Hydor Prime 10 vs Eheim 2211

[wonders]

single prime 20 is for 2 ft tank?
i using that for my 3ft ....can/?

Any advice?

[Merviso]

Hi wonders, IMHO I feel that Prime 20 is only just nice for my 2ft. 3ft better to go for Prime 30..

[wonders]

thanks i heard ppl people say that too. so looking for prime 30 now

[branong]

after reading this ar... make me wanna buy a eheim 2211 too...
anyone got lobang ?

btw, is the valves necessary ar?

im using Eden 501 now and i feel that 300l/hr is quite alright
but i think Eheim's flowrate will be higher though its also rated
at 300l/hr.

thanks.

[Shadow]

valves not necessary but good to have.

[wonders]

any one could help?
eheim 2026 for how many ft tanks?

[Shadow]

2026 is 950l/h so I will use it for 3ft tank

[illumnae]

how did this thread evolve from a Hydor Prime 10/Eheim 2211 thread to a 4ft tank filtration enquiry? Why not start a new thread so that other persons searching in future can benefit from whatever discussion arises out of this question? perhaps a helpful mod could help split threads

Back to the enquiry, I've found a single Eheim ProII 2028 woefully inadequate for a 4x2x2 planted tank. I'm currently using a Fluval FX5 and the flow is just right. I'll be using 2x Eheim ProII 2028s for my next 4x2x2 tank. however, i'm actually afraid this might still be a little underpowered.

[Merviso]

I had taken over Bro illumnae's Hydor Prime 10 late July, but just started to use it today for my new scape.

Problem I found is mainly with the impeller. Firstly, I found the impeller to be fitting too tightly with the prime chamber casing. Secondly, the impeller itself is broken; meaning the magnetic and the plastic parts is no longer join together. I suspect that it was broken due to the tight fitting. I tried joining them back using super glue but it is still not working due to the tightness. Finally I swap with the impeller from another of my Hydor Prime 10 and managed to get it working.

The tank that I'm using it with now is a 1.5x1.5x1ft tank. I placed it on the same level with my tank and it has no problem starting up with auto-priming... Maybe the height of this tank makes it easier...

So conclusion is the that Bro illumnae is a bit unlucky with Hydor...