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i.e, simply gravity+weight of water vs the force of the pump. Hmax (Max head pressure of the pump) is the height at which, if we were to attach a vertical hose that runs straight up into the sky, with no other resistance, no hose wall friction and no media, that the pump can pump water up to. If you don't mind, can you explain why is that so?Lets see if I can explain this. Buy once, cry once.Įheim tends to have a better "filled up" flowrate than ye olde China brand canisters although a 50% is still a good conservative estimate, especially if you liked packing in the media, putting prefilters and sponge at the inlet and not having to clean the thing every 2 months. I was a bit hesitant to even factor in 1050l/h models, but I suddenly recall I like to pack a crap-load of media into my filters.Indeed.
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& since my (unused) 2224 is clocked at 700l/h, I believe the most common upgrade will clock in at the 950l/h & 1050l/h specifications. stronger flow rate & if it has a bigger canister volume, even better. Hence, I decided I need a better filter, i.e. By right, assuming a 50% loss of flow rate from a "normally-filled" canister, the flow rate will be dropped to 3++ l/h. 2224 is clocked at 700l/h on an empty canister. I bought a 2224 for my upcoming planted tank. I was a bit hesitant to even factor in 1050l/h models, but I suddenly recall I like to pack a crap-load of media into my filters.
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Lastly, if I do upgrade a tank, having a more powerful filter, isn't half bad either. both local & overseas forums, it appears that one can do no harm & indeed more good with high flow rate for planted tanks.īesides, if I connect more funky stuff to my setup beyond a single chiller, I have more "buffer" flow rate to play with. However, as I read more & more forum posts, i.e. May I clarify how you determined that 900L/H was the flowrate you need for the canister?.I bought a 2224 for my upcoming planted tank. Last edited by Navanod 5th Sep 2012 at 10:45. The only canister that can beat it, is the largest of the old classic model (1500XL, or used to be 2260), which technically, is just an Eheim 1260 Universal Pump mounted to a bucket. This is certainly not accurate enough for comparing canisters though, so I had decided pretty early in my hobby to go for the model with the highest HMax, followed by the highest flowrate, the Pro3e 2078 IMHO, A good rule of thumb I used would be to estimate a 1/3 loss of flowrate from the media alone so you certainly will not be seeing 900L/H from either of these filters once fully loaded. However, it also has a much larger media volume, which depending on what you put in and how dirty it gets, may or may not impact the 2228 to the point where it's slight HMax advantage is lost. This means that the 2228 can handle pressure loss slightly better and hence, have a higher real-life flowrates than the 2073. The 2228 has a HMax of 2.0m while the 2073 stands at 1.8m. You may wish to take note of the delivery head, HMax, of these canisters as well during comparison. Have you estimated your head pressure loss and factored that in?Īre you using the canister to run your chiller as well? May I clarify how you determined that 900L/H was the flowrate you need for the canister?
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too many parts to troubleshoot for leakage, as the Pro II series? Or is the Pro III subjected to the same downside, e.g.
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I suppose the eXperience series is either super new (launched not more than a month?) or maybe they are still named the 222X series amongst the shops? Do you know where (locally) I can get the eXperience series you recommended? In fact, will you say you will rather me either jump 1 series down to get the 2228 (from the Pro series 1050l/h), or jump 1 series up to get the 2073 (from the Pro III series 1050l/h)? Because I called up C328 yesterday & the shopkeeper has no idea what the eXperience ( 350) model is, even after I told him that the eXperience is supposed to replace the Pro (222X) series. Question in other words, based on your past experience, I take it you will really recommend against getting any model from the Pro II series? To add on and the pro 2 having many parts involved in keeping the filter water tight it is hard to troubleshooting the cause.