8.2.2013

The reviews on this item are pretty mixed. However I decided to give it a go, as the price is incredibly interesting (it's usually sold at more than twice this price). The filter comes with an european plug, so it needs an adapter for UK sockets. Also the filter media will be needed, as this filter comes only with the canister, the rough sponge and the fine sponge. Ceramic bio rings and porous material are quite cheap though.The design and the efficiency are superb. The filter does not prime automatically but this is not a big problem as this Eheim needs to be cleaned only every three to five months, depending on how stocked is your tank. While operating it doesn't emit noise and the flow is reasonably powerful.Indeed for my 40l tank it was too strong, and unsuitable for my sand substrate and my live stock, which doesn't appreciate strong flow; all I needed to do to slow the flow was to put replace the filter's six blades impeller with a three blades impeller and direct the spraybar in an appropriate way.As this Eheim filter is the successor of an old Boyu EF-05, no need to say that the results in terms of water clarity are more than satisfying. I will soon buy a double tap connector for the intake tubing, that will help the maintenance/priming of the unit when needed.To summarise, I recommended to buy this filter for:• price: at 30£, this costs less than half of the RRP value. Coming without media, you will need to buy it separately if not already in your possession. However this still makes it convenient. Same matter for the EU adaptor, that costs around 1£.• no noise: I'm using this filter less than two meters away from the bed were I sleep and it's barely audible.• efficiency: the filter clears and moves the water efficiently. If however you own a small tank (for example a 10gal/40l tank) you might find the flow too strong, depending on the preferences of your livestock or on how heavily planted is your tank and this might force you to modify the filter, like I did using a three blades impeller.• brand: Eheim is a well-known and well-reputated company, standing at this price this beats any Chinese filter out there, that might save you 10-20£ but that won't be helpful and efficient in the long run. All kind of accessories are also available thanks to the popularity of Eheim products.The bad points are - according to my opinion and to the use I do of the unit - imperceptible, however I reckon useful to include them in my review:• no automatic priming. Easily remediable through the use of a double tap quick connector on the intake hose.• flow might be too strong for small tanks. I would not recommend it on tanks smaller than 10 gallons.• green tubing might be unpleasant for some people.• comes with an european plug and without media.

18.6.2013

I bought this on recommendation, and at £30.98 delivered it was a complete bargain, despite being the basic (non PLUS) version. Everywhere else sells the basic version for £50+, and the PLUS version for £70+. I bought double tap connectors separately, as well as some extra media, and the total cost was only about £55~.Pros:- It is very quiet, which is compulsory for me as the tank it's used for is in my bedroom.- Very easy to set up, despite having somewhat confusing instructions (what's with all the pictures but no words?).- It's a very powerful little thing and the flow is perfect for my 2ft tank.- There are no baskets in the media section,

25.2.2017

To let other potential buyers know, this Eheim Classic 150 (2211) comes with 2 outlet pipes (Shepard's crook and spray bar), 1 inlet pipe, all tubing required, 1 coarse blue sponge and 1 white fine filter floss pad. You are going to need to buy extra filter media to fill it. I'd advise some ceramic media and extra sponges. I also bought two Eheim quick release double taps to facilitate easy removal of tubing from filter when cleaning the canister.Regarding the performance of the filter, this is the second one I have bought. I have another which is 5 years old and still working flawlessly. I have it running on a 30L freshwater aquarium and it is perfect for the role. The filter's flow, volume,

7.7.2013

A great little external filter, virtually silent operation and very simple to set up and operate.It should be noted that the unit as supplied requires the inlet and outlet pipes to be connected direct to the filter body, i.e. it does not come with taps or couplings that enable the supply of water from the tank to be shut off for servicing or maintenance of the filter - I purchased 2 x Eheim AEH4004412 Double Tap Connectors 12mm which then provided a "dry break" facility on both pipes from the tank and made maintenance much less of a messy chore. These also enabled partial water changes to be easily accomplished as water can be siphoned straight from the inlet pipe a bucketful at a time simply

23.6.2013

After the most recent reviews I was expecting it to be the non-Plus model when it arrived. Still slightly disappointed when it arrived and it was the non-Plus version, so bought the extra taps for £10.25 each from Charterhouse Aquatics (cheapest I could see), and also got the 'Eheim Classic 250 Media Set' from there too (£24).Still less than buying the full all-in-one set, just not as much of a bargain :-) Watched loads of videos on Youtube as to how to set it up. Was worried about how to 'prime' it, but it couldn't have been simpler, a couple of sucks on one of the tubes and I could here water gurgling in to the canister.Plugged the European plug into a spare shaver plug I had and a bit of noise and a jet of water came out of the end of the hose.

