AMK Canister Filter Wars Part 2 Eheim Profession 4+ 600 Canister Filter Review

Canister Filter Wars Part 2 Eheim Eheim Profession 4+ 600 review
Old school versus new school. Picking the best canister filter.

In this multi part series we will compare the Canister filters Currently on the market. I am including my history using them and showing a large range of models. Then I will be narrowing down two a final 2 or three three and providing runner up models to the best canister filters along with a few unique offerings.

Dirty secret about the industry and reviews. “Paid For”. Many of the reviews you read about stores, products, companies, and so on are cannot be fully be trusted. Manufacturers pay influencers, manufacturers pay reviewers, reviewers have motivating factors. Blogs and online sellers get paid and offer paid to play services for the products they push. The funny thing is none of this is a secret but I just wanted to have it said again. In addition influencers get mad and create “beefs” with manufactures who do not just “give” them whatever they want.

Full disclosure I like anyone have some bias. I have friends on both sides of the argument and throughout the industry. I am opinionated like all hobbyists.

WHY I am doing this review to help hobbyists and dealers cut through all of this and make a better decision for themselves and the hobby as a whole. I was motivated because of watching so many statements and reviews that I found were not complete or remotely fair. Some lacked logic or knowledge of the functions of the filters. Because of my history and how I came about selling, using, and promoting the brands I think I am more qualified to help you get out of the weeds on your purchases.

My history
I am more qualified than most Aquascapers on the mechanics and engineering of the filters. I will given them the high road on their art but not on experience or use of mechanical products and bio filtration.

I have been keeping fish since I was seven and I have been in the business professionally since 1986 so I have over 35 years of experience wishing the aquarium business and over 40 in the hobby as of the making of this video. dang that make me feel old! I have owned retail stores, manufacturing companies including aquarium manufacturing, cabinets, coral fabrication, been in a partner in a leading pump manufacturing, owned a distribution company, and made sales to thousands of stores and distributors across the Americas. In addition I have been to trade shows, stores, and manufacturing facilities throughout Europe and Asia. Lets just leave it at I know most the manufactures intimately along with the better store owners in the industry.

Most importantly for this test, I distributed and sold Eheim back when it was first imported into the US through Cal, a great Texan, founded Hawaiian Marine Imports and I currently distribute Oase along with 6 other canister brands now. I deal with 1000s of enquirers and troubleshooting issues annually. I currently own and use on my personal aquariums both Eheim canister filters, One Fluval and many Oase models.

VN5TTXG3YB3JBENF

[aheimsvensson]

Look 8.20 in to the review... it´s so funny

[arthurpellett]

The sponge on the top is the first stage not the last

[WhiteCloud]

How have I not found this fellow before? He's great.

[fbasantajr]

Good overview, and I would have to agree with you... It's just OK, looking forward to the next one. Thank you from NYC

[DennisEhv]

Never had problems with the baskets placing. Why stack them outside the filter box, then I understand the problem with the baskets.

[aheimsvensson]

"people complain that is very hard to put the media boxes back together" Answer: I don´t see that problem att all.... and then you can NOT fit it together again and that is just hilirious

[terrellma]

Suspect that coarse sponge at the top might be 1st stage.

[larryleszczynski]

I run this filter, it's way easier to prime than the video makes it look. It primes much easier if you press and hold the button down for a while during each press, instead of quick pumps like done in the video. And once it has been running, restarting after cleaning is super easy because the tubing is already full of water. Also, I just use PolyFil instead of buying the proprietary filter pads.

[WhiteCloud]

Great work. One thing to bear in mind is that the black plastic tubular media from Eheim is not for biological, it's actually wonderful, easily cleanable MECHANICAL media. It's the modern successor to Eheim "mech" media. I believe they call it "Mech Pro." For me it works really well as a settlement layer. A huge amount of muck remains inside the canister when you pull out baskets with Mech Pro. I myself use it in an Eheim Ecco Pro. It's very easy to clean and swirl around in water precisely because it's plastic. Again, it's not for fostering bacteria. It's for mechanical filtering. I find it just as good as a medium porosity sponge but it's much easier to clean and renew.

[misenko]

Hi, nice video. May I ask how the noise is in real life ? I mean especially low frequencies. Does it produce humming noise ? I have a cabinet with ultramax 1500 and this vibrates little bit and transfer low frequencies to the room.

[aheimsvensson]

this filter should make eheim hide in a corner and be ashamed, this is crapp my friends!!!