I’m scared lol

Ryeguy1284 · Jun 11, 2018

So I picked up a jebao pump brand new very cheap I’m now looking for powerheads and found these idk? I’m looking to spend 150-175$ tops on powerheads and I’d love to have control over them. So any thoughts would be awesome. I posted reply with pic idk what happened. I just don’t know why it has to names jebao jecod. I have a 75g tank and looking to run 2 heads.

Ryeguy1284 · Jun 11, 2018

Did my pic upload?

Stuart Willis · Jun 11, 2018

Ryeguy1284 · Jun 11, 2018

Ryeguy1284 said:
So I picked up a jebao pump brand new very cheap I’m now looking for powerheads and found these idk? I’m looking to spend 150-175$ tops on powerheads and I’d love to have control over them. So any thoughts would be awesome.

SB Reef Lights · Jun 11, 2018

That is the older WP version, which IMO is better.

Sadly Jebao has dropped warranty support on thier RW,SW and PP lines. It was 1 year, then 90 days, now nothing at all on the pump itself. Power brick and controller is 90 days. I will no longer carry them in my retail store anymore.

Look at the Coral Box QP line for a budget pump. Still made by the same company it's Chevy/Cadillac. With Ecotech being a Maybach.

tiggs · Jun 11, 2018

Jebao wavemakers seem to be very hit or miss. Personally, I ran a PP-4 for over 2 years without a single problem before I finally upgraded, but others have definitely had issues. I also think the earlier generations of these were much more problematic than the newer ones. With that being said, many folks run them and they're definitely a great bang for the buck.

Another option would be to pickup something preowned. I don't know how big your tank is or how many you're looking for, but second hand is a great way to save money and still get something high quality.

Ryeguy1284 · Jun 11, 2018

tiggs said:
Jebao wavemakers seem to be very hit or miss. Personally, I ran a PP-4 for over 2 years without a single problem before I finally upgraded, but others have definitely had issues. I also think the earlier generations of these were much more problematic than the newer ones. With that being said, many folks run them and they're definitely a great bang for the buck.

Another option would be to pickup something preowned. I don't know how big your tank is or how many you're looking for, but second hand is a great way to save money and still get something high quality.

Thanks I updated my thread with tank size and how many heads I Happy you mentioned that I totally didn’t think of putting that in.

tiggs · Jun 11, 2018

On a 75G 4 foot tank, I think you can probably get away with a single 3K Gyre if you wanted to, then maybe add a smaller inexpensive pump on the other side if you want. This would give you something better quality and great random flow. These aren't quite as nice as the regular Maxpect Gyres, but they definitely still move a lot of water.

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/3k-gyre-generation-powerhead-icecap.html

Ryeguy1284 · Jun 11, 2018

tiggs said:
On a 75G 4 foot tank, I think you can probably get away with a single 3K Gyre if you wanted to, then maybe add a smaller inexpensive pump on the other side if you want. This would give you something better quality and great random flow. These aren't quite as nice as the regular Maxpect Gyres, but they definitely still move a lot of water.

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/3k-gyre-generation-powerhead-icecap.html

I was looking at them actually just never used one before things have changed so much the past 8 years I’m a noob again.