Zenagin
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I’ve recently purchased and setup an Eheim Classic 2215 on my 45gal Freshwater Aqaurium (full, but not heavy load).
I already have a functioning Penquin 330 power filter with dual bio-wheels. While my aquarium has been doing fine for about 2 years now with just the Penguin 330, I simply wanted an Eheim canister filter. I just like them. But it’s been quite a few years since I used a canister filter and so, I have a few questions if anyone would care to field them.
I already have a functioning Penquin 330 power filter with dual bio-wheels. While my aquarium has been doing fine for about 2 years now with just the Penguin 330, I simply wanted an Eheim canister filter. I just like them. But it’s been quite a few years since I used a canister filter and so, I have a few questions if anyone would care to field them.
- When I do my water changes, I do not want to run the filter as the spraybar will splash too much as the water level goes down during the change. So I will turn the filter off. In order to keep my siphon, do I need to shut off one or both of the double taps? Or can I just leave them both open during the process?
- My 2215 came with free media including the substrat media for biological filtration. I am interested in completely replacing my Penguin 330 with the 2215 once it’s colonized with enough nitrifying bacteria (after 21 days or so as I understand it). But I am hesitant to do this as I realize that the dual bio-wheels really provide a great biological filtration. Will the 2215 truly replace the bio-wheels and provide excellent biological filtration?
I am considering also, actually placing the 2215 spraybar inside the back of the Penguin 330 and unplugging the 330 to have it literally powered only by the output of the 2215. I’ve searched online and cannot seem to find anywhere that sells the old bio-wheel pro 30 or 60 to use in conjunction with canister filters (they still sell them as part of their Magnun canister filter kits). This way I can run only the bio-wheels on the old filter as the final stage of filtration – ensuring extra strong biological filtration. Better idea (if it will physically work) than replacing the Penguin 330 with the 2215 altogether?