lilviss Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Can a canister filter side beside the tank? the base of the canister sit about 10cm below the base of the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 The little edens were great at this, but by far the best cannister in this situation is the aquael midikani. Heck a midikani can be ABOVE an aquarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmo Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 No problem as long as the canister head height is not over the limit it does not matter where it sits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilviss Posted May 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 This is the setup i would have Please excuse dodgy paint skills This is due to limited space I only have room for a 2ft tank and need to keep it looking nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilviss Posted May 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 [MENTION=5428]ozmo[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5455]Donny[/MENTION] how that in regards to head height and whatnot? And i want to try an eheim classic but would grab an aquel if the classic wouldn't be suitable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 The impeller/motor on a canister is designed to push water, not pull so make sure the impellar/motor sits below the water level of the tank. Otherwise, it may not restart after a power outage. The less vertical distance it has to push, the better the canister water flow. I make a small hang on shelf to keep canisters closer to the tank's water level. Especially if you are filtering a 2 or 3 tier rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Yea shouldnt be a problem. Looking at that diagram, as long as water level is high in the tanks, canister will function well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 The impeller/motor on a canister is designed to push water, not pull so make sure the impellar/motor sits below the water level of the tank. Otherwise, it may not restart after a power outage. The less vertical distance it has to push, the better the canister water flow. I make a small hang on shelf to keep canisters closer to the tank's water level. Especially if you are filtering a 2 or 3 tier rack. You actually see those little hang on basket shelves for the real small low wattage canisters. They have basically no head height, so without them you get very little flow. I have had to put canisters on milk crates before when I find I have hoses too short lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilviss Posted May 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Awesome, thanks everyone Just wanted to clarify about the intake sponge being in approximately the middle of the canister Will be time to dip into the savings again soon enough at AOA donny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 [ATTACH=CONFIG]51611[/ATTACH]This is the setup i would have Please excuse dodgy paint skills This is due to limited space I only have room for a 2ft tank and need to keep it looking nice Have a similar setup but using 2x 2215. The intake is the bottom of the canister so gravity feeds water to it. I think the motor only pushes water back to tank and doesn't suck it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_JYB Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 I run an Eheim 2213 next to and on the same level as one of my tanks and it is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
