Eheim filter 2180 and Eheim filter 2217 Aqua Step UVC
These are my Eheim canister filters set up on a 5ft and 2ft connected together. The 2ft is a raising tank. I have one 2217 flowing through a 15 ...
Discus Planted Community Aquarium 150 gallon
Newly set up tank (1 month after recycle finished) 150 gallon /560 liters. Eheim 2180, Fluval fx5, air energize but no Co2. 6 Discus, 4 clown loaches, 4 ...
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Video de démonstration des filtres Eheim Professionnal 3electroniques
Eheim 2180 Pro 3 - Equipment - Aquatic Plant Central
One of my XP3's just gave up the ghost. It's only 2 years old. Called the company and they said it was the motor. Since I need to replace I thought I might want to replace with one filter instead of the 2 I have. I saw this at Drs. and Foster. It also has a built in heater which sounds wonderful! I could get more equip out of the tank. I think you would be better off with the 2217 and keeping your other XP3. As you pointed out two filters will allow you to stagger the cleaning and give you two sources of circulation which is a plus if the tank is large. I have been very happy with the Hydor inline heaters and looking at the 2180 Pro and seeing that the heating unit is digitally controlled is a big turn off to me. People have Eheim classics that are still running after 15 years (I have an 8 year old Ecco here). I would not expect anywhere near that kind of service life out of anything digital and imagine that any out of warranty repairs would be very expensive. I couldn't tell from the link you posted if the 2180 has a temperature probe that needs to go in the tank (like the 2126 and 2128 models) but if it does you will be adding another piece of equipment to the tank. I also have two Eheim 2026 Pro IIs that so far have been no problem, if your tank is large and you want something a bit more sophisticated than the Eheim classic series you could also look at the 2028. Don't worry about the heater. It will only overheat if the flow through the filter stops. And that's not a dangerous overheating - it will not melt the filter housing or anything. The thing is - there is a small black proble that you put in the tank. It tells the heater inside the filter when to turn on/off. If there is no flow through the filter the in-tank probe still tells the heater to turn on/off and the result is overheating. But how often will you have the flow through the filter stop completely without you noticing? Pretty much the only case is if you forget to turn the filter on after...
