I bought a Eheim 2026 yesterday. Its working fine. I have 2 questions.
1. How do i know its time to change the media and sponge. I couldn't find a indicator in 2026.
2. I was using a overhead filter for about one year. I am running the overhead filter and 2026 filter parallely. How long I have to wait for the beneficial batteria's to move into my new medias in Eheim filterHow do I know its necessary to Change filter medial and sponge?the eheim is going to be a bio powerhouse in about 3-5 weeks.
you can add seachem stability right into the biomedia if you want to jump start the canister or just add it to the water and let it find its way.
in regards to maintenance every tank is different in regards to waste generation so it's hard to tell you when to break down the filter. Plus it depends what your running inside.
If there is no polishing pad (first thing to clog) then you can wait longer. etc.
Some people need to scrub out the sponges every month, others can go 3 months easy w/o breaking down the filter.
you have to find the sweet spot yourself but one of the prime advantages of canisters is there low maintenance.
If you omit the fine polishind pad (you may find you never really did need it) that filter can go a long time w/o a cleaning.
nothing in that filter needs replacing for a long time, just a rinse in aquarium water and your good to go.
maybe the coarse sponges every 2 years and a polishing pad every year in regards to replacement. The bio splintered glass will last a long long time and so will the mechanical ceramics.
enjoy....How do I know its necessary to Change filter medial and sponge?DEAR FRIEND, USUALLY FILTER MEDIA CLOGS AND WATER FLOW DECREASES, ALSO WATER GETS CLOUDY, OXYGEN LEVEL FALLS AND FISHES WILL LET YOU KNOW . I DON,T KNOW THE SIZE OF YOUR TANK BUT I ALWAYS MAKE A PARTIAL WATER CHANGE NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF FILTER I HAVE, IT USUALLY BRINGS OXYGEN LEVELS UP AND FISHES LOVE IT! (MAKE SURE U HAVE A GOOD DECHLORINATOR OR A REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM) 2. USUALLY BACTERIA WILL MULTIPLY IN YOUR NEW FILTER DEPENDING OF VARIOUS FACTORS, TEMPERATURE,FISH POPULATION,OXIGENATION,ETC., BUT IN MY TANKS IT USUALLY TAKES A MONTH OR SO. I USUALLY CLEAN ONE OF MY FILTERS AND LEAVE THE OTHER ONE FOR THE NEXT MAINTENANCE ROUTINE, I HOPE THE INFO SERVES TO YOU IN SOMEWAY, TROCAM FROM PUERTO RICO.....P.D. MY ENGLISH IS NOT PERFECT...
