Monday 15 June 2009

Eheim Professional 3 2075 review

I've been using this filter for a few months now - so it's time for a review methinks.

THE GOOD

- Solid build... feels robust, built to last. Everything feels fit for purpose, no flimsy clips, etc.

- the internal prefilter cartridge is at the top, so you can open it, wash it, and replace without taking anything else out of the filter

- the baskets slot tightly together... hard to imagine any bypass

- only uses 16w of power

- maintenance is a piece of cake - the valve / disengage mechanism is great

- comes with media - very high quality eheim media included... thought not quite enough to fully fill the baskets.

THE BAD

- Noisiest eheim i've ever had - this is louder than my 2217 (which is getting on for ten years old), louder than my 2028.... probably makes about the same amount of noise as a fluval 405. Not a huge problem, but it's in my living room and you can just hear it. other eheims you have to touch to tell they're on.

- priming system has stopped working after two cleans. again... my older 2028 still works a treat....

- not much grunt... low power motor... perhaps... but while this turns over water well enough, there's no oomph. Again, comparing it to the 2028, both a re rated roughly the same, but fitting an eheim venturi to that results in a lot of pressure, the 2075 doesn't quite have the same power.

Overall

Honestly...? This costs more than the 2028 but it's not quite as good in my opinion. If i was buying again today, i wouldn't buy a 2075 unless the 2028 was not on sale anymore. The 2075 really only brings a pre filter an
d lower power consumption to the table.... and to me, that's not worth the extra £'s.

I don't want to sound overly negative - this is still light years ahead of what other manufacturers have on offer - buying any Eheim filter is a sound investment.

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