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Originally Posted by sphelps
Well like I mentioned before I paid a little under $700 for the 6.5m3 version which does around 1700GPH at zero. The biggest version is the 12m3 which does about 3200GPH but expect to pay a little over $1000 for it. You could also get the DC version which can be controlled with an ocean simulator but that's really pricey, too much to even mention.
The Eheims are OK pumps, fairly quiet and reliable which gives them a good reputation. However the biggest model, I believe, only does 900gph and costs $200. It's also rated at 80W (not sure what it actually uses) which isn't anything special and pretty consistent with other pumps. Really I think the eheim is more over priced than the RD line, I'd probably go with an ocean runner over Eheim as they are very similar in noise level, use less power and even cost less. Plus has anyone tried plumbing into an Eheim with North American PVC fittings, not a plus for me  |
I've got my 1260 plumbed with NA fittings. I just used SCH80 fittings and a little extra teflon tape and everything's been leak free (knock on wood) for several years now.
Eheims (at least mine) seem to be underrated. I believe it is only rated as pushing about 400gph at a 4 foot head, but I actually measured it to be almost 500 gph at 4 feet when I was filling my tank with water for the first time out of a Brute trashcan.