Actually the 'bottom line' on eheims canister filters is the classic. I slightly prefer the classic over the ecco (I own both) because of its simplicity of design, silent operation and low cost of maintainance.
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When I was setting up my 60 Gallon tank, I looked both at the an ECCO Model and at the Pro II 2026 Model. I think I paid about $50 more to get the Pro II 2026 Model, (which I am very very pleased with,) and the media for it. I don't want to sound like a "know-it-all" but I'd think that for a larger tank, if you have the money to spend you'd want the Pro II 2026 OR 2028, but that's just me...
I don't really like the classic Eheims. It looks like you'd end up making a mess trying to service them because it doenst look like there is media baskets.
I have the Eheim with the heater built in, and it has the media baskets and it shuts off the hoses so you dont loose your prime when you service it. I love it.
I don't like the Magnums, however. There is no room for media really. and the Media basket thing is tiny. The only Magnum I do like, is the HOB, mainly because I use the micron filter for water polishing.
I have the Eheim with the heater built in, and it has the media baskets and it shuts off the hoses so you dont loose your prime when you service it. I love it.
I don't like the Magnums, however. There is no room for media really. and the Media basket thing is tiny. The only Magnum I do like, is the HOB, mainly because I use the micron filter for water polishing.
I've never denied that the Pro series are far more user-friendly, especially to newcomers to canister filtration, than the Classic line. Anyone would be a fool to do so - the Classics are very slight upgrades of the oldest operating canisters on the market. However, a number of us have been operating these units for much of that extended period and can change a Classic out in not much more time than the easier Pro lines. Familiarity and decades of practice are great teachers. 
Some of us, especially those who no longer use all-in-one filtration (mechanical, chemical, & biological all housed in the same unit), are better served by the absolute simplicity of the older and simpler line.
http://www.aaquaria.com/aquasource/cannister.shtml
I would not trade my Classics for Pros. But that is personal preference based largely on decades of failure-free operation by the line. If I were staring out with canister filtration today, I would be likely to opt for the more user-friendly Pro line.
Some of us, especially those who no longer use all-in-one filtration (mechanical, chemical, & biological all housed in the same unit), are better served by the absolute simplicity of the older and simpler line.
http://www.aaquaria.com/aquasource/cannister.shtml
I would not trade my Classics for Pros. But that is personal preference based largely on decades of failure-free operation by the line. If I were staring out with canister filtration today, I would be likely to opt for the more user-friendly Pro line.
Hey RTR, do you have any good tips that you can share on maintenance of the classics? I for one would very much like to have some tips on how to service them more easily. Thanks.
