Ehiem Canisters

dlemons1 · #1 01/05/2006, 08:33 AM

I heard that Ehiem Canisters are good for saltwater tanks and that a wet/dry filter system is not necessary since I want to do fish only.

Anyone knows if this is true.

BurntOutReefer · #2 01/05/2006, 12:51 PM

They are good as long as you maintain your cleaning routine with them...they (like ALL filters) are not plug and forget....

svb57 · #3 01/05/2006, 12:59 PM

I had (2) Ehiem's on my 120g FO system for a year. One was their wet/dry Pro and the other a standard mechanical one. Both work flawlessly. All I did was monthly cleaning. The Pro series is much better when it comes to cleaning.

With that said I am changing my system over to a Reef and putting in a sump and removing the canister filters. Reason is that I will have no filtration other then LR and skimmer.

Thanks
Jim Mc

dave11 · #4 01/05/2006, 02:58 PM

just doing the same as jim - changing from canisters to sump - ran the tank on 1 eheim and 1 fluvall - both worked fine but as said above keep them cleaned regular.

svb57 · #5 01/05/2006, 03:10 PM

dlemons1,

Tried to respond to you, but the the system says your full and need to clean out pm's before you can recieve more.

Thanks
Jim Mc

dlemons1 · #6 01/05/2006, 04:11 PM

Seems like everyone using the eheim canisters are using two of them one wet/dry version and another for mechanical filtration.

Does either of them provide adequate biological and mechanical filtration for a fish only tank?

svb57 · #7 01/08/2006, 09:22 PM

I might think if you used the wet/dry with mechanical pads in one of the three sections it might work. Not sure, never tried that but should work.

I tried to email you but didnt go through.

Thanks
Jim Mc

fakename · #8 01/09/2006, 12:09 AM

I have a soft coral dominant reef tank, and I use an Ehiem canister for particulate filteration (aka water polishing) and to run carbon. I do not run any bioballs in it. I clean it regularly. It pulls a fair amount of junk out of the tank, and has never been a problem in terms of nitrates......
Wet dry filteration is not really required if you have enough live rock....regardless of if you have a reef or if you are FOWLR.
If you are running sumpless they are a nice option to be able to add carbon etc...

Aaron

bigeyetuna · #9 01/09/2006, 01:47 AM

I have the eheim Pro II 2028. It is a great canister filter. Runs very quiet and has a push button primer. I would recommend this for anyone wanting a canister filter.

cateyes · #10 01/09/2006, 06:05 AM

fakename -- do youlet your Eheim run 24/7 or just when you need to run carbon or polish the water?