Ehiem 2235 ..

Well folks, it finally arrived today and got it up in snap.. I will give it
a few weeks before I comment about the water qaulity being the same or
better.. I snaged a bag of Lava rock and let it soak/rinse for the last
couple of days By this weekend I might be pulling the filter apart and
adding some lava rock media... This unit was larger than the one the LFS
stocked and cheaper too.. ( ah well it was only PETsMART that carries them
around these parts, so it is not going to hurt the Mom and Pop stores any..)
Yes, under observation from here and other NG's I put the filter in a 5
gallon bucket to make sure the seal didn't leak around the top, although it
apeared to be lubed up when I inspected the unit.. I think the Malawi's are
going to like it...
--
Tim... Lost in the state of confusion... errr make that California..

Hope it works out well for you. I have a 2231 that I'll be transferring
from my 27G to my 40G. Nice, quiet, efficient, easy-to-use canister filter.
"T" wrote in message
news

Well folks, it finally arrived today and got it up in snap.. I will give
it
a few weeks before I comment about the water qaulity being the same or
better.. I snaged a bag of Lava rock and let it soak/rinse for the last
couple of days By this weekend I might be pulling the filter apart and
adding some lava rock media... This unit was larger than the one the LFS
stocked and cheaper too.. ( ah well it was only PETsMART that carries them
around these parts, so it is not going to hurt the Mom and Pop stores
any..)
Yes, under observation from here and other NG's I put the filter in a 5
gallon bucket to make sure the seal didn't leak around the top, although
it
apeared to be lubed up when I inspected the unit.. I think the Malawi's
are
going to like it...
--
Tim... Lost in the state of confusion... errr make that California..

Hopefully this fellow is a lot more efficiant than the HOT types...

Tim...


"JazzyB!" jazzybjazzy DONTWANTANY @hotmail.com wrote in message
...
Hope it works out well for you. I have a 2231 that I'll be transferring
from my 27G to my 40G. Nice, quiet, efficient, easy-to-use canister
filter.
"T" wrote in message
news

Well folks, it finally arrived today and got it up in snap.. I will give
it
a few weeks before I comment about the water qaulity being the same or
better.. I snaged a bag of Lava rock and let it soak/rinse for the last
couple of days By this weekend I might be pulling the filter apart and
adding some lava rock media... This unit was larger than the one the
LFS
stocked and cheaper too.. ( ah well it was only PETsMART that carries
them
around these parts, so it is not going to hurt the Mom and Pop stores
any..)
Yes, under observation from here and other NG's I put the filter in a 5
gallon bucket to make sure the seal didn't leak around the top, although
it
apeared to be lubed up when I inspected the unit.. I think the Malawi's
are
going to like it...
--
Tim... Lost in the state of confusion... errr make that California..

I actually like both types. But I will say that the Eheim Eccos are so
quiet that unless you check the outlet pipe or actually put your hand on the
canister you'd never know it was on. My Aqua clear makes far more noise,
but then I guess that's the splashing of the water. I'm sure you'll be
happy with the Eheim.

BTW, they have excellent posts-sale service. For example, I bought mine in
Europe, brought it to Canada and planned on using it with a voltage
transformer. I bought mine new for around 30 Euros, which at the time was
equal to US$30. Got it from a shop closing out. Well, I had a problem with
a leak near the top, sent it to Eheim North America and they decided to
replaced the entire top portion of the canister. They did not charge me
anything! Plus instead of fixing the Europe rated motor, they decided to
replace the entire top half of the canister with a new North American rated
motor, etc., all for free! Can't beat that type of service! Thus, they
have a lifetime customer.

"T" wrote in message
k.net...
Hopefully this fellow is a lot more efficiant than the HOT types...

Tim...


"JazzyB!" jazzybjazzy DONTWANTANY @hotmail.com wrote in message
...
Hope it works out well for you. I have a 2231 that I'll be transferring
from my 27G to my 40G. Nice, quiet, efficient, easy-to-use canister
filter.
"T" wrote in message
news

Well folks, it finally arrived today and got it up in snap.. I will
give
it
a few weeks before I comment about the water qaulity being the same or
better.. I snaged a bag of Lava rock and let it soak/rinse for the
last
couple of days By this weekend I might be pulling the filter apart and
adding some lava rock media... This unit was larger than the one the
LFS
stocked and cheaper too.. ( ah well it was only PETsMART that carries
them
around these parts, so it is not going to hurt the Mom and Pop stores
any..)
Yes, under observation from here and other NG's I put the filter in a
5
gallon bucket to make sure the seal didn't leak around the top,
although
it
apeared to be lubed up when I inspected the unit.. I think the
Malawi's
are
going to like it...
--
Tim... Lost in the state of confusion... errr make that California..

Now thats Customer service... They did it without asking.. You got a heck
of deal that way... I can hear the Ecco running..The constat humming is what
I hear.. And thats with the noisy Whisper running along side of the Ecco..

Tim..


