Good luck deciding, and let us know what you come up with. Equipment, Accessories and Aquarium Decorations - Pictures of your filters, light sets as well as accessories such as CO2 reactors, tweezers, etc. I am looking into upgrading my 220 gal this Fall - right now, I am leaning toward two 2260s. It's a tough call, I am torn back and forth myself. Designed to hold granular media of any sort, preventing it from clogging motor head assemblies, while effectively filtering aquarium water.

Also comes with 4 suction cup supports/clips, 1 gooseneck outlet pipe and 1 U-shaped tube. Includes 1 inlet pipe, 1 inlet pipe cap, 1 strainer, 2 inlet pipe extensions and 4 tube/hose clamps. With a few bucks more for a second media set, you could almost buy two 2260s for the price of one 2262. Keep your underwater buddies happy with the API Filstar XP Replacement Parts Aquarium Canister Filter Spare Part. The 2262 is still almost twice as much $$$ as a 2260. Thus, longevity of this set-up still has to be proven. The x圆2 pump was only recently added to a canister. On the other hand, the x圆0 motor has been around longer. I doubt that this increase in flow rate makes a difference in biofiltration considering the massive 18 liter filter media it holds. The 2262 offers higher turnover, effectively competing with the FX5 in the sector of mechanical filtration. So far, it has been Eheim's philosophy to develop filters with (comparatively) low flow rates to allow longer contact time for water and media, resulting in optimum biofiltration. Maybe you have already read THIS and THAT, and you have probably already read Craig's DESCRIPTION

Eheim 2260 motor