28.3.2013

Well, what can I say? The most amazing filter I have ever used in my whole history of being in the Aquatic hobby (15years). The Eheim 2213 is powerful, quiet, super efficient and screams quality, it may be worth mentioning that this is the classic version made in Germany not China. It leaves the water crystal clear all the time and only needs the filters changing every 3 months. I must warn anyone who buys this filter from Amazon that it is a slight pain to set up since the instruction manual is to be honest, terrible! There are many websites which will show you how to set it up though so do not let this deter you. You can also if you wish (like I did)

18.4.2013

Very impressed with this filter, the Amazon supplied items seem to come with the plus extras which makes this a bargain, which even without is still great value as it's a very high quality filter, even though it might not have a high flow rate (but it is very low energy consumption - why buy the more expensive eheim ecco range???) of some filters it does have a huge media capacity which you can tailor to your exact needs as it all goes in one large removable basket, which to me makes it less of a fiddle than many to service.I'm not surprised these fly out of the door, 2yr warranty and a very proven design, and every spare part easily obtainable if you ever need,

17.8.2013

bought this filter last week. plugged it in and found that the outlet pipe was broken. i contacted to seller who with no problem, immediately sent a replacement part out to me, no hastle at all (ignoring the slight delay in which i couldn't use it). the filter has been up and running for half an hour now, and is already beginning to quieten down (meant to be silent but it takes time to become so). good filter, strong build. remarkably simple to use compared to most other external filters ive seen. only problem is i had to find a video on the internet of how to set it up, only thing that worried me was the fact you had to cut the pipe up yourself, which in the end was easy enough.

6.3.2017

I've had this filter for over six months, and in that time it has run smoothly without a hitch. It is connected to a heavily planted dirted tropical tank, with a soil and clay substrate. I have set it up with Ehfimech and Substrat Pro, with coarse and fine filters between the layers.The box comes with a measure of instructions, although the literature on the net is both better and more useful.Although the filter comes with a decent length of pipe, there is a limit on the vertical height that it can pump the water. The pump is silent once it has been primed correctly: if you hear swooshing noises, then there is air in the filter. You can remove he air by tilting the filter and rocking it to-and-fro.

4.1.2017

EU plug with no UK adaptor supplied (Cost £5.00 to buy EU/UK 5A rated good quality mains adaptor), however it’s a good filter for 25 to 35 litre aquariums. Classic 150 is very quiet when running, keeps my 25 litre planted breeding aquariums water healthy, still provides an ok flow when approaching filter cleaning/maintenance window, and only had to clean it out every 4 to 6 weeks.Spray bar + intake strainer + pipework all work fine and built solid enough, however you will need to buy the various bio media ceramics as it only comes supplied with 1x coarse pad, 1x carbon pad & 1x fine filter pad. I’d also suggest buying some Ehiem Double Taps; as this makes life so much easier when cleaning Eheim Canister filters (Hence 4/5 review due to additional costs).

4.6.2013

To start with,the manual is not really that helpful. Then you need to manually have to cut the hose to few parts to fit to your particular aquarium type/need. Priming is a bit of a pain if you never had external filter before but once you filled it up with water to the full and it's lower in the tank, it will eventually prime on itself. Shame about the manual on this part telling me to buy a priming device! Apart from that, it's really a nice stable filter with cheap price tag. Ideal though for bigger than 60 liters tank as the current is a bit strong. But i manage to use it in an axolotl tank with a little trick - putting it inside the breeding trap without the spray bar.

20.6.2013

I love coffee. I hate bad coffee. I want to be able to have the good coffee I love whether or not I'm at the office, when traveling, on holiday or maybe mixing things up with a little camping down the Gower.This little beauty has paid for itself many times over. It's helped save money from terrible high street coffee shops, ruining the experience of my morning coffee and sucking money out of me on a daily basis..I have the coffee I love, it makes it perfect. It's fun to make - in the way that I also liked my morning coffee purchase routine.I bought a Keep Cup to make mine in so it still felt like a take away coffee though. I'd recommend doing that as well.Buy one, you will not be sorry.

14.3.2019

when it comes to quietness i must say after having this classic eheim 2217 external filter for over a year now i have never had a filter this quiet,,,amazing,,,,i had fx5 then fx6 sold both due to my family complaining about the noise,,,then did some research and bought this 2217 classic ehiem and also bought a good cabient from IKEA and put polystrine everywhere inside the cabient then put my filter inside that cabient ,,now i can say the noise is 90% less,,and we all happy...also the cleaning of this filter is so simple and easy,,,,great stuff from ehiem,,,but their air pump was horrible and so noisy ,,

19.11.2013

Basically as described, stop taps were not inclusive but available from the supplier - better if available with the main item. Item works fantastically well, assembly of parts very easy but could perhaps be improved if the return tube had a flexible section at point of entry into the aquarium.Cannot understand why a number of reviewers complained that it had a continental plug top fitted - less than 5 minutes was required to change to a UK standard plug top. Surely everyone is capable of changing a plug top.Very, very satisfied with my purchase.

4.6.2013

still waiting for media to arrive as these are supplied with out as per description.Was a little disappointed to discover that the media basket has been damaged and this was not due to transport damage as box was completely un marked this was damaged at source have requested replacement part from the manufacturer but they have sent me one out and now filters on tank and running great. as for some people complaining about lack of taps hydroponic shops sell barbed taps at £2.50 each so still way cheaper then buying a plus model overall great

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