Jebao quality
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Here are my jeabo ow-25's. I ran them for 11 months from startup in my 120. They worked well and are now backups after cleaning.
Replaced with Tunze 6105's. I am a Tunze guy as all my major equipment is Tunze.
I wanted to see how well they worked and they move some water and the controller has many settings and 2 were under $100.
Many cant afford the name brand pumps as this hobby is not inexspensive.
For me I will only use as backup from here on out since I have them.
Just my 2 cents worth as I wont go into why I wont buy them again as im very happy with Tunze products.
Replaced with Tunze 6105's. I am a Tunze guy as all my major equipment is Tunze.
I wanted to see how well they worked and they move some water and the controller has many settings and 2 were under $100.
Many cant afford the name brand pumps as this hobby is not inexspensive.
For me I will only use as backup from here on out since I have them.
Just my 2 cents worth as I wont go into why I wont buy them again as im very happy with Tunze products.
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$78 Jeabo DCP-6500, running 2 years, pumping a 6’ tank with lots of plumbing manifolds, has worked 100% of the time with NO cleaning. 
Squidward
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Got a pair of Jebao slw 30s coming in Monday. Same knock off of the Nero 5 but costs $190 for both shipped off ebay. They seem to have a safer design too than the Nero 5s known for sucking in small fish and inverts.
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That seems like a bit expensive. The slw20 I got on amazon was like $75. I used the snail guard on it anyway when I was using it.
Squidward
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I see the slw20 on amazon for the same price as the slw30s on ebay. Slw30 price on amazon is $109. Went to ebay and got the 89.99 price. 3400 gph vs 2600gph
I’m going on 4 years with a Jebao PP4, haven’t cleaned it once, still running just fine...
I have two extra backups for when it fails which I assume will happen sooner rather than later. I know they don’t always last 4 years, but even if I had to replace it every year or two it’s cheaper than the alternative (for now).
I have 4 SOW wavemakers for my main display and one for my frag tank for up to a year so far. All working great, on the lowest setting. Prior to that I had current pumps which all failed after 1 year. I also have a koralia in my frag tank which is an utter piece of garbage. I will probably get another SOW to replace it. Been happy with Jebao so far.
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Hi there, I’ve been looking for a wave maker for my Nano 20. I finally decided on getting 2 Hygger mini Powerhead w/Controller DC 1600gph (forward & back) for $70 bucks each on Amazon. It has 4 wave modes + feed mode w/frequency settings.
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Excellent value. These Jebao wavemakers do the same job as the more expensive brands at a fraction of the price
92Miata
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Have two OW-10s and a dcp-2500 running my Nuvo40 and am very happy with them.
The tank is about 2 feet from the corner of the room, and if I stand in that corner with my head at tank level, I can hear the OW-10s cycling up and down, (they're running at 90% mode 2) - but anywhere else in the room they're silent.
One of the OW-10s is coming up on a year, the other is a month or two old.
The tank is about 2 feet from the corner of the room, and if I stand in that corner with my head at tank level, I can hear the OW-10s cycling up and down, (they're running at 90% mode 2) - but anywhere else in the room they're silent.
One of the OW-10s is coming up on a year, the other is a month or two old.
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I personally don't have a Jebao return pump but i do have their pp20 power heads. No complains other that i've had to replace after two years but it could've been for not maintaining correctly. I slack off sometimes and would only clean after three or four months. I replaced not because they were electrocuting me but because i would press feed mode and sometimes they would get stuck and not restart back up. I would clean with vinegar and water and issue fixed.
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92Miata
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There are about 5 factories in the world that 90% of these AC/DC converter boxes come out of - and they've all had documented fire-causing failures in the last couple of years. I have an adapter from a $3500 Dell laptop that looks exactly like that.
Three way prong outlet? proven to cause melting? guess that means we should all use ungrounded equipment?
Sorry, too many horror stories out there on their older products causing potential fire hazards all over RC/R2R not going to hunt them all down.
