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See Details for instructions to redeem.Put cleanliness first and protect your tank with the Classic 600 External Aquarium Canister Filter from Eheim. With this exceptional filtration system, you'll get both mechanical and biological purification, constant water circulation and oxygen enrichment in one compact system. It's even been tried and tested to ensure optimum efficiency! Already equipped with everything you need to get started—including detailed instructions—the Eheim Classic is one filter that gets the job done.
Item Number | 156479 |
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Season | N/A |
Aquarium Type | Freshwater, Saltwater |
Fish Type | Tropical Freshwater, Betta, Bottom Feeder, Cichlid, Goldfish, Discus |
Material | Plastic |
Servicing and maintenance:
Pull out main plug. Release locking piece on pump head and remove pump parts as per drawing. Lift out cooling channel insert with screwdriver. Clean all parts and then reassemble in the reverse order.
Note: All hose connections must be checked at regular intervals for correct fitting.
The output reduction of your external filter is most probably not a failure of your appliance.
This type of pump system is based on the synchronous motor principle. This means that the impeller rotates at 3000 rpm. synchronised with the frequency of the mains supply or it is idle.
Even, for example, fluctuations in the voltage will not affect the revolutions. Due to the constant revolutions, the pump system always gives the same performance.
We must differentiate between pump output and circulation performance. Unlike the constant pump output, the circulation performance of the filter declines, as it becomes more contaminated. The running noise can become louder with increased contamination of the filter.
The reduction in circulation performance is, from our experience, generally due to:
We recommend that you take the following measures to guarantee optimum, trouble-free filter operation:
There are no fast rules for this, because there are too many factors which influence the cleaning intervals, such as size of aquarium, fish stocking, type of plants as well as type and quantity of food. We therefore recommend that you only clean the filter when the pump output noticeably decreases.
A period of 8 weeks between cleaning should, however, be possible; with shorter cleaning intervals bacterial activity will suffer.
When it arrived, the box flaps looked like they had been previously opened. As I took it out of the box, I noticed that multiple plastic mounts on the bottom half ("bucket") that are used to hold the metal clips were damaged or broken off. I've had various Eheim canister filters over the years, including this same model. Normally, I would highly recommend them. This clip mount is the one weakness to an Eheim canister filter, but it usually does not happen for 8+ years, if at all. To have it damaged from the start is very disappointing.
I have 3 of these. Two are new but the older one is noisy after impeller change so I am changing it back to old impeller. Very reliable and quiet filters include a lot of bio media. I like this filter.
Fast shipping, great filter and price. Added this to my 125 Oscar tank with an FX4.
Love it. The Eheim 600 filtering system is Easy to set up and works well.
I so wanted this top notch filter to be the answer to my turtle tank woes, but as soon as I read the directions I knew it would not work for me. There is no way I’m sucking turtle water to prime it, and at this time the accessory bulb for priming is not available anywhere in the US or Canada. Not having removable baskets would also be a problem, since the entire assembly would be too heavy for me to carry to the sink. It was with enormous regret that I returned it, but know it will be the ideal filter for fish keepers.
I have used Ehiem filters for over 35 years. Outstanding product but getting hard to find . But Chewy to the rescue. Received it in 3 days.
One of the best filters that’s rated up 100 gallons and using it on my 60 aquarium. After upgrading the tubing to clear ones with Max Lil pipes just to make the tank as clean as possible. I absolutely love how great this filter works and keeps the clearness of the water in my tank.