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 Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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GOT MY EHEIM 2217 CLASSIC TODAY........ I WANT TO CHECK WHETHER I HAVE SUPPLIED WITH ALL THE FILTERS... WHEN I OPEN IT I CAN SEE ONLY A BLACK COLOUR PAD.... SHALL I LIFT IT AND VERIFY WATZ INSIDE.... ANY CAUTIONS TO TAKE... WATZ SHOULD BE THERE ACTUALLY INSIDE A EHEIM 2217 CLASSIC EXTERNAL CANISTER FILTER... MORE OVER MY TANK NOT READY YET.. HOW CAN I CHECK WHETHER IT IS WORKING FINE? 2217 USERS AND EXPERTS PLZ HELP ME OUE.......   |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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There will be a black pad, a green hard plastic mesh, then a white pad, then 5-6 blue pads, finally another green hard plastic mesh in this order top to bottom.
In case you discard the black pad remember the green hard plastic mesh must always come on top of the white pad.
Fill a bucket full of water keep it on a table and check your filter. |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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Apart from the filter media Madan sir told u abt there should be Spray Bar For out flow tube and Inflow Tube which should be included in the with some Eheim Pipe .....
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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| Thank you madan...But the manual says it should have coarse 2x, fine 3x, carbon 3x, mech 5l, and substrat pro 5l, .......... where are those items in my filter??? |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject: Re: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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| One more question....... Is this 2217 filter enough for my 3x2x2ft tank........ or should i add any additional filter for it? i am planning a cichlid setup.......plz suggest.... |
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Madan
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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| SNSNS wrote (View Post):
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Thank you madan...But the manual says it should have coarse 2x, fine 3x, carbon 3x, mech 5l, and substrat pro 5l, .......... where are those items in my filter???
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You'll have to buy this stated configuration of media separately.
What I told you is the media that you will get with a new filter.
Yes this filter will do for your tank. |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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| its enough for your 3ftr cichlid setup there is one change you can make just add some Bio media like Bio Balls or Ceramic Rings by removing 1-2 Blue Filter pads ........ |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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The Standard contents of the filter is as mentioned by Madan, the rest of the stuff like substrate pro etc you need to buy separately.
You can keep 2-3 of the blue pads aside and fill that space up with Ceramic Rings for biological filteration, the diagarm for placing the different media is on the Eheim Box itself.
Yes the filter should be enough for your tank.
Also check if you have got the double taps along with your filter |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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thank u friends for clarifying my doubts......
by the way.... seetharam, i got two of them one big and one small, whats the use of double tap?? |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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The Big one will be for the Intake and Small one for the outlet, the double taps enables easy maintainance of the filter. You just need to close the double taps and open the joint. Then you can easily remove the filter without taking out the Inlet and Outlet from the aquarium.
Note: The double taps are connected in between the inletpipe and the filter inlet and similar for the outlet, so might have to cut the pipe at a lenght you are comfortable with to insert the double taps |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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| i think that the instructions that come with the 2217 are not good enough. I had similar questions when I brought it. And i got my questions cleared on this forum itself. |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: HELP....EHEIM 2217... CONFUSING |
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| Why dont you post a link to that thread here , it might help calrifying any more doubts |
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