EheimClassic 600 External Filter

This summer is very good at its job. Everything is rather sturdy, it's been in my tank for a few months now with no problems. This isn't a quiet filter, though it's isn't the noisiest either.The power is impressive, to the point that I need to put some mesh on the water intake. The gaps aren't large, but enough to lose some of my smaller cherry shrimp.The filter media is ideal. I have a well-planted tank, but even so, after several months of operation, to see stable nitrate levels with only infrequent water changes is impressive.

This is a great filter, so I bought it again as 2nd filter for my aquarium. It's come with pads only. You may have to buy biological media separately. The hose seems bit short for tall aquarium. The spray bar is bit to small for the outlet. I'm using extra spray bar attached to the one came with it.Great filter at bargain price.I will highly recommend it.5 full stars without doubt.

when it comes to quietness i must say after having this classic eheim 2217 external filter for over a year now i have never had a filter this quiet,,,amazing,,,,i had fx5 then fx6 sold both due to my family complaining about the noise,,,then did some research and bought this 2217 classic ehiem and also bought a good cabient from IKEA and put polystrine everywhere inside the cabient then put my filter inside that cabient ,,now i can say the noise is 90% less,,and we all happy...also the cleaning of this filter is so simple and easy,,,,great stuff from ehiem,,,but their air pump was horrible and so noisy ,,

Do not buy this filter if you are after quiet operation, ignore the reviews that tell you it is because they are not true. I don’t know if I just got a faulty unit or this is how it’s supposed to be.

Good filter, not silent like some reviewers claim. It certainly is quieter than the JBL e1902 I had to return due to noise. This is in my living room in a cabinet and while the noise is ok as it is I will be soundproofing the inside to improve attenuation. Only has sponges as media but I had ceramic from old filter so not a problem. Oh and if you buy it from amazon I can confirm it does come with both suction and discharge double taps.