I bought an Eheim 2224 yesterday. What a wonderful filter. Had problems with my fluval 304, and decided to invest my money in one that I hear is worth it. Only thing I dislike about it, is the primer - is me! had to suck on the tube to get it going. Besides that minor detail, it's great.
The manual says that their specific filter media must be used - I don't think this is a must, but what do you think? Right now I'm using what was supplied with the filter - the mechanical round things (ehfimech), and the media that looks like white rocks sort of (ehfisubstrat), and the filter pads. I also put in some of the filter media from my former fluval to seed the bacteria culture. I left what was remaining of my old filter media floating on the bottom of my tank. Is this what you guys would do?
If I keep using the media that they supplied - how long are they good for? I'm assuming a very long time if maintenance is kept up right?
Sorry for the long post - had more questions than I thought.
The manual says that their specific filter media must be used - I don't think this is a must, but what do you think? Right now I'm using what was supplied with the filter - the mechanical round things (ehfimech), and the media that looks like white rocks sort of (ehfisubstrat), and the filter pads. I also put in some of the filter media from my former fluval to seed the bacteria culture. I left what was remaining of my old filter media floating on the bottom of my tank. Is this what you guys would do?
If I keep using the media that they supplied - how long are they good for? I'm assuming a very long time if maintenance is kept up right?
Sorry for the long post - had more questions than I thought.