anyone tried to using Jebo WP40?

[rrasco]

I think it's also important to note that in a closed system like we keep, it's not ideal to mimic everything in nature. Fish in the ocean can retreat to waters with lower currents or lagoons. Whereas in our tanks, they don't have as many options. Most fish 'sleep' anyways so reducing the amount of flow in the tank at night has its benefits on that front too, IMO.

 

[mknightryder]

I finally got the night sensor figured out.
Apparently there needs to be some light.
If it sees total darkness or even very dim light it will go to normal mode.
I had to put 1 of my R2 Solutions Extreme LED Moonlight right next to the sensor in order for it to stay in night mode while the lights are actually off.

I have to do the same thing to get mine to work properly. In the evening when my whites go off and blues stay on the sensor kicks on and puts the pump into night mode. But when the blues kick off and its total darkness it turns the pump back on. So I found out that by placing it next to the faint orange glow of the power strip on/ off rocker switch the sensor keeps it in night mode. In the morning time around 8am when the room the tank is in lights up from the morning sun it kicks back on then runs all day til the whites go off at 8pm.

 

[rrasco]

rr i got both of mine with in 2 days apart wonder why you have not gotten yours yet ..

I'm assuming it just didn't make it out of HK before the Easter holiday, or it was lost, or I have the wrong tracking number. I'm kind of thinking they swapped the tracking numbers they sent me, so my first package may be the one that was delivered and the second one is on holiday delay. Just a guess. I'll give it a few more days. I'm just confused why my second order was delivered before the first, presumptively.

 

[bluewater921]

I'm assuming it just didn't make it out of HK before the Easter holiday, or it was lost, or I have the wrong tracking number. I'm kind of thinking they swapped the tracking numbers they sent me, so my first package may be the one that was delivered and the second one is on holiday delay. Just a guess. I'll give it a few more days. I'm just confused why my second order was delivered before the first, presumptively.

yea im kind of baffled too cause i order 1 on the 26th and then ordered my next one on the 28th when my 1st pump hit san fran .. i got my 1st pump monday the 1st and my 2nd pump got here yesterday .. from cali its normal time in trans is 3 to 4 days to the east coast .. 2-3 days central and mountain and 1-2 day out there ..

 

[rrasco]

Oh well. If reefing taught me one thing, it's patience.

 

[bluewater921]

Oh well. If reefing taught me one thing, it's patience.

that is so true .. LOL cause we have to go slow somewhere in life n the best place to start in our living reef ..

 

[Tickyty]

I have been following for a while now and I should have mine within a couple weeks hopefully of all goes well in shipping. But my question is I think Simon was looking into the 100k and 200k pots through the night mode to see if they would reduce flow. Did I miss the answer? Is this signal dynamic or is it static meaning that when the light reaches a certain threhold it automatically shuts down to 1/3 power?

 

[bluewater921]

I have been following for a while now and I should have mine within a couple weeks hopefully of all goes well in shipping. But my question is I think Simon was looking into the 100k and 200k pots through the night mode to see if they would reduce flow. Did I miss the answer? Is this signal dynamic or is it static meaning that when the light reaches a certain threhold it automatically shuts down to 1/3 power?

i dont think there was a answer yet cause it was still being looked into and tested with these over seas pumps

 

[rrasco]

I have been following for a while now and I should have mine within a couple weeks hopefully of all goes well in shipping. But my question is I think Simon was looking into the 100k and 200k pots through the night mode to see if they would reduce flow. Did I miss the answer? Is this signal dynamic or is it static meaning that when the light reaches a certain threhold it automatically shuts down to 1/3 power?

It's a static threshold. It's either in night mode at 1/3 or it's running the mode you have it set in.

 

[Haxer]

I have been following for a while now and I should have mine within a couple weeks hopefully of all goes well in shipping. But my question is I think Simon was looking into the 100k and 200k pots through the night mode to see if they would reduce flow. Did I miss the answer? Is this signal dynamic or is it static meaning that when the light reaches a certain threhold it automatically shuts down to 1/3 power?

It's a static threshold. It's either in night mode at 1/3 or it's running the mode you have it set in.

It looks like our options are to use a Variable Voltage power supply, the led dimmer mentioned, a AD110-A10 PWM board hooked into the stock controller, or to do away with the stock controller alltogether and use a RA,Apex,Adruino,etc...

