Would a WP-25 be overkill for my tank?

Steelerfan747 · Feb 27, 2014

Hey guys, let me start off by saying thanks in advance for any help. I have been hearing good things about these pumps and have decided to give them a try but wanted to make sure I got the right one. I currently have a 46g 22"x22x22 cube but am planning on possibly upgrading in the near future to a 75g-80g cube like tank. I know I could probably use it on that tank but would it be overkill in my current tank? Would I be better off with a WP-10?

Daniel@R2R · Feb 27, 2014

Tough question. What are you planning to keep in the tank? What's your substrate going to be like? You probably will at least be running it on it's lowest setting.

SudzFD · Feb 27, 2014

Steelerfan747 said:
Hey guys, let me start off by saying thanks in advance for any help. I have been hearing good things about these pumps and have decided to give them a try but wanted to make sure I got the right one. I currently have a 46g 22"x22x22 cube but am planning on possibly upgrading in the near future to a 75g-80g cube like tank. I know I could probably use it on that tank but would it be overkill in my current tank? Would I be better off with a WP-10?

I just bought one for my 60gallon long. It is a very powerful pump and I have it on the lowest setting since anything else creates hurricane like conditions. My corals are still adjusting to the increased flow. It's been a week.

It's a good pump and wave maker for the price, but most of the features (reef mode and night mode) I can't use because it's too strong.

I put it on a timer to go off at night so everything can rest.

gtbarsi · Feb 27, 2014

I have a WP-25 in my 40 gallon bow front, I have to keep it turned down but it works awesome.
2 WP-10s would be a better fit for your tank, I wish the WP-10s were available when I bought my WP-25.

Steelerfan747 · Mar 1, 2014

Decided against it and purchased a second Tunze 6055 controllable pump. Just figured this way I know what I'm getting in to and since buying 2 wp-10's was going to run me about the same that I paid for the tunze, I figured it maids sense

EllisJuan · Mar 1, 2014

Either you are getting your Tunze crazy cheap or you were going to overpay for your MP10s. You can get 2 MP10s with the dual controller for $125.

Steelerfan747 · Mar 1, 2014

I think a little of both

EllisJuan · Mar 1, 2014

Steelerfan747 said:
I think a little of both

Haha...nice! Tunze makes great stuff.

NanaReefer · Mar 1, 2014

EllisJuan said:
Either you are getting your Tunze crazy cheap or you were going to overpay for your MP10s. You can get 2 MP10s with the dual controller for $125.

You mean WP-10 right?

EllisJuan · Mar 1, 2014

NanaReefer said:
You mean WP-10 right?

Yes. :crossedlips:

Steelerfan747 · Mar 1, 2014

EllisJuan said:
Haha...nice! Tunze makes great stuff.

Yeah, I love Tunze and while I have heard Great things about the Jebao pumps, I do not have personal experience with them.

rjcranor · Mar 1, 2014

I have wp25 in my 50 gallon at 75% with no issues. Works great.

Steelerfan747 · Mar 2, 2014

I may still give them a try later on just to test them for myself

rjcranor · Mar 2, 2014

I don't think you would be disappointed. It has as far as I know most of the features of the echo tech MP's. Just has the cord inside the tank.

Ron Reefman · Mar 3, 2014

Just as a point of info, I've had 2 WP25 pumps die on me. The power supply and controller still work fine (tested with a new pump head). The pump head just won't run (tested on a new power supply and controller). They are inexpensive, but 2 failures out of 4 pumps I started 6 or 7 months ago is not a very good record. My personal opinion is that Jebao pumps (I have 3 DC12000 pumps as well) are very inexpensive, but not designed or made as well as I would like. I'd be happy to pay 50% more and get better quality. The problem is, the next best think costs 2 or 3 times more. UGH!

Steelerfan747 · Mar 5, 2014

I know that the experience I have had with Tunze has been awesome. My brother still has 2 pumps that I bought about 8 years ago running without issues. It's just because of that experience that I opted to go with a 2nd tunze 6055 instead of a jebao

rjcranor · Mar 5, 2014

Reefman I'm not sure if it would be the case with your wps . But I read a post that some thought their wp died but just needed a cleaning and ran like new again. I had the same issue with my sicce pumps.