filter media

[king]

Starting a tropheus tank soon and just purchased a eheim 2217 to go with the wet/dry I already have running. What would be the best media to use and how should it be placed inside canister?

[jhenry]

IMO use the Eheim media. Ehffi mech, Substrate pro. You can buy the blue pad and the floss pads at most LFS

[supadave]

I like to use double pads and Seachem Matrix . Or, since you already have a wet/dry...use the 2217 as a mechanical filter . Double the coarse pad and stuff it with filter floss .

[king]

Thanks...I'm probably gonna make the final call when I'm at the store but now I have some idea of what I should be looking at...appreciate the input and welcome any more advice...I am pretty much brand new to the hobby, so ignorant to a lot, but I am learning fast thanks to the HFB family...

[supadave]

Your welcome ......King . Ask as many questions as you like and remember there is no such thing as a stupid question . We were all new to this hobby at one point .

[king]

Thanks supadave.

[jhenry]

If you need some media give me a call I've got alot of media laying around.

[wesleydnunder]

What media to use depends on what you want the filter to do. If you're relying on your wet/dry to do the bulk of the biofiltration and want the Eheim to serve as a mechanical filter, then the pads and floss are a workable idea; you'll just have to clean it more often as the floss clogs with debris.

If you want the Eheim to be a bio-filter then I'd put the coarse pad on bottom and fill the canister with something that has lots of surface area for bacterial colonization, like lava rock, Eheim substrat or even the plastic noodles (can't remember the brand name) with a sponge prefilter over the intake. The prefilter will need to be rinsed frequently (I rinse mine weekly) but the filter will need servicing much less often that in the first example.

Mark

[jhenry]

I'm just going to throw this out there if you want a great mechanical filter. Also it will make your maintenance much easier. Run your Eheim packed full of media and course pad and them run a ac110 with sponges it'll be very easy to clean take you about two minutes without have to crawl unde the stand. Just putting it out there

[supadave]

I'm just going to throw this out there if you want a great mechanical filter. Also it will make your maintenance much easier. Run your Eheim packed full of media and course pad and them run a ac110 with sponges it'll be very easy to clean take you about two minutes without have to crawl unde the stand. Just putting it out there

+1

[jhenry]

+1

Thanks I have flashes of genius every now and then

[king]

Thanks guys for all the input...Justin I'll give you a shout if I'm in your neck of the woods before I have to go to the store for media...Thanks again.

[myjohnson]

Eheim or seachem.

Seachem has been developing some stuff that looks very good.

[jhenry]

Eheim or seachem.

Seachem has been developing some stuff that looks very good.

+1 Seachem has some great stuff!

[JasonC]

I'm just going to throw this out there if you want a great mechanical filter. Also it will make your maintenance much easier. Run your Eheim packed full of media and course pad and them run a ac110 with sponges it'll be very easy to clean take you about two minutes without have to crawl unde the stand. Just putting it out there

I'm going to use your suggestion on my 90 gallon: (2) AC 110s and (2) 2217s.