Today I got hold of an Eheim 2075 (professional 3 600) that I bought second- hand from another forum member. I was after some advice regarding the best media setup for it.
The previous owner had the media set up exactly the way Eheim recommends:
Coarse pre- filter sponge
Tray 1: Eheim Substrat Pro (bio media) + Filter Floss
Tray 2: Eheim Biomech (bio + mechanical)
Tray 3: Eheim Mech Pro (mechanical)
Tray 4: Eheim Mech Pro (mechanical)
I think he was also using Purigen.
In my case, I think it will be huge overkill to use this amount of media. The reason being that the tank is only 125 litres, and I am additionally running an internal Juwel 1000 lph filter, with a decent amount of bio and mechanical filtration.
I want to maximise flow through this filter, but still retain enough bio and mechanical filtration to serve as life support in the event that the internal filter fails.
How useful is the Mech Pro? It looks strange, I've never used media like this before.
I will be moving some Sera Siporax over from my old external filter, I am guessing this should go in Tray 1 with the Substrat Pro?
I've also never used Purigen before, should I?
Sorry for the mish- mash of questions. I'm very grateful for any advice.
The previous owner had the media set up exactly the way Eheim recommends:
Coarse pre- filter sponge
Tray 1: Eheim Substrat Pro (bio media) + Filter Floss
Tray 2: Eheim Biomech (bio + mechanical)
Tray 3: Eheim Mech Pro (mechanical)
Tray 4: Eheim Mech Pro (mechanical)
I think he was also using Purigen.
In my case, I think it will be huge overkill to use this amount of media. The reason being that the tank is only 125 litres, and I am additionally running an internal Juwel 1000 lph filter, with a decent amount of bio and mechanical filtration.
I want to maximise flow through this filter, but still retain enough bio and mechanical filtration to serve as life support in the event that the internal filter fails.
How useful is the Mech Pro? It looks strange, I've never used media like this before.
I will be moving some Sera Siporax over from my old external filter, I am guessing this should go in Tray 1 with the Substrat Pro?
I've also never used Purigen before, should I?
Sorry for the mish- mash of questions. I'm very grateful for any advice.