RWalleyTX Eheim 2262 setup/review THE BIG ONE

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Plan to use this filter on a 125 gallon I plan to get soon but in the meantime I want to get it going so I'm temporarily setting it up on my 90 gallon setup. I was looking for the largest canister filter and researched for a couple weeks and found that the eheim 2262 seem to be perfect in every way. I am a big fan of eheim as I have been using their filters for many many years just nothing this big. It was between this and the fx6 filter and I decided to try this out first then maybe the fx6 down the road. I will post pictures as I go...

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I have one on a 4' 110g and it is definitely 2x what is needed, but I utilize the extra flow to keep maintenance at a minimum. Awesome filters that last forever. No experience on the fx6's.
 
I need to buy longer 16/22 tubing to route it out of the way. I wanted to put the intake and out on opposite sides I guess what they want you to do it out both on one side according to the lengths they supply you with.
 
The sound is fairly quiet but due to the size of the pump and the flow amount I'm guessing there is no such thing as dead silent. To give an example this is hardly noticeable during the day when kids are running around and tv is on but when it's late at night tv is off and kids are asleep you can hear that "hum". I like quiet I mean very very quiet so I plan to try that gel pad mod to the base of the pump.
 
The flow is good. Its strong but manageable. I was worried it would be too strong for a 90 gallon but I would say you could put this on a 75 gallon and still be ok. I did remove my tunze powerhead though and that was pushing 1500 gph and I thought that was just right. What I did was just aim the spray at at a 20-30 degree angle (slightly downward from water surface level)) it was a nice steady ripple on the surface. Keep in mind this is a cichlid tank so naturally cichlids do like some flow. If I had a planted tank I would say this is too much flow and you may need to dial down the flow maybe with the double tap connectors. I have had fully planted tanks and sps reef tanks so I'm a fair judge on flow needs
 
I tried to mount the pump sideways but the way I put the intake and out configuration and I would not be able to run the filter without longer tubing. I plan to move it on its side just to have additional clearance when removed but until I get more 16/22 tubing I will leave it as it fits in there just fine.
 
On the intake side my only complaint is that eheim does not make a "u tube" that would hug the tank better and look cleaner as far as the turn radius. Shame on you eheim. I did my best to set it up as "clean" as possible
 
Intake side (huge) I did away with most of the suction cups and replaced them with magnets type that lasts forever strong and never looses suction!
Highly recommend.
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