So i've had the ehem pro 3 2075 filter for a while now... thought i'd write a review.... interesting results... in my opinion, it's not as good as the older professional 2 equivalant
Firstly...
THE GOOD
- Solid build... feels robust, built to last.
- the internal prefilter cartridge is at the top, so you can open it, wash it, and replace without taking anything else out of the filter
- the baskets slot tightly together... hard to imagine any bypass
- only uses 16w of power
- maintenance is a piece of cake - the valve / disengage mechanism is great
- comes with media - very high quality eheim media included... thought not quite enough to fully fill the baskets.
THE BAD
- Noisiest eheim i've ever had - this is louder than my 2217 (which is getting on for ten years old), louder than my 2028.... probably makes about the same amount of noise as a fluval 405. Not a huge problem, but it's in my living room and you can just hear it. other eheims you have to touch to tell they're on.
- priming system has stopped working after two cleans. again... my older 2028 still works a treat....
- not much grunt... low power motor... pehaps... but while this turns over water well enough, there's no oomph. Again, comparing it to the 2028, both a re rated roughly the same, but fitting an eheim venturi to that results in a lot of pressure, the 2075 doesn't quite have the same power.
Overall
Honestly...? This costs more than the 2028 but it's not quite as good in my opinion. If i was buying again today, i wouldn't buy a 2075 unless the 2028 was not on sale anymore. The 2075 really only brings a pre filter and lower power consumption to the table.... and to me, that's not worth the extra £'s.
Firstly...
THE GOOD
- Solid build... feels robust, built to last.
- the internal prefilter cartridge is at the top, so you can open it, wash it, and replace without taking anything else out of the filter
- the baskets slot tightly together... hard to imagine any bypass
- only uses 16w of power
- maintenance is a piece of cake - the valve / disengage mechanism is great
- comes with media - very high quality eheim media included... thought not quite enough to fully fill the baskets.
THE BAD
- Noisiest eheim i've ever had - this is louder than my 2217 (which is getting on for ten years old), louder than my 2028.... probably makes about the same amount of noise as a fluval 405. Not a huge problem, but it's in my living room and you can just hear it. other eheims you have to touch to tell they're on.
- priming system has stopped working after two cleans. again... my older 2028 still works a treat....
- not much grunt... low power motor... pehaps... but while this turns over water well enough, there's no oomph. Again, comparing it to the 2028, both a re rated roughly the same, but fitting an eheim venturi to that results in a lot of pressure, the 2075 doesn't quite have the same power.
Overall
Honestly...? This costs more than the 2028 but it's not quite as good in my opinion. If i was buying again today, i wouldn't buy a 2075 unless the 2028 was not on sale anymore. The 2075 really only brings a pre filter and lower power consumption to the table.... and to me, that's not worth the extra £'s.
