EHEIM ecco pro 200 External Filter

[Carl_Munich]

Hi,
I've just ordered a EHEIM ecco pro 200 for my 60l shrimp tank.

Does anyone else have one?
Can you recommend lily pipes/spraypipes?
Are there other parts (pipes/filter media) i need to buy?
Would it be ok to just put it in my 12 day old shrimp/heavily planted co2 tank, remove the old internal Dennerle xl, or will it mess with bacteria levels?
Is there anything special I should do to introduce it?

Cheers, Carl

 

[GillesF]

I have one. I like it although I find it a bit week for my 80-90l tank. I recommend using a spray bar, I have it equipped with the official Eheim spray bar installation set. I'd simply use the old filter media in the new filter and then replace the filter media part by part.

 

[Carl_Munich]

Thanks, from what I've read the spraybar sounds to be more efficient with distributing CO2 but the lily pipes do look better. I think the spraybar is also the safest as I've read lily pipes and shrimp doesn't work out.

Cheers, Carl