I like my 2262 , I painted my green intake with a couple of coats of black Fusion spray paint and use there gray spray bar and also painted it black. When I first started my filter , I took a 3/4 clear hose and hook it to my mag 5 pump the I remove the spray bar at the elbow and push the clear...
You rely don't need a controller, Use a timer on-off 1 hour before/after lights and use drop checker's
co2 is only good when the lights are on the plants will not use it when there off.