Return pump vs Kill-A-Watt

[Blue Ring Octopus]

Hello, people with DC return pumps and Kill-A-Watt can you post. your type of pump, size and Wattage?

I know this is an AC pump, Eheim 1262 65 watts
Thanks in advance

 

[blaxsun]

Through my Neptune:
Sicce SDC 9.0 @45% = 58 watts
Sicce SDC 6.0 @45% = 22 watts

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

Interesting numbers, how the 6.0 is much lower wattage than the 9.0 pump.

 

[outhouse]

Jebao DCP 10000, basement return pump, 49W at 45%

 

[FairbanksReefer]

Vectra M2 @ 55%
Mobius app says 53W
Apex says 65W
I assume some of the difference is Mobius app is saying the actual pump wattage and Apex is including the controller wattage also. Plus they both probably have an error factor.

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

Great numbers thanks everyone for chiming in.

 

[ChuckTownReefer]

Interesting numbers, how the 6.0 is much lower wattage than the 9.0 pump.

It actually makes alot of sense that the wattage of the smaller pump is what it is. Because the 6.0 at 45% isn't moving the same about of water at the 9.0 is at 45%.

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

It actually makes alot of sense that the wattage of the smaller pump is what it is. Because the 6.0 at 45% isn't moving the same about of water at the 9.0 is at 45%.

True, I think if you maxed out all of these pumps the numbers would go up a lot especially the bigger pumps. I bought my Eheim for cheap heat for my tank, so I do not need the second 300 watt heater, so far I was able to ride out most of the cough cough winter with one heater, we did not get that cold at all, but heat is going. So I will probably get a DC pump, either a Jabao or the Reef Breeder type.