JamezMan Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Hey guys. At the moment I currently have 2 x eheim 2217's on my 4ft x 2ft x 2ft and in one of them I am using the recommended EHEIM MECH on the bottom, 1 coarse filter pad blue, EHEIM SUBSTRAT pro and 1 fine filter pad white which came with filter when I purcahsed it. However on my other one I am mainly using blue coarse filter pads as mechanical filtration with 1 fine filter pad on top and some EHEIM MECH on the bottom (which is also recommended in the intro booklet) and I have been finding that since I set this filter up at least 18 months ago, it slows down in flow and needs more regular cleaning than the other 2217 does. Do you guys think that the mainly mechanical filter media I have chosen for my 'other' filter is a wise choice? The tank mainly holds eartheaters and pleco catfish and I don't plan on changing the filter media over but I was just curious as to what your opinions are. Thanks alot for your help. Luke Edited June 27, 2012 by JamezMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syndicate Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 IMO i would set both up like your first one and got a internal otto 2000lph for mech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the cichlid kid Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 I agree with syndicate. IMO having a canister filter purely for mechanical is a waste, and as you are finding, a pain in the arse as you have to clean it regularly because of blockage. Get an internal filter with a sponge to take care of mechanical filtration duties. Easier to clean than pulling apart a canister. It gives you other options also as the second canister with seeded biomedia could be utilised to speedily setup a new tank and also just as a redundancy should the other canister fail. Also adds the advantage of being able to handle more waste being produced should you want to increase the stock levels in your tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamezMan Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Thankyou for your replies. The main reason I went with the blue filter pads is because there was an issue with the company that I bought my second 2217 from and they wouldn't provide me with any media even though the advertisement said it would come with media. So at the time I looked around as best I could and could only find the blue filter pads and the EHEIM MECH and went with that, otherwise I would of made a duplicate of my first filter and enjoyed the benefits. I also have an OTTO internal on this tank so maybe if I give it a bit more attention and keep in nice and clean it could provide better mechanical filtration for me. Thanks for the comments, I'll sit on that info for a little while before I decide which way I'll go. Edited June 28, 2012 by JamezMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
