Jaebo pumps

[legionofdoon]

Does yours have two venturis?

 

[JC1977]

Does yours have two venturis?

Yes sir!

 

[legionofdoon]

Good lord that's a beast!

 

[JC1977]

I have two mag 18s for it already but that’s a lot of watts and extra heat so I’m debating the Jaebos.

 

[JC1977]

Good lord that's a beast!

Yeah going on a 360 gallon FOWLR. 12” reaction chamber. But I needed it short to fit in my stand so Jeff built me a custom skimmer.

 

[legionofdoon]

Go with the jebaos and keep the mags as backup.

 

[JC1977]

Go with the jebaos and keep the mags as backup.

Yeah that’s probably exactly what I’ll do.

 

[legionofdoon]

Jeff is probably the most accommodating builder I've ever talked to. Literally responds to everyone and every question. I wish he'd make a channel here.

 

[JC1977]

Jeff is probably the most accommodating builder I've ever talked to. Literally responds to everyone and every question. I wish he'd make a channel here.

Agreed!

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

One other thing I didn't notice until the post mentioning temps, ever since I switched from my sicce AC to the jebao DC, the tank temps stopped creeping up when the lights are on.

Its actually been dead stable in my display ever since at 78.03

 

[OrlandoAIOReef]

Jebao are best pumps on market, always run two return pumps no matter what brand. I am running 3 dcp 8000 for 3 years no issue. You want the dcp version. They move way more water than any competitor, handle high pressure applications very well, the only true completely silent pump, zero noise.

Can I use 2 pumps on one return line?

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

Can I use 2 pumps on one return line?

I am guessing you wpuld either lose efficiency and need both on, OR some sort of valve to do so to stop the pressure from one pump pushing it down on the other.

I would also lile the answer to this because I would like to run dual pumps and only have one return

 

[bobbravo2]

Can I use 2 pumps on one return line?

I am guessing you wpuld either lose efficiency and need both on, OR some sort of valve to do so to stop the pressure from one pump pushing it down on the other.

I would also lile the answer to this because I would like to run dual pumps and only have one return

Ideally each pump would have its own full return line if you’re looking for redundancy. This is also my plan for my next tank.

if you only have 1 return, and can’t add another, you’d want to have two check valves (which will require maintenance) before merging to 1 return line

Diagram
pump > check >
——————- | tee > return
pump > check >

Overall - I would not generally recommend this approach. Exceptions might be a basement sump, where you have 20+ feet of head pressure to overcome, in addition to needing redundancy.

 

[Blue Spot Octopus]

OP do you have time of use for your electricity? Are you on a tier? Ca. can get really pricey for electricity. I like using a hot AC pump in the winter, free heat. Unfortunately I ruined my Eheim 1262 I did not put in the rubber grommet in the pump and I ruined it.

 

[JC1977]

OP do you have time of use for your electricity? Are you on a tier? Ca. can get really pricey for electricity. I like using a hot AC pump in the winter, free heat. Unfortunately I ruined my Eheim 1262 I did not put in the rubber grommet in the pump and I ruined it.

I actually just got the Jaebos and tank isn’t set up yet but I plan on using two DCP6500s for returns and two DCP8000s for the custom skimmer. I live in California also so wattage was a big motivator to go DC.

 

[Blue Spot Octopus]

^^^^ Having the ability to lower the pump speed between 4 pm and 9 pm might help with elec. bill. It is something I want to do with my new Apex.