheers!

Sounds to me like trapped air, my 2180 occasionally makes a similar noise for a couple of hours after being serviced and having a new polishing filter fitted. From the description above it could also possibly be sucking in air, you're not stifling the inlet by any chance creating a vacuum (for...

Hi, I have been running an Oase Thermo 200 on a 40cm cube and while I had to slightly reduce flow I feel it would be a more suitably powered filter for the dimensions of your tank. Cheers!

Hi, You would probably be better off investing your money in something like this, you can plug in your heater and set it one degree higher than the thermostat to give yourself a secondary failsafe. Cheers!

Seven years old last Sunday 21.11.14-21, running consistently only stopped for cleaning and switching over during rescapes. Pretty silent apart from when there is trapped air. The prefilter is just under the top so it does not have to be completely dismantled to service this, (comes with...

Yes, it appears that that they are a universal part used for both in and out. Surprising really as some of the larger Oase filters notoriously suck in air and stifling the intake is only going to exacerbate the problem. All extras, inline diffuser inline heater etc, should be installed on the...

Hi, Most filters that have built in flow adjustment usually throttle the outflow (as on my 2081), and this is option I use on my Oase Filtosmart 200 which has adjustment on both. I've noticed a few filters have a larger inflow diameter pipe than the outflow leading me to think that you should...

hi, i've just been doing some homework to discover if is any detriment (other than cost) to the 2180's performance and capacity with the addition of the heater. i've been on several websites including eheims own, and the statistic charts between the two are of different formats. the internal and...

hi, sorry to hear of your woes, has it made this noise since new or did it start after routine maintenance? there really aren't that many moving parts and i suspect a damaged impeller or impeller shaft. i've had 2 ex1200's running constantly on my 300l for well over 18 months now and neither has...

Re: Eheim Pro 3 2075 Review so does the ecco pro!

i liked them so much, i bought 2 for my tank! seriously tho' i don't know of any external filter that is silent, but i believe there are various things you can stand them on to reduce the noise, plus also make sure nothing at all is touching it as this amplifies the sound! later, bazz!

hi steve, i run a eheim ecco pro 130 on 30 liter tank, it is on the floor whilst the tank is also on the kitchen top. the first one i received leaked and had to send it back but the replacement has been running for 6 months now with no problems at all. it does the job perfectly and is little...

hi, just speaking from my own limited experience. after replacing my small external filter about 3 months ago in a 30 liter nano with a decent eheim, the water exited the lily pipe with such force that it nearly killed a narrow leaf microsorum on bogwood at the opposite end of the tank, and...

thanx guys! just ordered a tetratec ex 1200 and 300w hydor external in-line heater, and will be ordering a koralia in the very near future! later, bazz!

also while i'm at it, why can i buy a twin 24w t5 contoller from hagen for £26.00, while the cheapest i can find for the same spec arcadia is £58.00, am i missing something here? later, bazz!

crikey, thats 2400 liter/hour, i can see my soft spot for microrasboras will have to go on the back burner! while googling the specs for the 1200's, i noticed the 2400, and upon further googling i ended up back here with your 1200 review, i would have liked just 1 unit, but 2 1200's would fit 1...

well, i was instructed to return just the sealed pump housing, (£8.00 post recorded), and after eagerly awaiting a "by return", i rang them 2 weeks later only to discover that they have no more in stock and don't know when they will. he told me he had opened it up and that there was not much in...

don't want to knock the wind out of your sails but, i,ve just had to return a ecco pro 130 as it leaked from within the sealed unit that houses the pump etc.... sorry! bazz!

hi and thanx in advance. now my tropicube and dennerle nanocube are up and running and in fine fettle, its time for the next project, a "aqua one windsor 66" bow fronted corner aquarium, 60cm deep, 55cm each side back to the corner chamfer and around 90 cm across the front, and holding around...

thanx people, it got sent back!

last night i spent 3 hours swapping over filters on my 8 week old aquarium to a brand new eheim ecco pro 130 which i receiived mail order from aquatics online 2 days ago. i have had aquariums on and off (mainly on) since i was 12 (35 years) but always used internal filters, the last of which was...