Recommend me a return pump. Ehiem? OR ? Aquabee?

[Ah-lim]

Hi guys,

I needed to upgrade my return pump.

Was thinking of either ehiem 1262 or ocean runner 3500.

My tank is 3ft x 1.5 x 2.5 ft high.

Any suggestions? Ehiem higher heat output?

Thanks in advance.

[vt_snowman87]

i'm using a eheim 1262, one bad thing is, it's 80W, contributes abt 10+ dollars to ur monthly bills..

but good thing is it can be used out of water.. and it is very powerful and reliable..

[vt_snowman87]

oh ya,

i use this graph to calculate my head loss and the flow rate when it hits my tank.. so u can use this to get an accurate turnover rate for ur tank..

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~idP...1262~tab~1.html

aquabee's one is here, though very power saving, it has larger gradient of head losses..

http://www.aquabee-aquarientechnik.de/page...&show_id=11

and here's rio's ones..

http://www.riopump.net/products_pumps/hyperflow_models.html

cheers..

[Ah-lim]

Thanks for the quick reply !

I'm currently using ehiem 1060, so thinking of upgrade.

Since I'm not using a chiller, heat output is a concern.

The OR seems to consume lesser watt, thus need some info to those who are using ocean runner.

Cool aquabee info, thanks alot !

[vt_snowman87]

no problem, thanks for ur info regarding my other post abt dsb as well..