Chiller Canister Connection

Hey bros, I'm intending to set up a 1.5 feet tank keeping mainly shrimps. Have a few queries that I'd like to straighten out since I've never used or really come across canisters in my 3 years in the hobby, which come to think of it sounds rather silly.

Anyways, here goes
1. Canister filters have their own pump yes? Would a Eheim 2213 Classic with a 400l/h output be overpowering for my shrimps?
2. The chiller recommends a flowrate of about 1000l/h. Does that mean my canister pump is insufficient? But if I need such a high flowrate, my shrimps would be fighting to stay on their little feet no?

Thanks in advance!!

Originally Posted by illusionist

Hey bros, I'm intending to set up a 1.5 feet tank keeping mainly shrimps. Have a few queries that I'd like to straighten out since I've never used or really come across canisters in my 3 years in the hobby, which come to think of it sounds rather silly.

Anyways, here goes
1. Canister filters have their own pump yes? Would a Eheim 2213 Classic with a 400l/h output be overpowering for my shrimps?
2. The chiller recommends a flowrate of about 1000l/h. Does that mean my canister pump is insufficient? But if I need such a high flowrate, my shrimps would be fighting to stay on their little feet no?

Thanks in advance!!

1) Yes, they have a in-build motor. 400L/h should be fine, depending how you place ur outlet.

2) Yes, 2213 is not enough to run a chiller which recommend 1000L/h flowrate. Get a smaller chiller.

[numbskull]

400/L is a bit overkill for a 1 1/2 feet tank. I am currently keeping my 1 1/2 feet tank running on a 2211 eheim with 300/L flowrate with a rainbar at outlet to minimise the flowrate. i feel its just nice for the shrimps. if u want to go ahead with it, maybe u would like to get a jetpipe and a sponge to cover the inlet.

if i chiller needs 1000/L and you are using a 400/L cannister, the amount of water will not be enough to pass through the chiller to give a proper chilling. So ur chiller would kickstart more frequently, thus using more electricity and higher bills in the coming months. Heard that it would shorten the lifespan of the chiller as well. Advise you to get a smaller chiller like what i am using now:

Hailea 100A or a bit higher like Hailea 130A/150A or Resun CL280.

mine kickstart for 5 mins every 35 mins interval.

[numbskull]

And 1 thing to look out is that the outlet hose from your canister might not be able to fit into the inlet of your chiller, so ask the lfs that before u purchase the hose. (Don't be like me, i ran an extra 2 trips to nearby LFS cause i bought the wrong hose for my chiller).

Thanks for your help bros. I'm much clearer on the whole issue now.

bro numbskull, regarding the issue about the outlet hose from canister not fitting inlet of chiller, how does changing the hose help? or do you require an adapter of sorts?

Originally Posted by illusionist

Thanks for your help bros. I'm much clearer on the whole issue now.

bro numbskull, regarding the issue about the outlet hose from canister not fitting inlet of chiller, how does changing the hose help? or do you require an adapter of sorts?

hose have diff diameter, so u gotta check both the canister n chiller hose size

sorry bro, if this in the topic i was wonderin if it is possible to have the chiller inlet in the tank and the chiller conected to the filter den the filter pumps back the water into the tank???
newbie here jus wanna clear some doubts

[hastydiver]

Originally Posted by bkong

sorry bro, if this in the topic i was wonderin if it is possible to have the chiller inlet in the tank and the chiller conected to the filter den the filter pumps back the water into the tank???
newbie here jus wanna clear some doubts

you can BUT, your chiller will chock very fast, the correct connect should be filter inlet in the tank, then to the chiller (the water by then should be clean and free from debris) then back to the tank.

it not advisable to have it connected the way i stated earlier
another qn but tis may sound abit stupid
is it possible to have the chiller to doing the sucking and pumping water by it self? (ie i connect a DIY canister filter minus the motor to the chiller and the canister inlet to the tank) and jus let the chiller to suck the water from the tank into the canister den into the chiller den back into the tank?
will i be killing the chiller's motor? if it is even possible for such a setup
may sound abit stupid but it is jus tt sometimes it is hard to get filters and chillers of the same flowrate

[hastydiver]

chiller got no pump. the flow rate state at chiller mean chilling rate ie it able to cool the water at that rate.. you will need to match the cannister and chiller flow rate , +/- of 100L/h is ok.