I picked these dimensions because the wall in my living room is only 4.5' long. I have nt heard of them nor do I know what they look like. Please tell me more about these rio needle wheel pumps. Or PM me if you want to know why I did what I did. You may want to browse this thread to see where my head was at with some of these decisions. I am going to use a CPR overflow and large wet/dry sump for the new tank for filtration. May I ask why you picked your particular dimension? Just curious I chose 72x20x36 for my custom tank.
Eheim 2260 vs 2262 series#
I chose parallel over series so as the mech filter clogs, the flow simply flows to the bio canister or the other flow ports.so all flow gets used regardless.Ĥ) I used internal rio diy needle wheel pumps for c02 inside the tank but are hidden tastefullyĥ) 3 feet of depth will look nice but will be harder to clean the glass and reach the substrate unless you have very long arms.I went from 24" to 20" in height for looks mostly but also a bit easier to reach. I will now be able to do thisģ) I currently run a single large pump to run two parallel nu-clear filters (mech and bio) and to provide additional tank flow.
Your tank is large enough that either of these components is a big part of it.Let the filter filter and run the c02 on a separate pump.As your filter clogs and it is running a reactor or UV, the performance of these components will suffer as the flow decreases.Ģ) How will you 'hide' the inlet and outlet bulkheads inside the tank? They will be visible above your substrate.I was going to have 2x1.5" inlets and 4x1" outlets and was struggling with placement as I wanted the flexibility to view the tank from ALL 4 SIDES. The choices are all yours of course, but here are some thoughts on why I chose a different path:ġ) Keep filtration and c02 separate if possible. keep that in mind.they will also eat your rummies as they get bigger if they can catch them.and they will certainly try. I have a 180 and have kept many hundreds of small fish but I still tend to overfilter.angels on the other hand can be large and will produce a lot of waste. Will you run a UV and heater from the canister? I personally think both of your choices may be too small for your goals and tank size.will you use c02? How will you diffuse it? the gph will be a bit optimistic from the mfg and head height, etc may also reduce a bit.better to overfilter than under. The more input flow you have the more output you can have and more flexibility if desired.you never know if things will change in the future. You can then feed your dual intake eheim models if desired.Or split to also feed a UV or hydor inline heater. Filters are a personal choice I just use what I know won't let me down.I am doing a custom 220 and decided NOT to drill the bottom.this was after much thought and 'discussion' here and with Tom.I had wanted from the start to go that route but decided not to.but my application and configuration/goals are different than yours.ġ.5 or 2" bulkhead for the intake. I highly recommend Filstar filters, but I don't take it personally if some people don't like them. I've been looking for a used tank I can recondition (one of my side businesses/hobbies) that comes with an Eheim, but haven't found one yet. I've had several other brands of canister filters but never a Sunsun or an Eheim. I've got an XP-XL and an XP-L on a 150g, an XP-L on a 72g, an XP-M on a 30g, an XP-M on a 28g hex, and a spare XP-L. Priming is a piece of cake, no sucking on hoses or flimsy pump. I like their hoses the best, their baskets the best, they're virtually silent, zero bypass, I can have one totally cleaned in less than 10 minutes, and my oldest one has been in 24/7 operation for more than 13 years. I honestly have nothing negative to say about them.
I see some reviews saying they didn't like the quick release valve, but it's by far the best I've seen on any filter I've used. I've got 6 of them now of all sizes except the smallest (XP-S). It is mechanical filter media, but I see why they quoted it the way they did. I would consider the foam around the trays media. BDpups The FX6 holding less than 2 gallons of media is what I was questioning.