Mp40 pump not reaching outlet

jmichaelh7 · Jul 10, 2023

My mp40 isn’t reaching the eb832 outlet after tank move . Any tried suggestion

blaxsun · Jul 10, 2023

jmichaelh7 said:
My mp40 isn’t reaching the eb832 outlet after tank move . Any tried suggestion

Buy a short 1-3' extension cable on Amazon.

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Jul 10, 2023

Extension cord?

blaxsun · Jul 10, 2023

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
Extension cord?

jmichaelh7 · Jul 10, 2023

blaxsun said:

Will this work for ecotech with no issues ?

jmichaelh7 · Jul 10, 2023

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
Extension cord?

I was thinking that but I didn’t know if there is a particular one

blaxsun · Jul 10, 2023

jmichaelh7 said:
Will this work for ecotech with no issues ?

Of course! I use these on almost every device so I can disconnect at a halfway point in the tank as opposed to having to unhook everything back to the EB832.

jmichaelh7 · Jul 10, 2023

blaxsun said:
Of course! I use these on almost every device so I can disconnect at a halfway point in the tank as opposed to having to unhook everything back to the EB832.

I’m thinking of running extension cord to the eb832 so that eb832 can sit under the tank on far end side. This way my calcium reactor and mp40s on this end can fit . What do you think of eb832 having extension cord to its outlet

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Jul 10, 2023

jmichaelh7 said:
What do you think of eb832 having extension cord to its outlet

It literally just extends the existing cord. There's nothing special about cords going from a piece of equipment to a power supply.

blaxsun · Jul 10, 2023

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
It literally just extends the existing cord. There's nothing special about cords going from a piece of equipment to a power supply.

This is exactly what I think.

bushdoc · Jul 10, 2023

Other solutions would be:

move tank back
install electrical outlet closer to new tank location
run powerheads on battery backup
buy powerhead of other brand, with longer cable

Or... extension cord?

Sleeping Giant · Jul 11, 2023

jmichaelh7 · Jul 11, 2023

bushdoc said:
Other solutions would be:

move tank back

install electrical outlet closer to new tank location

run powerheads on battery backup

buy powerhead of other brand, with longer cable

Or... extension cord?

I moved eb832 near powerheads but now aquabus cable doesn’t reach. Would target or Walmart carry aquabus cable?

homer1475 · Jul 11, 2023

Any USB A to USB A cord will work.

The only difference between USB A and an aquabus cable is the USB can carry power, where the aquabus only carries data. Which is perfectly fine as long as you only plug the regular USB cable into aquabus port to aquabus port.

Where people run into issues is when they try and plug a regular USB into a PC then an aquabus port and fry the port because they are not suppose to carry power like a normal USB.

jmichaelh7 · Jul 11, 2023

homer1475 said:
Any USB A to USB A cord will work.

The only difference between USB A and an aquabus cable is the USB can carry power, where the aquabus only carries data. Which is perfectly fine as long as you only plug the regular USB cable into aquabus port to aquabus port.

Where people run into issues is when they try and plug a regular USB into a PC then an aquabus port and fry the port because they are not suppose to carry power like a normal USB.

That’s good info . I just ordered on Amazon usb 2.0