Eheim compact 3000 vs 1260 (quietest)

DogueDeBordeaux · 12/07/2017, 08:06 PM

Which of these 2 pumps will be the quietest?

slief · 12/07/2017, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DogueDeBordeaux

Which of these 2 pumps will be the quietest?

I think their both about the same. I’ve had 1260’s and I have a couple Compact 1000’s (not the 3000 but similar enough) on my AWC they are both very quiet pumps.. That said, get the 1260. They are bullet proof and won’t fail you. I’ve had 1260’s go well over 10 years. It’s a great pump. The Compact’s are more of a budget built pump. Not a bad pump but not as reliable as 1260.

billdogg · 12/08/2017, 08:08 AM

^^^What he said^^^

If you want a reliable pump that can easily last decades, get a 1260 or 1262 (same motor, different volute). One of my 1262's I got used in 1988 after it had been used for an unknown length of time as the circulation pump in a feeder goldfish tank at the LFS I worked at. It is still going. I have changed the impeller once, and clean it maybe yearly. For that matter, I still have the 120g Oceanic tank that it came with.

They may not be the most efficient pumps around, but for day in - day out performance they cannot be beat.

reeftivo · 12/08/2017, 09:18 AM

1260's have more head pressure than the compacts too.

DogueDeBordeaux · 12/08/2017, 06:21 PM

thanks, got the 1260

ifarmer · 12/08/2017, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by reeftivo

1260's have more head pressure than the compacts too.

The 1260 amd 1262 are the same pump, same motor. The volute or impeller use in the 1262 is a little different and that makes the 1262 has a little extra pressure. Other than that both pumps are the same.
If you take the impeller from the 1262 and put it in the 1260 pump then the 1260 becomes a 1262 (except) the label on the cover.
I had both pumps before when i was still runni g my big tank.

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tygger · 12/09/2017, 10:47 PM

How reliable are the 1260/1262s if you have them set to turn off and on once a day during feeding?

Softhammer · 12/12/2017, 12:14 PM

I just built up my tank with twin 1262s. Love them and they last forever. Do a little research on the 3000s. It looked to me the Eheim isn’t making them anymore. Go the old school, if for no other reason than parts have been easily available for the last 30 plus years. Literally no other piece of equipment in this hobby has been around, unchanged, as the Eheim pump has. They’re indestructible.

ktownhero · 12/12/2017, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by tygger

How reliable are the 1260/1262s if you have them set to turn off and on once a day during feeding?

They might only last 25 years instead of 30

smatter · 12/13/2017, 09:42 AM

I want to use one in my little REEFER sump but they are large. I guess it's all those extra copper windings that make them so bullet proof and big. It would take up almost the whole return chamber.

12/07/2017, 08:06 PM	#1
DogueDeBordeaux Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Shelby,NC USA Posts: 760	Eheim compact 3000 vs 1260 (quietest) Which of these 2 pumps will be the quietest? __________________ Scott

12/08/2017, 08:08 AM	#3
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	^^^What he said^^^ If you want a reliable pump that can easily last decades, get a 1260 or 1262 (same motor, different volute). One of my 1262's I got used in 1988 after it had been used for an unknown length of time as the circulation pump in a feeder goldfish tank at the LFS I worked at. It is still going. I have changed the impeller once, and clean it maybe yearly. For that matter, I still have the 120g Oceanic tank that it came with. They may not be the most efficient pumps around, but for day in - day out performance they cannot be beat. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

12/08/2017, 09:18 AM	#4
reeftivo Skim junkie Join Date: May 2008 Location: chino, CA Posts: 3,417	1260's have more head pressure than the compacts too. __________________ I told you not to be stupid you moron!(Stern) Current Tank Info: 60 gal cube/20g tideline sump-mixed reef, Aquamaxx c-tech Ca Rx, Akula 160 skimmer, paxbellum N18, mitras LX7 lighting with T-5s, apex controller

12/08/2017, 06:21 PM	#5
DogueDeBordeaux Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Shelby,NC USA Posts: 760	thanks, got the 1260 __________________ Scott

12/09/2017, 10:47 PM	#7
tygger Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,631	How reliable are the 1260/1262s if you have them set to turn off and on once a day during feeding? __________________ 15g Nano 72g reef + 29g sump/fuge

12/12/2017, 12:14 PM	#8
Softhammer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 235	I just built up my tank with twin 1262s. Love them and they last forever. Do a little research on the 3000s. It looked to me the Eheim isn’t making them anymore. Go the old school, if for no other reason than parts have been easily available for the last 30 plus years. Literally no other piece of equipment in this hobby has been around, unchanged, as the Eheim pump has. They’re indestructible. __________________ You spent how much on what?

12/13/2017, 09:42 AM	#10
smatter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,055	I want to use one in my little REEFER sump but they are large. I guess it's all those extra copper windings that make them so bullet proof and big. It would take up almost the whole return chamber.