Will this layout be too much for my Eheim ?

Hello All,

I am still building my stand, so I have plenty of time to make changes, but I was looking for some input.

Will this be too much for my canister filter to push? I am not familiar with back-pressure or any other gotcha's that might creep up.....so I am looking for some pointers from the more experienced folks.

What I have so far:

- 33 Gallon tank 25x18x18 inches
- Eheim Pro3 G65(2170) rated at 250gph
- Hydor Eth 200w-5/8"
- Aquaticlife 24" T5HO 4-24w that I can turn on 2 at a time
- ADA AmazoniaII

Primo Co2 package from GLA is shipping

Still trying to decide how to get the CO2 dissolved into the water and I don't want an in-tank or in-line diffuser if I can help it. This will be my first true Planted Tank and I am looking to keep as much equipment out of the tank as I can.








Is this going to work or am I going to have to re-think my layout?

P.S. Why the heck doesn't Eheim make a nice dark grey tube ??

Thanks !

Bill321

 

Thanks for the feedback everybody!

It was mentioned by shoggoth43...."you MAY have to invert the reactor to try and get any larger air pockets out"

Will that be true with the newer Eheim input/output tubes? You can see in my photo the little removable caps that allow you to pour water directly into the tubing up at the top of the tank. I am not a physics guy....but I assumed that if I poured water down the tube connected to the spraybar that the water would have to fill up the reactor before it backed up to the top of the heater let alone the tubing back up to the spraybar(did I explain that correctly? )

But I don't know for sure... because I have never used a canister filter before... let alone had a loop like that. So that is why I am asking.

Thanks again for all the great input!

Bill321