Personally I have already bought and tried the led dimmer, however I think I will order the pwm board and the pot that goes with it for controll, its still to uncertain if the led dimmer will damage the pump/controller in the long run...

 

[Sacohen]

The short answer is, yes, more often than not, waves do reduce at night. At least the parts of the ocean I've been around. I live in Florida and see the water calm at sunset and also see it calm at sunrise and then get more active as the sun comes up... not always, but at least 50% of the time. They don't stop and often they are very strong, but I would say more often than not, wave action is reduced at night. And after all, isn't creating a near ocean environment what we are tryng to create in our glass boxes?

I'd say I'm only mildly irritated by the night mode not working properly. If I cover the sensor with my finger it goes into night mode as it should. But left in the dark over night it finds it's way back to normal operation. If I set it in a position where the moon lights shine on the sensor it stays in night mode all night. It's just annoying it doesn't work the way I think it should.

Ron; I totally agree.
Waves do decrease at night. I used to be a very active diver and night dives were always calmer than day dives.
BTW, did you ever get a response from Jebao? They still never responded to my 2nd e-mail to them.

 

[88rxna]

Depart USPS Sort Facility


March 28, 2013


SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94128

this is what mine has said since the 28TH

 

[Sacohen]

It looks like our options are to use a Variable Voltage power supply, the led dimmer mentioned, a AD110-A10 PWM board hooked into the stock controller, or to do away with the stock controller alltogether and use a RA,Apex,Adruino,etc...

Personally I have already bought and tried the led dimmer, however I think I will order the pwm board and the pot that goes with it for controll, its still to uncertain if the led dimmer will damage the pump/controller in the long run...

Which is the correct PWM board and pot for it?
I saw a post about that, but good knows where it is now in this thread.
I don't know what is taking my LED dimmer so long. It's said Departed from Edison, NJ for 2-3 days now.

I see that the board is the AD110-A10 PWM board, what type of dimmer would you need for it.
I'm really new to PWM.

 

[rrasco]

It looks like our options are to use a Variable Voltage power supply, the led dimmer mentioned, a AD110-A10 PWM board hooked into the stock controller, or to do away with the stock controller alltogether and use a RA,Apex,Adruino,etc...

Personally I have already bought and tried the led dimmer, however I think I will order the pwm board and the pot that goes with it for controll, its still to uncertain if the led dimmer will damage the pump/controller in the long run...

I'm curious where this PWM signal is going to. If you send PWM directly to the VA line on the pump, it will work, but it's going to be hell on the motor. You need a LPF to smooth out the signal.

 

[SimonSKL]

I have been running my pump using this for over 1 week running at 18v withou any problem. Anyone sees any problem with this?

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=21329167&postcount=1783

 

[Editour2]

If and when someone comes up with an acceptable means to control the pump via PWM....(which I know nothing about).....it would be greatly appreciated if you could post directions how to build (or where to purchase) and how to connect it to the pump/factory controller.
thanks

 

[Sacohen]

So I'm trying to get the hang of the wiring for the PWM board.
Looking at what is in post 1783 (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...postcount=1783) I can't tell where orange yellow and green are coming from. Is it the potentiometers?

The red and black are the power out of the transformer (I'm guessing) and then the leads would go to the controller?

Did you cut the waterproof end off the controller or find a connector with the same ends and then cut those so you can always go back to the stock controller if you wanted to?

 

[SimonSKL]

So I'm trying to get the hang of the wiring for the PWM board.
Looking at what is in post 1783 (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...postcount=1783) I can't tell where orange yellow and green are coming from. Is it the potentiometers?

The red and black are the power out of the transformer (I'm guessing) and then the leads would go to the controller?

Did you cut the waterproof end off the controller or find a connector with the same ends and then cut those so you can always go back to the stock controller if you wanted to?

No cutting on any stock cable. The 24v coming from the power supply is connected to the input of the PWM board and the output from the PWM board is plugged into the stock controller. The wired pot allows me to change the power to the controller. So this is the 3rd option other than a variable PS and the LED dimmer.

 

[Trevenator]

So what's the consensus on running 2 of these pumps in Anti-Sync with a APEX to get a wave in a 10 foot long tank?


I'm going to try to do 2 DIY wave boxes if I can get the Anti-Sync working with APEX

Thanks

 

[geemanaz]

I order the pump on Mar 29 and shipping tracking says Acceptance March 31, 2013, 11:57 am and no update