Good return pump

[mcarroll]

Even my Quiet One is so quiet I can't even hear it running unless I literally shut off everything else in my house. Even though I have an open stand and even when I'm working in the sump. My HVAC is louder. ;)

Most pumps should be very quiet if installed correctly. "Noisy" means something is broken or mis-installed. But some like the Sicce's and Quiet One's are extremely quiet. I don't know how much more quiet one could get.

It would be interesting to see someone bring over a comparable DC pump and a sound meter.

 

[Lowell Lemon]

Eheim or Tunze...why do you need a DC pump for a 50 gallon tank? German pumps run forever and are low power consumption. The Porsche of water pumps.

 

[Wayner]

Surprised eheim not brought up more often, I'm old school and have been running them from the beginning and they are bulletproof, never had one fail on me , I've had a 1262 running for 10 years

I don't plan on changing and not sure why peeps would want a DC pump as a return pump

 

[mallorieGgator]

Surprised eheim not brought up more often, I'm old school and have been running them from the beginning and they are bulletproof, never had one fail on me , I've had a 1262 running for 10 years

I don't plan on changing and not sure why peeps would want a DC pump as a return pump

My guess is new toys that can be adjusted with other toys. :) but with that comes cost that I cannot justify.

 

[ksed]

I also have an Eheim for 12 years and still running strong.
DC pumps are a new trend. Having said that they have their place in the hobby eg internal flow pumps or closed loops. However you cannot beat the reliability of an AC .

 

[Radman73]

I went the cheap DC return pump route once before. Now I run an Eheim. The DC pump for my skimmer is louder than the Eheim! Tunze or Sicce are great choices too.