Equipment Review and Discussion :: Eheim 2217 longevity?

[slider1228]

I have two Eheim 2217's running in my 125 gal tank with two large adult sliders. Ive had the filters for 7 years and they seem to be starting to die. They do not push water out the spraybar like they used to even after a cleaning. Could they be reaching the end of their lives? They also seem like they get clogged more often which I think is because it doesnt suck the water through as well anymore.

[VeipaCray]

Inspect the impellers... that's usually what goes bad and causes the lack of flow in the pump. The impellers can be ordered and replaced. Also, you may want to inspect/replace the tubing if it's crudded up. Eheim tubing is 5/8" ID. Most fish stores will stock the eheim tubing else a hardware store will have it but it wont be the nice thick green stuff that eheim sells.

How long do the classic canisters last? I've seen a few of them that are coming up to 30 years now.

[slider1228]

I will check. I think I am going to order a fluval fx5 and run one of my eheims with it. How much media do you need for that fx5? I was going to run a course pad then ceramic prefileters. then use eheim substate, lastly a fine polishing pad and carbon. How many boxes and pads do I need or anyother advice on how to set it up?

[VeipaCray]

See this thread on how to setup filters for a turtle: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=30145#p288910