Someone assure me of my purchase...

[Drix]

Today's been a rough day. I've been working on a major tank overhaul and had a bunch of supplies to get- when I was gone for supplies, the power went out at my house, and when I came back I came home to a non-functioning return pump.

First thing I did was pull the impeller, which seemed to be in perfect working order, there was no sand nor obstruction and the impeller seemed as if it should have spun freely. I reassembled the pump, put it back into my sump which had plenty of water to draw from and plugged it in to see if it would function like a power head- just suck one side and blow back into the sump the other- it did not, the impeller still did not turn, the unit just made a humming sound.

I don't have a lot of time to dick with this 10y old pump, so I hit up the google and start making calls looking for an in stock mag 18. I come up short with a few "I can have one in 48h" but I work in a Emergency Room, so my hours suck and if its not fixed today it's not going to get fixed soon.

Eventually my favorite LFS hooks me up and says he's got a Jebau DCP-1800 that's going to dump about 9 meters of head pressure- Good enough for army work I guess. I run back out and pick it up. He walks me through some nifty computer screen functions it has (pause button for feeding, and adjustable flow rates which I guess is cool)

So, I get this thing home and I notice it comes with no documentation, a bunch of collars for pipe adapters, but no 1" adapter (and oddly enough (2) 1.5" adapters) and well, now my "I bought ****" sense is tingling.

I'm pretty picky and do months of research before I buy anything hobby related, probably like the rest of you guys but I'm hard up on this particular item- anyone have any experience? Or should I be saving up to get another pondmaster?

 

[mcgyvr]

I'd take a Jebao DCP over a pondmaster/mag anyday (and most any other pump).
IMO the DCP series of jebao stuff is a great line..
Some of their others not so much.. you will certainly find Jebao haters.. But for the most part now they make some great and certainly cost effective products..

I'm rocking a DCP6500 in my 80g tank and its working fantastic and pumps a ton of water.. and I happily run their PP series wavemakers too on it.. and have a jebao dosing pump thats been going great for years.. and ran one of their older DC series pumps on my old 125G tank and it ran great for 3+ years and I never did a single bit of cleaning/maintenance to it.. it just kept on ticking...

 

[Sk8r]

First thing I'd hit the internet with the model number and look at documentation listing parts. See if anything essential is missing. Nobody provides decent manuals these days: they're all online. Also check the head rating on the internet.

 

[JohnZena]

Today's been a rough day. I've been working on a major tank overhaul and had a bunch of supplies to get- when I was gone for supplies, the power went out at my house, and when I came back I came home to a non-functioning return pump.

First thing I did was pull the impeller, which seemed to be in perfect working order, there was no sand nor obstruction and the impeller seemed as if it should have spun freely. I reassembled the pump, put it back into my sump which had plenty of water to draw from and plugged it in to see if it would function like a power head- just suck one side and blow back into the sump the other- it did not, the impeller still did not turn, the unit just made a humming sound.

I don't have a lot of time to dick with this 10y old pump, so I hit up the google and start making calls looking for an in stock mag 18. I come up short with a few "I can have one in 48h" but I work in a Emergency Room, so my hours suck and if its not fixed today it's not going to get fixed soon.

Eventually my favorite LFS hooks me up and says he's got a Jebau DCP-1800 that's going to dump about 9 meters of head pressure- Good enough for army work I guess. I run back out and pick it up. He walks me through some nifty computer screen functions it has (pause button for feeding, and adjustable flow rates which I guess is cool)

So, I get this thing home and I notice it comes with no documentation, a bunch of collars for pipe adapters, but no 1" adapter (and oddly enough (2) 1.5" adapters) and well, now my "I bought ****" sense is tingling.

I'm pretty picky and do months of research before I buy anything hobby related, probably like the rest of you guys but I'm hard up on this particular item- anyone have any experience? Or should I be saving up to get another pondmaster?

Calm down. You are good. The 1-1/2 inch comes with several inserts along with o- ring that fit between the inch and a half and the adapter you pick. In this case it is 1 inch you mentioned. If he didnt give you all of the pieces run over to Lowes and if the store is we arocked you can improvise. The help there is usually veey goid and let them help. Have the asa o ter with you and tell the guy what you need to accomplish. I hace gad to go that route a couple times

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[Reef noob_]

Love my jeabo DC pump. Thing has been sitting in super concentrated salt scum that I was sure would ruin it but plugged it in and started right up. Definitely a good buy.


