parotet
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Hi all
I need some advice from you regarding a canister filter upgrade for my 60 cm high tech tank. I am currently using a Classic Eheim 2215 (theoretically 600 lph) with one coarse sponge and two bags of ceramic ring (hardly 1/3 of the filter volume used). I’m using a spraybar all along the rear glass and the flow is fine IMO.
If I am thinking about upgrading the filter is because: 1) I want to try again someday my lily pipes, and 2) because my current layout is very simple (actually there’s no hardscape blocking the flow). When I have used the lily pipes or had more complex layouts the flow was poor. I have in mind the JBL e901 or the Eheim Pro3 2071. Both have similar turnovers (900-950 lph), similar power consumption (11-12 w), filter media volume (6-7 liters), in both flow can be regulated, good quality reported everywhere, spare parts available easily… but different tubing sizes: JBL is 12/16 mm and Eheim is 16/22.
So the first question:
- maybe changing from my Classic 2215 to the mentioned ones is worthless and just by changing the ceramic rings (I read here that they are the ones that restrict the flow more) for more hydrodynamic media I can run the lily pipes or have a better flow performance. What do you think? I see people using this filter range (around 600 lph) that have no problems at all... maybe it is just me and I need to improve my skills. But I also see other people running these or even more powered filters in this tank volume.
And now, if I finally upgrade the filter:
- assuming that the real flow rate would be around 50% of the official flow rates, will the Eheim Pro3 (with bigger tubing: 16/22) have more difficulties than the JBL (smaller tubing: 12/16) for delivering this flow? The outflow water column in Eheim would be heavier (but the suction also bigger)… Sorry not good on physics.
Any additional information is welcome
Jordi
I need some advice from you regarding a canister filter upgrade for my 60 cm high tech tank. I am currently using a Classic Eheim 2215 (theoretically 600 lph) with one coarse sponge and two bags of ceramic ring (hardly 1/3 of the filter volume used). I’m using a spraybar all along the rear glass and the flow is fine IMO.
If I am thinking about upgrading the filter is because: 1) I want to try again someday my lily pipes, and 2) because my current layout is very simple (actually there’s no hardscape blocking the flow). When I have used the lily pipes or had more complex layouts the flow was poor. I have in mind the JBL e901 or the Eheim Pro3 2071. Both have similar turnovers (900-950 lph), similar power consumption (11-12 w), filter media volume (6-7 liters), in both flow can be regulated, good quality reported everywhere, spare parts available easily… but different tubing sizes: JBL is 12/16 mm and Eheim is 16/22.
So the first question:
- maybe changing from my Classic 2215 to the mentioned ones is worthless and just by changing the ceramic rings (I read here that they are the ones that restrict the flow more) for more hydrodynamic media I can run the lily pipes or have a better flow performance. What do you think? I see people using this filter range (around 600 lph) that have no problems at all... maybe it is just me and I need to improve my skills. But I also see other people running these or even more powered filters in this tank volume.
And now, if I finally upgrade the filter:
- assuming that the real flow rate would be around 50% of the official flow rates, will the Eheim Pro3 (with bigger tubing: 16/22) have more difficulties than the JBL (smaller tubing: 12/16) for delivering this flow? The outflow water column in Eheim would be heavier (but the suction also bigger)… Sorry not good on physics.
Any additional information is welcome
Jordi