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duinemerwen) wrote2022-06-27 08:12 pm
duinemerwen) wrote2022-06-27 08:12 pm
Fish tank upgrades
So, I was trying to replace the ceramic membrane of my external CO2 diffuser, twisted the stem wrong, and ruined the seal. Rather than futzing around with another external diffuser, I ordered an inline diffuser. Then I also had to upgrade the canister filter because the inline diffuser only fits on a 16/22mm hose (rather than 9/11mm one). The Eheim 2211 has a 16/22 hose on the intake but not on the outflow, but it's better to put the inline diffuser on the outflow rather than the intake because it'll put less stress on the impeller, and because this way the diffuser is only exposed to filtered water.
Anyways. Installing the Eheim 2213 was a breeze because I got to keep the existing intake hardware (the 2213 uses 16/22 hosing on both the intake and outflow). However, having the double taps and the inline diffuser as close to the canister outflow as possible made it a bit of a tight squeeze in the cabinet.
The end results, on the other hand, have been amazing. One less piece of equipment in the fish tank, a far more even distribution of CO2, and likely better CO2 diffusion (though I can't confirm this visually, because I can't trust my drop checker to stay suctioned to the inside wall of the tank. But yeah. Amazing. I should've saved the money, trusted the process, and used an inline diffuser right off the bat.
Anyways. Installing the Eheim 2213 was a breeze because I got to keep the existing intake hardware (the 2213 uses 16/22 hosing on both the intake and outflow). However, having the double taps and the inline diffuser as close to the canister outflow as possible made it a bit of a tight squeeze in the cabinet.
The end results, on the other hand, have been amazing. One less piece of equipment in the fish tank, a far more even distribution of CO2, and likely better CO2 diffusion (though I can't confirm this visually, because I can't trust my drop checker to stay suctioned to the inside wall of the tank. But yeah. Amazing. I should've saved the money, trusted the process, and used an inline diffuser right off the bat.