Is Ehiem 2222 enough for a 5 footer?

[Metallic Sardine]

Hello.
I am planning to buy a 5 footer * 1.5 ft (wide) and 2 ft high.
Is an Ehiem 2222 filter enough for a planted tank with minimum fish? Biological filter required only right?
Please advise.
Thanks,
MetaSard

[Metallic Sardine]

Hello.
I am planning to buy a 5 footer * 1.5 ft (wide) and 2 ft high.
Is an Ehiem 2222 filter enough for a planted tank with minimum fish? Biological filter required only right?
Please advise.
Thanks,
MetaSard

[Metallic Sardine]

Hello.
I am planning to buy a 5 footer * 1.5 ft (wide) and 2 ft high.
Is an Ehiem 2222 filter enough for a planted tank with minimum fish? Biological filter required only right?
Please advise.
Thanks,
MetaSard

[Metallic Sardine]

Hello.
I am planning to buy a 5 footer * 1.5 ft (wide) and 2 ft high.
Is an Ehiem 2222 filter enough for a planted tank with minimum fish? Biological filter required only right?
Please advise.
Thanks,
MetaSard

[joestoys]

i think you need at least 2026..... forthe 5ft.....

incase you might add more fish into the tank

[benetay]

Minimum fish i guess i got the most feets for the lease fish. I will not take any risk in such big tank to run on a single 2222 it's far far from enough.

Rotting plants,fish poop,decomposing driftwood are all going to be mechnically , biologically filtered. With a 2222 it can only handle tanks like 2ft.

With a six footer and four apisto(6cm each) and some oto , yamato, i'm running my system with 1x2229 and 1x2026.
i'll not save up on filtration as it's highly important for me.

[benetay]

joe: i think 2x2028 will be more appropiate even thou there will be little fish in it.

[Metallic Sardine]

Would i be able to buy another chaper taiwanese cannister filter and use it concurrently?
If so, do I place the intakes together or at different ends of the tank? What about the outflow. One on top amd one at the bottom ok?
Thanks,
MetaSard

[Metallic Sardine]

Sorry, just read the last 2 posts. Now i know 2222 not applicable to 5ft

[benetay]

I've seen people attacting the outlet at one end while i did is two at each end so it minimize dead spot area.

There is also another method to connect the filter in series before letting the water flow back into the tank.

It's yr choice to choose which method and which filter to get. Just a suggestion get the biggest filter you can afford it will serve u for years.

[Metallic Sardine]

wow.....2 * 2028...SGD600 bucks man.....must save up first!!!!

[benetay]

For a very low bioload in the tank i think a 2028 alone can handle the job provided you keep the bioload low and not adding more to kill the filter.

[Metallic Sardine]

Thanks for your help Bene. I think what I will do is to get the 2028 first then quickly save up for another as soon as possible.
Thanks again!
MetaSard

[benetay]

With 2x2028 i'm sure you can start adding abit more fishes just as long you don't add so much till you really overload the filter. You can get the 2028 and start it first no problem regarding that and maybe if you feel like adding more fishes you can always match the filter to the bioload.

[Metallic Sardine]

Bene, how do I judge how big a filter i should get for a particular tank? Is there a certain turnover volume i should get? Example XX litres/h for a XXX litre tank?

What about bio load? Is there any quick judge way to see if the bio load is appropriately managed?

Thanks,

MetaSard

[loupgarou]

1x 2028 will do , if you need more circulation, get a internal filter (eg: otto pf2000 or something)

I run on a single 2028 a 4ft tank with about
20 ottos
1 yoyo loach
2 archer fish
8 discus
1 brown eel
1 pictus catfish
1 black ghost
6 apistos
20 cardinals
2 red tailed sharks
2 dwarf royal farlowellas
2 normal farlowellas
countless malayans (of which most are invisible lol, since I add about 100 a week)

[benetay]

I'll try to get as many turnover as possible for my case a 560L tank powered by a 2229 with 1060l/h and a 2026 with 950l/h it will have 3.58 turn over every hour.

regarding the bioload i'm not too sure cos i believe having more filter and lesser fish will do a great job

[juggler]

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On 11/21/2002 11:49:10 PM

Bene, how do I judge how big a filter i should get for a particular tank? Is there a certain turnover volume i should get? Example XX litres/h for a XXX litre tank?

What about bio load? Is there any quick judge way to see if the bio load is appropriately managed?

Thanks,

MetaSard
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Try this Eheim site. They suggest what filter to use for what tank volume.
For planted tanks, I feel that if the circulation about 2~3 times per hour. That should be good enough. Too much and the fish will be struggling.

[Simon]

a 2028 will be more than sufficient for a 5ft planted tank, the prob with having less powerful filter for a bigger tank is mainly due to the fact, that some area of the tank wouldnt be circulation or wat we call as dead area, which is a algae magnet. in a 6ft, the length of the tank will be a consideration, therefore some will use 2 filters, one on each end to circulate/filter the tank. I used to run 2 filters for my 6ft but one permanently died, so I have only one running for the last 1 year without much prob.

[vinz]

Alternatively, to improve circulation:
- Add an internal filter/powerhead as mentioned earlier, or
- Split the output of the filter and have outlets at both ends.

I like the second option for 2 reasons:
1. If you get an external CO2 reactor and tap it in before the split, you can get a better distribution of CO2.
2. The flow at each output is gentler thus reducing strong currents. Plants need good but gentle circulation of water.