maverick786us
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I am looking for Lily Pipes for Ehem Classic 150 filter in my 37L nano tank. What should be the thickness of the lily pipes that will fit in that filter?
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Lily Pipes for Eheim Classic 150
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Aqua sobriquet
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I’m not sure if you can get them for the 150. The inlet hose is I believe 12/16, whilst the outlet is 9/12?
maverick786us
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Ouch. Is there a way I can improvise it?
I recently ordered some glass lily pipes for a oase FiltoSmart 60 which happens to use 9mm hoses. I found them on aliexpress sine noone sells them here. Quality seems absolutely fine.
You can order individual inflow and outflow pipes, so it's just a matter of selecting the correct size for each pipe respectively.
You can order individual inflow and outflow pipes, so it's just a matter of selecting the correct size for each pipe respectively.
Aqua sobriquet
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That sounds good. I’ve mostly seen sets, and then only in 12/16 or 16/22.
Thinking about it you could perhaps use 12/16 hoses on the Classic 150 with a 9/12 adapter for the outlet. Not sure how it might effect performance though? I used to run a 16/22 inlet hose on my classic 250 with an adapter years ago.
I had a look at the specs of the classic 600 a while back and was quite surprised that whilst the inlet is 16/22 the outlet hose is only 12/16.
Aqua sobriquet
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Are you after Glass, Stainless or Plastic pipes Maverick?
maverick786us
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My preference is stainless steel but for this small tank I am ok with the glass too as long as it’s durable. In plastic if it’s transparent premium polycarbonate I can go for it
Aqua sobriquet
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Stainless would be a good choice. Glass in 9/12 might be a bit fragile?
Yeah, the 9mm glass pipes are definitely quite thin and delicate. I haven't broken one yet (knock on wood), but I'm certainly quite careful when taking hose on or off!
maverick786us
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I find it surprising that manufacturers don't use polycarbonate or acrylic instead of fragile glass pipes. It's not that I am going to drop those pipes on the floor. But when those pipes are mounted on the brackets trying to adjust height or orientation can cause crack on. I handle things carefully, but I know the feeling with my acrylic CO2 diffuser when I try to change the orientation of diffuser which is mounted on fragile "U"
Aqua sobriquet
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Polycarbonate is very tough, acrylic is quite brittle. The best looking pipes IMO are glass - but only when they’re spotlessly clean. They don’t stay that way for very long though. Second best, and I think they look great, is stainless steel. You obviously can’t see the inside so they look good for much longer. Even when I have cleaned the inside not much gunk comes out anyway. Perhaps the lack of light keeps them cleaner, longer? I have both 12/16 and 16/22 pipes on my two tanks and wouldn’t use anything else at this point.
If they invent self cleaning unbreakable glass pipes I’ll buy a set!
If they invent self cleaning unbreakable glass pipes I’ll buy a set!
maverick786us
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Besides Eheim Classic 150 are there other good mini canister filters in which I don't have different intake and out take
Oase filtosmart has the same dimension hoses on in and outlet. I'd stay away from the FiltoSmart60, though, and rather go for the 100 or 200.
Aqua sobriquet
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I’m running an Eheim Classic 350 on an Eheim 37L Nano with 12/16 stainless pipes. I was running a Classic 250 before that with the same pipes. I got the 350 because it was a really good price on Amazon.
You have to go up to the Classic 600 to see a change in hose sizes again. The outlet stays at 12/16, whilst the inlet goes up to 16/22.
You have to go up to the Classic 600 to see a change in hose sizes again. The outlet stays at 12/16, whilst the inlet goes up to 16/22.
maverick786us
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Isn't it an overkill for such a small tank? I use Eheim Classic 250 for my 90L tank. If it's not sufficient for that mid sized tank, I can buy Eheim Classic 350 and use 250 for my small tank.
Aqua sobriquet
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You would think that an Eheim Classic 350 is overkill for a 37L Nano but I’ve found in practice it isn’t.
Manufacturers quoted output is 620L an hour but you can half that in practice. I also put sponges over the intake pipes on my tanks so that reduces flow as well, especially once it gets a bit clogged. I have a fairly fine sponge on the 37L so it needs rinsing once a month. What is overkill is the volume of the canister at 4.8L, you really don’t need that amount of media for a 37L. I just use sponges and a little Siporax, the top third is empty.
I’m running a Biomaster 350 on my 60L and that sounds far too big but once again the flow is fine. Again though the canister volume is well OTT so I bought a 250 housing for it instead and it still has more media space than needed on my tank.
I’m considering getting a 90P at the moment to replace the two Nano’s. If I do I’ll likely run both the Eheim and the Biomaster on it.
Manufacturers quoted output is 620L an hour but you can half that in practice. I also put sponges over the intake pipes on my tanks so that reduces flow as well, especially once it gets a bit clogged. I have a fairly fine sponge on the 37L so it needs rinsing once a month. What is overkill is the volume of the canister at 4.8L, you really don’t need that amount of media for a 37L. I just use sponges and a little Siporax, the top third is empty.
I’m running a Biomaster 350 on my 60L and that sounds far too big but once again the flow is fine. Again though the canister volume is well OTT so I bought a 250 housing for it instead and it still has more media space than needed on my tank.
I’m considering getting a 90P at the moment to replace the two Nano’s. If I do I’ll likely run both the Eheim and the Biomaster on it.
I'm in the same boat. Biomaster 600 in a 60cm tank (84 liters). Flow is too strongly for the fish I have, but a poppy style lily pipe outflow fixes that nicely. I run the filter the same way I do on my 160L tank. No harm in having a lot of biomedia. 😀
Aqua sobriquet
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I fitted a 250 housing to my 350 to make it easier come maintenance time. It’s smaller and lighter.
Ah, I see. I do have to admit the 600 is a little heavy 😂