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[rocsec1]

I love mine

 

[Drix]

Thanks for your assurances guys.

I plugged this thing up tonight- holy crap, its way more powerful than what I had. I was over-running my megaflow and flushing so I backed the pump back to about 75% I'll play with this more tomorrow, but as long as the pump holds out I think I'm happy.

 

[Rover88]

Thanks for your assurances guys.

I plugged this thing up tonight- holy crap, its way more powerful than what I had. I was over-running my megaflow and flushing so I backed the pump back to about 75% I'll play with this more tomorrow, but as long as the pump holds out I think I'm happy.

My local shop uses exclusively them, and he swears by them. I've had running since I got it, and it was left in bad storage and kicked up just fine.


Only thing to note, is that your old ten year old pump... Is it AC? There is a chance the starting winding might have gone. If it sits there and hums, see about giving the impeller a flick with something, and see if it takes off. Its not a fix, but could be a pump you just use for water changes or to move water around as needed.

 

[Thornbreaker]

I just picked up a DCT12000. Is it best to use tubing, instead of PVC for the return with one of these since it provides the barbed fittings? And what tubing should I use?

My bulkhead for the return is 1".

 

[RobZilla04]

I just picked up a DCT12000. Is it best to use tubing, instead of PVC for the return with one of these since it provides the barbed fittings? And what tubing should I use?

My bulkhead for the return is 1".

A short (4"-6") section of vinyl tube will get you from the pump barb to a PVC. At the top end another short section of vinyl tube will get you from the PVC to the barbed bulk head.

Suggestion: add a valve and possibly a "T" off the hard plumbed return line for the option of adding reactors, additional filters, sterilizers, etc in the future.

 

[Thornbreaker]

A short (4"-6") section of vinyl tube will get you from the pump barb to a PVC. At the top end another short section of vinyl tube will get you from the PVC to the barbed bulk head.

Suggestion: add a valve and possibly a "T" off the hard plumbed return line for the option of adding reactors, additional filters, sterilizers, etc in the future.

Is that braided vinyl or does it matter? I've read some can get algae growth.

As long as I put a union from the bulkhead first, I could always hard plumb later on? Just start with barb fittings on each end?

I've got a gate valve for the main overflow, doing herbie.

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[RobZilla04]

Is that braided vinyl or does it matter? I've read some can get algae growth.

As long as I put a union from the bulkhead first, I could always hard plumb later on? Just start with barb fittings on each end?

I've got a gate valve for the main overflow, doing herbie.

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Braided or smooth, doesn't make a diff.

Yes you can go vinyl all the way to start off. Yes algae can grow inside the tubing if there is a sufficient light source hitting it.

If you hard plumb the return line, add a valve there as well. Especially if you add a "T" off the line.

 

[mcgyvr]

I find that there is no need for vinyl/silicone tube sections with DC pumps (all my experience is with Jebao brand)...
They just don't vibrate as much as AC pumps seem to.

I'm straight hard PVC right into my current Jebao DCP pump and there is no vibration issues and did the same with the DC series I used to have on another tank..

 

[Thornbreaker]

I find that there is no need for vinyl/silicone tube sections with DC pumps (all my experience is with Jebao brand)...
They just don't vibrate as much as AC pumps seem to.

I'm straight hard PVC right into my current Jebao DCP pump and there is no vibration issues and did the same with the DC series I used to have on another tank..

How'd you pvc it to the outlet on the pump? Sorry, I'm a visual person and a noob on plumbing.

I think the outlet on the 12000 is 1.5". Would I just get a reducer fip x slip to a 1"?

I'll probably still start with just tubing since it'll be easier. Once I get around to needing a "recycle" line and a valve, I'll hard plumb it likely.

 

[Reef noob_]

Ive got my jeabo dc pump outputting to a 1" black silicon tube that then plugs into a 1" hard PVC barb. There's only about 2' of tubing. Works perfect for me.


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