Jebao MCP-120 help

[taki123]

Hi guys,

I bought a Jebao MCP-120 to go on the oppsoite side of a Redsea reefwave 45 in my Redsea 425XL reef tank.

I seem to be struggling getting this set-up to work properly. Even on the lowest frequency of 30 it seems to flow so hard against my corals making them close up.

have I got this set-up facing the right direction? The gyre on the right side of tank is the Jebao!

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Orito]

you can twist the sides a little upward so

 

[Jared Bryant]

Maybe it is just me but every Jebao pump I have bought was over powered. I usually turn them all the way down and slightly bump up until I am happy.

 

[taki123]

Maybe it is just me but every Jebao pump I have bought was over powered. I usually turn them all the way down and slightly bump up until I am happy.

I’ve actually already set it on 30 frequency which is as low as it gets. Maybe I need to do what @Orito suggested and try to turn the sides a bit.

 

[Jared Bryant]

Yeah my jebaos in my 120 are set to 3 dots as well and still a bit much.

 

[taki123]

Just made a video and this is how the flow is with the Jebao at lowest frequency. (The gyre on the right side)

you can see the finger leather starts closing up. What do you think?

https://youtube.com/shorts/3QvFRXVFCyY?feature=share

 

[nuxx]

It's amazing what adjusting a little more to the surface can do in terms of flow.

I've also felt the Jebao's were pretty overpowered, fine for my last tank though

 

[taki123]

It's amazing what adjusting a little more to the surface can do in terms of flow.

I've also felt the Jebao's were pretty overpowered, fine for my last tank though

It’s so dang powerful! My only issue is it’s causing some of my corals to swing too much like the toadstool and the finger leather seems to be closing up its polyps and folding over to one side

 

[nuxx]

It’s so dang powerful! My only issue is it’s causing some of my corals to swing too much like the toadstool and the finger leather seems to be closing up its polyps and folding over to one side

Even the angle it's pointing at the glass can do a lot.

Took me weeks to find patterns that would just move all the sand.

 

[Orito]

Maybe I'm wrong, but you know that frequency is just the interval between the waves in this pump to lower the power you need to adjust the speed

 

[taki123]

Maybe I'm wrong, but you know that frequency is just the interval between the waves in this pump to lower the power you need to adjust the speed

Yh you are right sorry. I have lowered the power to 30 which is lowest I can do.

 

[ninjamyst]

MCP-120 is also rated for bigger tanks....

 

[taki123]

MCP-120 is also rated for bigger tanks....

MCP-120 is for 120cm/4ft long tanks and mine is exactly that