Michigan Cichlid Association
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: linuxrulesusa on November 13, 2013, 01:32:09 PM
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Today I finally hooked up an Eheim 2222 (I think that's the right model #) that I picked up three months back or so. I'm running it on my cube tank (33g).
I have basically all the parts for the canister except there's nothing on the end of the spraybar to make the water go out the pre-drilled holes instead of the end. What is the best thing to use to cap off the end?
Also, how often do you clean a canister? Every few months? My stocking for the tank is in my signature. It's heavily stocked but not overstocked, in my opinion. So should I just watch for when the water flow slows down a lot?
Thanks for any help.
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My canisters... I change the "prefilter" portion every 2 weeks to a month. Depending on how busy I am with my water changes as I do it at the same time.
I have checked my bio a couple times and still looks good. Looking like maybe once a year I will have to do something with the bio... maybe not even that.
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My canisters... I change the "prefilter" portion every 2 weeks to a month. Depending on how busy I am with my water changes as I do it at the same time.
I have checked my bio a couple times and still looks good. Looking like maybe once a year I will have to do something with the bio... maybe not even that.
By prefilter you mean what's in the first tray, or do you mean a prefilter sponge on the input tube.
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My canisters... I change the "prefilter" portion every 2 weeks to a month. Depending on how busy I am with my water changes as I do it at the same time.
I have checked my bio a couple times and still looks good. Looking like maybe once a year I will have to do something with the bio... maybe not even that.
By prefilter you mean what's in the first tray, or do you mean a prefilter sponge on the input tube.
Yeah, I meant first tray. I just said it that way because some dont have a true tray, etc. Your filter's first line of defense. 8)
It really should catch all the gunk and most of it never make it to your bio.
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My canisters... I change the "prefilter" portion every 2 weeks to a month. Depending on how busy I am with my water changes as I do it at the same time.
I have checked my bio a couple times and still looks good. Looking like maybe once a year I will have to do something with the bio... maybe not even that.
By prefilter you mean what's in the first tray, or do you mean a prefilter sponge on the input tube.
I see. Mine is just coarse foam, so I could just rinse it out I would assume, like I've done for my Aquaclear sponges when they get clogged.
Yeah, I meant first tray. I just said it that way because some dont have a true tray, etc. Your filter's first line of defense. 8)
It really should catch all the gunk and most of it never make it to your bio.
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The end of the spraybar can be capped off with a gob of silicone or order the part from big Als online
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My Eheim just has a little plastic cap that snaps into place on the end of the spraybar.
i would think that an appropriate sized nylon bolt could work as well.
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My Eheim just has a little plastic cap that snaps into place on the end of the spraybar.
i would think that an appropriate sized nylon bolt could work as well.
I might try that second suggestion, see what I can find at the hardware store, because otherwise I'll spend like $8 on shipping and $2 on the part. :) Thanks.
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I bought a pvc cap for mine but never got around to using it because I built a new spraybar out of pvc pipes, I was just going to silicone it over the end.
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http://www.mcmaster.com/?orderview=new#standard-barbed-tube-fittings/=phpch1 (http://www.mcmaster.com/?orderview=new#standard-barbed-tube-fittings/=phpch1)
other plugs,
just in case
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Thanks. I wedges a pvc cap over the end in the corner...working great