Matthew Meyer
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Ok, a few of us saw these pumps today at the aquarium today. Does anyone have experience running these? I am looking for quiet return pumps. The ac version Sicce scilent 3.0 is not doing the trick.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Jebao pumps
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DaddyHook
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I use the MDP model they work great.
popper
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I run two DCP-4000 in a 100g. Within a few days they're dead silent.
Discussion here. https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/jebao-dct-6000.31158/
Discussion here. https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/jebao-dct-6000.31158/
NickRoseSN1985
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I bought a MDP 5000 in December and so far so good. It is silent. But to be fair I was running a Mag9.5 beforehand.
Hi again Matt! I mentioned it at the aquarium, but I have a DCP on my display and a DCW on a secondary tank. I didn't mention I also have a DCS on a third frag tank and a second DCW on a skimmer...
You can read all about the different models at http://www.jobern.com/2018/07/jebao-pump-guide/
I researched these and the jecod/jebaos (same things) have mixed reviews, but the gist I got from reading up on them is you'll likely either have it die pretty quick, or it'll work really well for a long time. They also are the base pump a lot of other people seem to be rebranding with other designs. I felt for the price point they're pretty hard to beat, especially if you have a setup with multiple pumps.
The models you buy are important though. That site above explains them, but since they're not a marketed up pump, there isn't a lot of manufacturer provided guidance (at least in English).
The sine wave pumps are the ones to get. They are super quiet. Almost silent. I had for real one of those "is this thing on" moments when I first got it, because I couldn't believe how quiet it was. Definitely was quieter than the eheim I replaced, and higher power. The non sine wave one I have has a whine noise.
The sine waves are the DCP and DCW. The DCP have a nicer controller, in that it has more control levels (something like 80 levels, 20%-100%). The DCW has only 10, but it's a smaller form factor.
I think there also is a wifi one, but I read the reviews were bad on the app I think. I believe it's sine wave.
Patio
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I bought this one when upgrading my tank so I could move over livestock from old to new tank while both were running. I set the jaebo on the new tank a year ago and never switched it back out to my echo tech return. It’s been doing the job so I now have the ecotech as a backup.
