pufferpoison
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Jebao WP25 Review:
Ok so I received my Jebao Wp-25 wave maker in the mail yesterday and immediately put it to work on my 65 Gallon, which is still cycling and had sand poured in so it's cloudy. The Wavemaker is unbelievably strong for it's size (about the size of a Hydor Koralia 550 GPH pump) and came with a controller that was very light & was all plastic. It took me all of 15 minutes to start making some serious waves with this big guy & after sticking my hand in the water to move some rock, I really could feel the current, It wasn't directional like a powerhead, it was spread out, just powerful. It is rated at 5283 GPH (20,000 LPR)
Modes:
It has multiple modes and wave adjustments. On the controller it is marked: H1,H2,H3,W1,W2,W3, Else -
The H1-H3 were just different speeds of full on.
The wave 1 is adjustable pulses at maximum flow, W2 speeds up from a low flow to max in 6 steps, W3 speeds up and down at different speeds.
The else (hey Jebao, why not just call it reef) is reef stream mode, a completely random flow cycle to mimic real reef currents.
It even has a feed mode that pauses flow for 10 minutes.
On the speed/lock side it has S1 - Max Speed / S2 75% power / S3 50% power & even comes with a night mode light sensor & when detects lights out, cut pump speed 50%. It also has a wheel to control wave duration adjustments (to tune it to your tank to get some serious waves).
This system cost me $65.00 on Ebay with free shipping from California. I was going to purchase a Vortech Mp-10 but was told I would probably need a mp-40 and it was going to set me back $550-$600.These wavemakers are very quite also. That's the main complaint I have heard about Vortech is the noise.
As of right now, I couldn't be happier with this unit. I do plan on getting either a Jebao WP10 or another Wp25 and setting them to fire alternately on opposite sides just because I am a freak of nature about wanting 0 dead spots and really am a firm believer in plenty of current. To be honest, I'm glad there are other fish in the sea other than Eotech Marine (vortech) and Tunze. They are very overpriced and maybe the Chinese will cause them to lower their price. I highly recommend their wavemakers, if you are on a budget.
I have heard some people having their pumps crap out after 6 months or a year, time will tell. But on the other hand, I have had friends and read many stories about the wet side / dry side of Vortechs going out, breaking, etc. so maybe this isn't the quality as the $550.00 plus units, but if this thing only lasts for a year, at $65.00 a piece - I can purchase these for a little over 8 years before I spent as much as one MP-40. I can come up with $65.00 a lot easier than $550.00 also.
Ok so I received my Jebao Wp-25 wave maker in the mail yesterday and immediately put it to work on my 65 Gallon, which is still cycling and had sand poured in so it's cloudy. The Wavemaker is unbelievably strong for it's size (about the size of a Hydor Koralia 550 GPH pump) and came with a controller that was very light & was all plastic. It took me all of 15 minutes to start making some serious waves with this big guy & after sticking my hand in the water to move some rock, I really could feel the current, It wasn't directional like a powerhead, it was spread out, just powerful. It is rated at 5283 GPH (20,000 LPR)
Modes:
It has multiple modes and wave adjustments. On the controller it is marked: H1,H2,H3,W1,W2,W3, Else -
The H1-H3 were just different speeds of full on.
The wave 1 is adjustable pulses at maximum flow, W2 speeds up from a low flow to max in 6 steps, W3 speeds up and down at different speeds.
The else (hey Jebao, why not just call it reef) is reef stream mode, a completely random flow cycle to mimic real reef currents.
It even has a feed mode that pauses flow for 10 minutes.
On the speed/lock side it has S1 - Max Speed / S2 75% power / S3 50% power & even comes with a night mode light sensor & when detects lights out, cut pump speed 50%. It also has a wheel to control wave duration adjustments (to tune it to your tank to get some serious waves).
This system cost me $65.00 on Ebay with free shipping from California. I was going to purchase a Vortech Mp-10 but was told I would probably need a mp-40 and it was going to set me back $550-$600.These wavemakers are very quite also. That's the main complaint I have heard about Vortech is the noise.
As of right now, I couldn't be happier with this unit. I do plan on getting either a Jebao WP10 or another Wp25 and setting them to fire alternately on opposite sides just because I am a freak of nature about wanting 0 dead spots and really am a firm believer in plenty of current. To be honest, I'm glad there are other fish in the sea other than Eotech Marine (vortech) and Tunze. They are very overpriced and maybe the Chinese will cause them to lower their price. I highly recommend their wavemakers, if you are on a budget.
I have heard some people having their pumps crap out after 6 months or a year, time will tell. But on the other hand, I have had friends and read many stories about the wet side / dry side of Vortechs going out, breaking, etc. so maybe this isn't the quality as the $550.00 plus units, but if this thing only lasts for a year, at $65.00 a piece - I can purchase these for a little over 8 years before I spent as much as one MP-40. I can come up with $65.00 a lot easier than $550.00 also.
