People will see it got a good review here and it might be worth buying. This product traps the larger particles so I do not put it in a media bag. Bottom layer Ehfi Mech (hollow cylinders), about 2 to 3 inches thick.
I see now there is some very good filters on the market so hopefully it make life a bit easyer if a bargain comes up I have 3 Eheim 2260s and while I use different media in them, they are basically set up the same. There are filters i didn't know about untill the likes of yourself and others replyed I dont mind how people reply your info and knowledge is great As compared to the 2260 /\/\onster, flow rate was almost doubled from 500 gph to 900 gph by featuring a more powerful pump. Interestingly enough, neither the German nor the North American Eheim websited feature it. The tank is filtered by an Eheim 2260 canister filter with Eheim diffusor. All in all though a great filter that done it's job well. I just came across a souped up Eheim 2260 in my new Marine Depot catalogue. Didn't mind the valves on the pipes or to prime I had to suckling through the return pipe to get the syphon going but there were no separate media baskets which I found a pain. I picked up an additional impeller cover thinking I would want to modify the 1260 pump on the 2260 to increase flow (see video below if you don't know what I mean). The tank already has an eheim 2262 on it. I also used 1 of the smaller eheim range that also brought dislikes. I'm considering replacing the eheim 2217 filter on my 112G tank with a used eheim 2260 I recently purchased. In saying that though it's a brill filter that I had going on up to a 240L tank without issues, savage range of media for it too so would still rate the filter well. I've used the Jbl e900 but as was pointed out before, besides trying to get it to prime okay the primer gets stuck and not too easy to fix.
Eheim 7268409 Replacement Holding Ring/ Retainer for Pumps 1260/1262/3260/3264 and Classic 1500XL Filter. The larger Eheim pumps, 1260 & 1262 use 3/4' FPT (Female Pipe Thread) for the inlet and outlet. don't they have the dump function too for water changes n that, sounds good to me. Suction Elbow set for the Eheim Classic 1500 (2260) including seals. Like the fx5 would probably be the best of its size for obvious reasons whereas someone else mightn't have used 1 so think their jbl1501 or 1901 is better because their more affordable yeno.Īnyways I've used 1501 and found them good but not the build quality of the fx5 and without the self primer can be a pain for trapped air, also the fx5 re primes itself every so often which is handy. In all honesty it's difficult to compare externals of different sizes etc but to compare them within their size catagories on efficency/ functionality and ease of use sounds a bit more a propriety I supose.