Improving Eheim Pro 3 mech filtration

[QueenslandeR]

i just got my 2080 yesterday for my new 180 .... if it doesn't clean my water good enough im gonna go out and buy a fx5 as well!

 

[DasArab]

Hello

I'm using 2128 for my 450L aquarium and got tired with exactly the same issue with floaties ... and constantly dirty filter hoses... does anyone have experience to improve mech filtering abilities of this model of the filter?
Or for 450L 2128 is not powerful enough?

Regards
Igor

I actually use 2 2128 on my 450lt tank but regardless I have neverhad any issues with floaties. Do you still use the eheim white pads on the top? I use Sera Filter Floss to polish the water and have never had any problems with bypass on the 2128.

 

[Jolley]

Hmmm.......I'm interested to see what fish you have in this tank, HarleyK. I am the owner of a new Pro 3 and I absolutely love this filter. My water is crystal clear. The Pro 3 is on my 300 gallon tank along with 2 Pro II 2028's. I have 16 large Zaires Frontosa's and 10 Clown Loaches. The Pro 3 has replaced two AC 110's. I must say that I have never had a problem with floaties and I still do not. That's why I'm curious of the fish you keep. Of course, I don't post much on here because I keep different fish than the majority. Still interested nonetheless.

 

[duke33]

Thanks for the input.

 

[HarleyK]

I'm curious of the fish you keep. Of course, I don't post much on here because I keep different fish than the majority

You may be surprised

Use of Eheim 2080 as single means of filtration:

before (insufficient mech filtration)

220 gal

Stock

• Xiphophorus helleri (~15)
• Trichogaster trichopterus (4)
• Pantodon buchholzi (5)
• Tetraodon sp. (3)
• Ancistrus dolichopterus (2)
• Corydoras paleatus (5)
• and for a few months Myleus rubripinnis rubripinnis (5)
• and before that Altolamprologus compressiceps (2)

Planted

• Anubia nana
• Cryptocoryne beckettii, C. ciliata, C. wendtii
• Echinodorus barthii
• Lemna minor
• Lilaeopsis mauritiana
• Pistia stratiotes
• Vallisneria spiralis

after(perfect now)

75 gal

Stock

• Hoplias malabaricus (1)

Planted (bare bottom)

• Anubias barteri var nana 'Petite'
• Anubias barteri var barteri 'Broad Leaf'
• Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'
• Süßwassertang

HarleyK

 

[Merbeast]

Sheesh, I would hope that it would cut it as the sole filter for a tank with only 1 fish! AND with plants!

 

[DasArab]

Luving the top tank Harley

 

[HarleyK]

Luving the top tank Harley

Thank you ... it's in storage right now

But not for much longer - I hope to re-activate it in early Jan

 

[hatorihanzoe]

dude i've got the same problem with the eheim pro 3. .....the bio fill never let nitrates and ammonia to go anything above zero....but its mech filteration sucks so bad. and my tank is only 110g........i think if u got a 100g+ u need to get a fx5 for mech filteration and the eheim for bio filteration.....or with about $700 combined for both filteration and a bit more for those media.....get BIG sump with a pump and PVC pipes for overflow think thats the way to go.

in the meanwhile, there isn't a single canister filter on the market that can do what they advertised.

 

[WyldFya]

Your thoughts are a little skewed. The rating for the canisters is about how many gallons they can handle for bio, but not mechanical. Mechanical filtration is important, but not critical for healthy fish, or even survival. Granted several filters still do not meet their claims.