Eheim 2215 installation ...Im confused!

[guppymama]

New to Enheim filters!! Help with spraybar

I also just purchased a new enheim filter and the explanation here was fabulous, however, I am unable to hook up the spray bar to the hose because the small green bent tube doesn't fit and the instruction show a small unlabeled piece that I don't appear to have. Is this something I need to buy? IN addition, does the spray bar go underneath the water? I am very anxious to get this running and I am so so close. Thanks.

 

[67chevelle]

Cut a small piece of hose to connect the bent piece to the spraybar.

 

[gmh]

I have my spraybar along the back of the tank, about a fifth of the way down from the top. The water sprays out parallel to the surface. Some of the fish like to swim against the current that it puts out.

 

[Bitterbeard]

SanguineApple thanks for the info you posted in this thread, it really helped me get my Eheim setup.

As far as the 1/8" hole siphon brake theory for canisters (good idea). While we are on that subject..

You can also do the same thing to a freshwater sump overflow box siphon tube if you rather have a deep siphon rather then a skimmer which serves no purpose on a freshwater sump system in fact is a real hindrance in picking up debris.

And if you want an instantaneous siphon brake so that the amount of water between the waterline and the 1/8" hole doesn't end up on the floor, about 2-5 gallons. You can take an additional step.

Using a garden drippier hole punch tool, punch two holes just above the water line at the tank rim level of both the intake and outflow lines and install garden drippier access plugs nipple into the two punched holes and then depending upon the distance between your intake and out flow lines install one piece section of aquarium airline one each garden drippier nipple. Now when you start your pump and its running if there is a power failure and the pump stops the pump line immediately fills with air and immediately brakes the siphon on the other linen no water loss/flood. And once the power come back on the pump line fills with water and re-primes the siphon line establishing siphon starting the entire system automatically.

CWO4GUNNER, could you post some pics of this? I really want to setup my tank this way. Being in AZ and summer, we go out of town a lot and I could easily see a hot summer brown out killing off my tank when it doesn't start the pump again and we're gone for a week...