Jebao SLW Reviews?

Shooter6 · Dec 29, 2020

Miko said:
My tank was 60x45x40 need recomendation ... better take jebao SLW 20 or 2 SLW 10?

Is that cm? If so id do 2 slw10 or 2 slw20, for sps. You can dial the bigger ones down as needed

Shelbytwp123 · Jan 12, 2021

I have 2 slw 20 and 1 slw 30 in 120 g 48x24x24 with plenty of flow and quiet

cylon032 · Jan 14, 2021

Would 1 slw20 be enough for a L18”xW18”H24” or would 2 be better?

Shelbytwp123 · Jan 14, 2021

Shooter6 · Jan 14, 2021

cylon032 said:
Would 1 slw20 be enough for a L18”xW18”H24” or would 2 be better?

My opinion is 2 is always better then 1. You can set them up as master slave, to increase the flow, and get more random currents then you can with a single.

Fishresponse · Jan 15, 2021

I have a slw10 and slw20 both of which are silent. I only run them on may pie 40% due to small frags but they’re doing good for a 4’ shallow frag tank.

Aclman88 · Jan 25, 2021

I see this thread has people who own these pumps... so my question is how do you set up two of the SLW to work on concert as a wavemaker? Do cords connect to each other? I am also wondering if two SLW-20's would be good in a forty breeder? (I have a 20H currently, but plan on upgrading.)

Hooz · Jan 25, 2021

I thought people looking at the SLW might be interested to see this. The SLW-5 (the smallest of the SLW family) I got for my 9g compared to the Nero 3 I'm running in my 30L.

The Nero 3 is on the bottom in both pictures.

Shooter6 · Jan 25, 2021

Aclman88 said:
I see this thread has people who own these pumps... so my question is how do you set up two of the SLW to work on concert as a wavemaker? Do cords connect to each other? I am also wondering if two SLW-20's would be good in a forty breeder? (I have a 20H currently, but plan on upgrading.)

Theres 2 options. The 1st gen slw which has wifi master drone ability. With that you push the wifi button on each controller. The first becomes the master. The additional ones become drones. The second slw are followed by an M designation. Like slw20m, slw30m ect. All the jebao pumps are getting the m option. Those have a wifi app. (2.4g) and you can set them up with all kinds of flow options.
I just connected 2 of 4 of the mcd10000 return pumps. They are going to be closed loop. The app allows me to set different on and off times along with different gph flow. Here is a crap vid showing the pumps. Anyway the app is pretty simple to figure out, instructions are simple to follow even if the sentence structure is a bit off.

Shooter6 · Jan 25, 2021

Dont know why the vid didnt play, here. Is a youtube link. Ill make a vid of the app ect once i get the other 2 installed. Had to change up the plumbing so it slowed me down.

Willis19 · Mar 17, 2021

richarddeweerd said:
It got a bit more silent after I properly dismantled it and put it back together. But compared to my old Tunze it is still a bit louder.

Hi there, I'm having the same issue with my SLW 10. After couple of weeks, it started to make too much noise - prrrr- prrrr-prrrrr-prrrr. Did you fix the noisy at all? Any advice?

richarddeweerd · Mar 17, 2021

Willis19 said:
Hi there, I'm having the same issue with my SLW 10. After couple of weeks, it started to make too much noise - prrrr- prrrr-prrrrr-prrrr. Did you fix the noisy at all? Any advice?

In the meantime i moved from my nano aquarium to a 100+ gallon tank. I'm still using the SLW10 (to remove a dead spot in a corner) and after tearing it apart and rebuilding it a few times it is now absolutely silent.

Snuggs · Mar 17, 2021

Been running for about a year. Slight whine when next to tank

Willis19 · Mar 17, 2021

richarddeweerd said:
In the meantime i moved from my nano aquarium to a 100+ gallon tank. I'm still using the SLW10 (to remove a dead spot in a corner) and after tearing it apart and rebuilding it a few times it is now absolutely silent.

I will put hands on today, hope it can help my situation. I wanted to do what other are doing but the ceramic ring inside is glued so it cannot be removed. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2552560

Shooter6 · Mar 17, 2021

Ive been running my slw-20 two of them for about 2 years. Still dead silent, only cleaned them twice a year

Jack2104 · Apr 12, 2021

Hooz said:
I thought people looking at the SLW might be interested to see this. The SLW-5 (the smallest of the SLW family) I got for my 9g compared to the Nero 3 I'm running in my 30L.

The Nero 3 is on the bottom in both pictures.

Thanks, that is really helpful. Is there a significant difference in the width of the wire? Seen people saying the wire on the AI Neros is really thin?

How do you find the flow rates compare, am looking at these two and also the MP10 for my Red Sea Max Nano.

Shooter6 · Apr 12, 2021

Jack2104 said:
Thanks, that is really helpful. Is there a significant difference in the width of the wire? Seen people saying the wire on the AI Neros is really thin?

How do you find the flow rates compare, am looking at these two and also the MP10 for my Red Sea Max Nano.

Theres a new version with both led display and wifi. Wire isnt super thin or thick i can take pics at lunch time

Shooter6 · Apr 12, 2021

Jack2104 said:
Thanks, that is really helpful. Is there a significant difference in the width of the wire? Seen people saying the wire on the AI Neros is really thin?

How do you find the flow rates compare, am looking at these two and also the MP10 for my Red Sea Max Nano.

Here is a link to the newest version with flow rates

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Willis19 · Apr 12, 2021

Just a quick update from last post. I got a second one (SLW 10) and it os working fine no noise at all. The original WM is now for sale. I think you need to test your luck, my first purchased was very noise but not the second one.

Hooz · Apr 12, 2021

Jack2104 said:
Thanks, that is really helpful. Is there a significant difference in the width of the wire? Seen people saying the wire on the AI Neros is really thin?

How do you find the flow rates compare, am looking at these two and also the MP10 for my Red Sea Max Nano.

The Nero wire is a lot smaller/thinner. The flow rate for the Nero 3 is 2000gph, the SLW-5 is 790gph. I really liked the SLW-5, but it's lack of control was a deal breaker.

That new MLW-5 has my interest. Thinking about pulling the trigger on a pair of them, even with a lack of reviews and a brand new product.