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IMO this is not reliability for a reef tank. Then the power cord (where it plugs in to the controller) acted up. Today my wife text me and it once again turned off!!! Stability is a goal and this jebao is not cutting it. My Alpha Cone Skimmer overflowed and now I have to tinker with that. Not what I want to deal with all the time. I’m hoping the new Sunpole pump proves itself reliable and is good quality. I contemplated the Vectra and Neptune Cor20... maybe down the road of this one doesn’t work out. FWIW this pump has a $340 price tag, so it is still on the lower end for a dc pump. I will post photos and a review later on when I get it (hopefully here on Friday).
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300g Basement Reef - April 2018 |
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![]() Once again this darn jebao return pump stopped pumping. Took a closer look and the power cord end melted on an angle along with the controller plastic cracking.
Just an FYI for anyone with a jebao to take a look at the photos and make sure your power cord and controller aren’t getting wrecked. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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![]() That's kinda scary. Glad it didn't burn down and start a fire.
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![]() You know, I read about this particular issue somewhere. On my powerhead controller, when I pull that cord out, there’s always a little spark, which is a bit scary.
That’s my next upgrade - buying better powerheads. Can’t avoid the fact that you have to spend a bit more for peace of mind. |
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I have since removed the controller from where it was mount and have it sitting flat on top of the ato. Fingers crossed my new return pump arrives tomorrow. It could be just a one off however I prefer better quality over the low cost. Lots of good powerheads options that don’t have to cost a lot! Obviously lore then the jebao but that goes back to quality.
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300g Basement Reef - April 2018 |
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![]() My new return pump just arrived today and thought I would post a quick photo. Hopefully I can get this installed this weekend
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300g Basement Reef - April 2018 |
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![]() So got this pump setup and with a little plumbing tweaking it was a breeze. Simple controller which matches the pump with an attractive red color. There is not a lot of controllability (doesn’t bother me as I have it max) and it has a feed mode. So far I’m impressed with the build quality of the pump and especially the controller. Blows my jebao out of be water as when I tried to run it at max it overloaded and would turn off. Not cool for a return pump. 2 days and this pump is humming along.
I will post an update in a couple months for this. Here are a couple photos as always. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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300g Basement Reef - April 2018 |
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build, reef tank, salt water aquarium, sps, tank build |
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