Eheim 2260 more efficient pump?

[viking252200]

I do like my two eheims, a 2260 and a 2250
The pumps still work perfectly, but they are not exactly what you’d call power efficient...

So I was wondering if it would be possible to use a DC pump instead?

 

[HarleyK]

You can install any pump you want if you can make the plumbing work.

To me, that’s like swapping the engine of a Mercedes, though, for something inferior. The Eheim pumps will run for many years reliably. That’s what people buy them for.

 

[viking252200]

Yeah. I know...
Been using eheims ever since I got my first tank 35 or so years ago, never had any problems.

 

[Chicxulub]

Quality doesn't come cheaply, be it in initial cost or in the overhead one acquires using it. This seems like a solution to a non existent problem to be completely honest.