Maybe Im an equipment snob, but in the two decades I have been into reef aquariums I have learned the hard way many times that going cheap many times ends up with a headache if you are lucky and heartache if you are not.
Agree to disagree, have a good day
Should this happen? Absolutely not. Does it happen? Absolutely. Does it happen more often with Jebao pumps than other pumps? I see no evidence of that.
Jebao's equipment today is very different than it was a decade ago. I think there's a weird tendency to be willing to put up with more stuff from expensive equipment. My brother runs a pair of Vortech pumps in his tank - and he's spent more in replacement parts over the last couple of years than he spent on the pumps initially - but he still thinks they're great. Spending $100 each year or two on each pump he sees as just maintenance - I'd never put up with that.
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If you maintain it they could last. People posted here with long term success. I've run a pair of RW4's with my Reef Angel controlling them and they lasted about a year. After that I had to replace one as it seized up. Replaced it with a RW8. That seemed to work for about 6 months give or take before it seized. I have a few comments on this - will place below.
Upgraded to a 210 gallon. Decided to try a DCT 15000. Set the tank up in the garage to do the plumbing and leak check. Initially the DCT moved a lot of water. I mean it really moved water. Great. However after the first hour I noticed a small puddle of water. Turns out there was a hairline crack at the neck of the outlet. Never saw it and no idea how it happened. Just a slight hairline crack at the base. Looked like it was part of the mold actually. After removing it and looking it over to see if I could repair I noticed the body was super thin. Hostess cupcake holder thing. Very thin plastic which I said ok, probably why it broke. Also there is a handle thing that is over the motor. It leads you to believe it is a handle. It isn't. Picked up the pump by it, it is heavy, and snap - off comes the handle from the base / end of the pump. Hair line crack is now worse...
Picked up a Cor 15 and Cor 20 as a replacement, installed, moved just as much water although I spent more. Initial look at the Cor's body and, well, it is thick, heavy, and built like a F-150. Also smaller foot print. Night and day the difference in quality.
Summary:
Yes, jebao will work. They move water. Fall off is faster than other power heads so need more frequent cleaning / maintenance. Quality is questionable. Some have luck, some do not. I think they are all made the same but the easiest way to describe it after owning them is to compare them side by side to another pump. The quality difference is very clear. At least in my case.
Cheaper entry point is good. Buying something a second time is bad. Shop wise.
Upgraded to a 210 gallon. Decided to try a DCT 15000. Set the tank up in the garage to do the plumbing and leak check. Initially the DCT moved a lot of water. I mean it really moved water. Great. However after the first hour I noticed a small puddle of water. Turns out there was a hairline crack at the neck of the outlet. Never saw it and no idea how it happened. Just a slight hairline crack at the base. Looked like it was part of the mold actually. After removing it and looking it over to see if I could repair I noticed the body was super thin. Hostess cupcake holder thing. Very thin plastic which I said ok, probably why it broke. Also there is a handle thing that is over the motor. It leads you to believe it is a handle. It isn't. Picked up the pump by it, it is heavy, and snap - off comes the handle from the base / end of the pump. Hair line crack is now worse...
Picked up a Cor 15 and Cor 20 as a replacement, installed, moved just as much water although I spent more. Initial look at the Cor's body and, well, it is thick, heavy, and built like a F-150. Also smaller foot print. Night and day the difference in quality.
Summary:
Yes, jebao will work. They move water. Fall off is faster than other power heads so need more frequent cleaning / maintenance. Quality is questionable. Some have luck, some do not. I think they are all made the same but the easiest way to describe it after owning them is to compare them side by side to another pump. The quality difference is very clear. At least in my case.
Cheaper entry point is good. Buying something a second time is bad. Shop wise.
92Miata
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Just curious - what sort of program were you running them on? I have a suspicion that the on-off wavemaker pattern beats the heck out of them - mine run on the W2 up-down cycle instead of on-off
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