insanefishguy
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Where did you guys order the 25s?
Might
Either wait for the WP25, or figure out how to hook it up to a controller: ReefAngel, Apex, Arduino, or a microcontoller of your choice. My two are running at 20-35% in my 105 and I'm getting great flow. They will be replaced with WP25 when they are released.
I ordered a couple of these a massive local club group buy of ~150. They may not be here for several weeks. I know they are way too much for my 110 so I want to cut back on the 24vdc. My initial thought is to just add a potentiometer to the +24vdc feed to tune it back some or would you recommend going with a new transformer?
So the jury is out....two WP40 are too much for my 105. They are definitely going to the 150 FOWLR when my WP25 get here. The WP40 can run at 18-19%, but they won't start up at that speed. They need 20-21% on the VA line to start, anywhere above the 22-23% and it's too much for my tank with two pumps. I can run one, but both is a no go...too much for for my tank, would be great for an SPS tank.
be aware of fish-street. They are scammers. I know a ton of pages back i commented on the broken pump i was sent. I opened a dispute with paypal since they refused my refund. I had to ship the item back to them for my refund. Paypal then granted me my money back. Three weeks later here i sit in battle with paypal as they tried to take the money back out of my account after fish-street claims i sent them an empty box. I had since spent the money on a different pump and now paypal wants me to reimburse them the money since they decided to give my money back to fish-street.
My paypal account is now limited until i pay for a pump that was already returned
be aware of fish-street. They are scammers. I know a ton of pages back i commented on the broken pump i was sent. I opened a dispute with paypal since they refused my refund. I had to ship the item back to them for my refund. Paypal then granted me my money back. Three weeks later here i sit in battle with paypal as they tried to take the money back out of my account after fish-street claims i sent them an empty box. I had since spent the money on a different pump and now paypal wants me to reimburse them the money since they decided to give my money back to fish-street.
My paypal account is now limited until i pay for a pump that was already returned
sorry to hear your misfortune. I think most of us who ordered from fs had pretty good experience with their customer service and resolving issues.
Sorry to hear that. When you say "they sent you broken pump", was it a defected pump or a used one sent as new? I believe they located in HongKong? How did you send it back? Which carrier did you use? Usually, they will weigh the item. If it weights about right, you can dispute with paypal I believe.
I just saw that they have a smaller jebao called wp25 or something like that. How do those compare to a vortech mp40?
I'm thinking of selling my vortechs and buying the jebao's instead and banking the extra money I'll have. It sucks that these came out so late, the Chinese have to step up their game, lol.