Quetsions Regarding Eheim Filter and Susbtrat Pro Replacement

nagukush

nagukush

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Hi Friends !

Hope all is well !

I have 2 doubts regarding assembling the Eheim Filter and Regarding the Eheim Bio Media - Substrat Pro and wanted to request you all to kindly guide me regarding the same...

I just found this article regarding cleaning and assembling the Eheim 2217 and according to it -

"You first want to cut about three inches off of each size of tubing. These are the pieces that you’ll connect to stem on the top of the filter and the stem protruding from the lower side"

Kindly advice if 3" of length is enough for connecting the Tubes to the Filter Openings - I always keep about 8 to 10" - Kindly advice which will be better. It will be very convenient if 3" is enough but I'm afraid that it might be too short and might come off if pulled a little. Kindly guide me.

Also according to the Article, the Eheim Biomedia, Substrat Pro needs to be replaced at every cleaning (3 months), but I thought that the Biomedia could be used forever - if it needs to be replaced then it will be not practical at all, as its so expensive here in India.

Kindly guide me regarding the above friends...
Thanks and Regards
Kush
 
You can cut your tubes to the length you want, you just don't want the tubes too long or make any bends and whatnot.The bio-media can be used for years, no need to replace.
 
I think they tell you to cut shorter pieces on the parts that go by the filter because of the quick disconnect valves when you clean your filter. You can just pop off the filter and carry it to the sink/tub or whatever you clean it in rather then pop off the filter and drag 1 foot of hoses along with you to the sink/tub to clean.

Also they have the twist things that lock the hoses so it won't be pulled off. And they probably tell you to replace it so you keep buying their products but as mott mentioned, it is not necessary. Just rinse and reuse (in old aquarium water).
 
Substrat Pro or any sintered glass biomedia can be re-used until it eventually disintegrate which can take several years. I usually fill a bucket with aquarium water and dunk the canister basket in the water several times until the media looks cleaner and alot of mulm have come off of it. You can also siphon the water out of the tank with a hose and shoot the hose at the basket to wash it. You may want to look at Biohome media. I have both, and I like the Biohome better since it has more surface area than Substrat Pro. It's more expensive here in the US because it's harder to find, but I believe Biohome is more popular in Europe/Asia so you may be able to buy it for less than Substrat Pro in India. GL.

http://www.reinbiotech.com/biohome/biohome.jsp
 
Hi Friends !

Thanks a lot for the kind replies and for caring and for the guidance - just wanted to ask one more thing here. Actually I'm in a situation that my Intake will be on the left end of the tank and the filter will be placed on the opposite (right end), beside the tank. So the Intake tube will have to come all the way to the floor from the top which will be almost 3 feet length and then run along the back for a distance of 4 feet to reach the filter. Then it will have to rise to the height of the filter and then connect to the Filters intake. So the inlet tube will have to run almost about 8 feet - I know this is a long distance but I dont have any choice as I cant keep the filter on th left side (immediately below the intake)

Kindly guide me if this is ok or will it hamper my filters capacity ? Is there is any efficient way to do this ?

Kindly guide me Friends...
Thanks and Regards
Kush
 
Since the filter is a closed system it will make little difference how long the tubes are. Except for the actual friction that the water has on the tubes themselves, but I think this is pretty minute. All the filter is really doing is moving the water.
 
Friends, also wanted to know if the Inlet Stem on the bottom of the filter (the one which we turn down while cleaning the filter to drain the water) is very fragile or is it ok to turn it down everytime when I clean the filter ? Kindly guide me Friends...
 
I have a couple of Eheim Pro IIs for a number of years. In one I use the efistrat which I rinse twice a year. In the ther i replaced it with sponges. Both work great.

The more crucial issue with canister placement is the distance below the tank rather than the length of the lateral run. Since gravity is an ally on the intake side but an enemy on the outflow side, always try to keep the latter the shorter dun.
 
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