parotet
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Hi all
I have an Eheim cube (24 liters) that includes a corner filter (Aquacorner 60). IMO the filter is poorly dimensioned for the light included in the set (7W Led light), especially when going to a carbon enriched setup. Additionally there are two things I don't like: in such a small cube it is quite ugly to see such a large filter in the corner and taking so much volume, and even if it includes a kind of bio box with biological filtering media the volume is tiny (I would say useless...), not more than 100 cm3
The two options I am considering are:
Eden 501: small, can be hidden behind the tank, rated at 300 lph, includes set of pipes dimensioned for small tanks. 730 cm3 of filtering media. Good reviews in general terms
Eheim 2211: really a canister filter but only 250 cm3 of additional filtering media compared to Eden 501, rated also at 300 lph but this one would be on the floor (thus not delivering this for sure) and having to buy an inflow and outflow system that does not look ridiculous in such a small tank. Eheim as mentioned many times is a reliable filter, easy spare parts, etc.
I am not considering something more powerful (unless you give me very powerful reasons ) as in a cube shaped tank (compared to longer shapes) in my opinion it is easier to have a whirlpool effect as the distance between the aquarium glasses are smaller. I don't want to end putting taps to reduce flow and so on... My current corner filter is rated at 200 lph, thus I would upgrade by 33% the flow
Both are around 50 euros (Eden a bit cheaper, although Eheim would need new outflow and media, not provided with 2211) and both consume only 5 watts... So my main concern is if both filters will ensure enough flow and biological filtering media to have a flexible set up, that is, keeping it as a low tech like now (I guess no problem with this) but also if I decide changing to a high energy tank in the future.
Jordi
I have an Eheim cube (24 liters) that includes a corner filter (Aquacorner 60). IMO the filter is poorly dimensioned for the light included in the set (7W Led light), especially when going to a carbon enriched setup. Additionally there are two things I don't like: in such a small cube it is quite ugly to see such a large filter in the corner and taking so much volume, and even if it includes a kind of bio box with biological filtering media the volume is tiny (I would say useless...), not more than 100 cm3
The two options I am considering are:
Eden 501: small, can be hidden behind the tank, rated at 300 lph, includes set of pipes dimensioned for small tanks. 730 cm3 of filtering media. Good reviews in general terms
Eheim 2211: really a canister filter but only 250 cm3 of additional filtering media compared to Eden 501, rated also at 300 lph but this one would be on the floor (thus not delivering this for sure) and having to buy an inflow and outflow system that does not look ridiculous in such a small tank. Eheim as mentioned many times is a reliable filter, easy spare parts, etc.
I am not considering something more powerful (unless you give me very powerful reasons ) as in a cube shaped tank (compared to longer shapes) in my opinion it is easier to have a whirlpool effect as the distance between the aquarium glasses are smaller. I don't want to end putting taps to reduce flow and so on... My current corner filter is rated at 200 lph, thus I would upgrade by 33% the flow
Both are around 50 euros (Eden a bit cheaper, although Eheim would need new outflow and media, not provided with 2211) and both consume only 5 watts... So my main concern is if both filters will ensure enough flow and biological filtering media to have a flexible set up, that is, keeping it as a low tech like now (I guess no problem with this) but also if I decide changing to a high energy tank in the future.
Jordi
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