"JazzyB" jazzybjazzy STOP THE SPAM @ hotmail.com wrote in message
...
I actually like both types. But I will say that the Eheim Eccos are so
quiet that unless you check the outlet pipe or actually put your hand on
the
canister you'd never know it was on. My Aqua clear makes far more noise,
but then I guess that's the splashing of the water. I'm sure you'll be
happy with the Eheim.

BTW, they have excellent posts-sale service. For example, I bought mine in
Europe, brought it to Canada and planned on using it with a voltage
transformer. I bought mine new for around 30 Euros, which at the time was
equal to US$30. Got it from a shop closing out. Well, I had a problem
with
a leak near the top, sent it to Eheim North America and they decided to
replaced the entire top portion of the canister. They did not charge me
anything! Plus instead of fixing the Europe rated motor, they decided to
replace the entire top half of the canister with a new North American
rated
motor, etc., all for free! Can't beat that type of service! Thus, they
have a lifetime customer.

"T" wrote in message
k.net...
Hopefully this fellow is a lot more efficiant than the HOT types...

Tim...


"JazzyB!" jazzybjazzy DONTWANTANY @hotmail.com wrote in message
...
Hope it works out well for you. I have a 2231 that I'll be
transferring
from my 27G to my 40G. Nice, quiet, efficient, easy-to-use canister
filter.
"T" wrote in message
news
Well folks, it finally arrived today and got it up in snap.. I will
give
it
a few weeks before I comment about the water qaulity being the same
or
better.. I snaged a bag of Lava rock and let it soak/rinse for the
last
couple of days By this weekend I might be pulling the filter apart
and
adding some lava rock media... This unit was larger than the one
the
LFS
stocked and cheaper too.. ( ah well it was only PETsMART that
carries
them
around these parts, so it is not going to hurt the Mom and Pop
stores
any..)
Yes, under observation from here and other NG's I put the filter in
a
5
gallon bucket to make sure the seal didn't leak around the top,
although
it
apeared to be lubed up when I inspected the unit.. I think the
Malawi's
are
going to like it...
--
Tim... Lost in the state of confusion... errr make that California..

Yeah it was a great customer service experience. Strange that you can hear
the Ecco running I can't. Maybe it's because your model is larger than the
2231 I have.
"T" wrote in message
nk.net...
Now thats Customer service... They did it without asking.. You got a heck
of deal that way... I can hear the Ecco running..The constat humming is
what
I hear.. And thats with the noisy Whisper running along side of the Ecco..

Tim..


"JazzyB" jazzybjazzy STOP THE SPAM @ hotmail.com wrote in message
...
I actually like both types. But I will say that the Eheim Eccos are so
quiet that unless you check the outlet pipe or actually put your hand on
the
canister you'd never know it was on. My Aqua clear makes far more
noise,
but then I guess that's the splashing of the water. I'm sure you'll be
happy with the Eheim.

BTW, they have excellent posts-sale service. For example, I bought mine
in
Europe, brought it to Canada and planned on using it with a voltage
transformer. I bought mine new for around 30 Euros, which at the time
was
equal to US$30. Got it from a shop closing out. Well, I had a problem
with
a leak near the top, sent it to Eheim North America and they decided to
replaced the entire top portion of the canister. They did not charge me
anything! Plus instead of fixing the Europe rated motor, they decided
to
replace the entire top half of the canister with a new North American
rated
motor, etc., all for free! Can't beat that type of service! Thus, they
have a lifetime customer.

"T" wrote in message
k.net...
Hopefully this fellow is a lot more efficiant than the HOT types...

Tim...


"JazzyB!" jazzybjazzy DONTWANTANY @hotmail.com wrote in message
...
Hope it works out well for you. I have a 2231 that I'll be
transferring
from my 27G to my 40G. Nice, quiet, efficient, easy-to-use canister
filter.
"T" wrote in message
news
Well folks, it finally arrived today and got it up in snap.. I
will
give
it
a few weeks before I comment about the water qaulity being the
same
or
better.. I snaged a bag of Lava rock and let it soak/rinse for the
last
couple of days By this weekend I might be pulling the filter apart
and
adding some lava rock media... This unit was larger than the one
the
LFS
stocked and cheaper too.. ( ah well it was only PETsMART that
carries
them
around these parts, so it is not going to hurt the Mom and Pop
stores
any..)
Yes, under observation from here and other NG's I put the filter
in
a
5
gallon bucket to make sure the seal didn't leak around the top,
although
it
apeared to be lubed up when I inspected the unit.. I think the
Malawi's
are
going to like it...
--
Tim... Lost in the state of confusion... errr make that
California..

In message , JazzyB
writes
I actually like both types. But I will say that the Eheim Eccos are so
quiet that unless you check the outlet pipe or actually put your hand
on the canister you'd never know it was on. My Aqua clear makes far
more noise, but then I guess that's the splashing of the water. I'm
sure you'll be happy with the Eheim.

That's not my experience ;-(

I have had an Ecco 2235 for a few months now and am not happy with it.
It makes a noticeable noise at all times. I found the lid a real pain to
get back on, often only to find it slipping off again an hour later.

Lousy filter IME.

--
Alan Silver
PSG Fish Tanks - http://fish.alansilver.co.uk/