Just got my Jebeo wp40

cjr579 · 04/13/2013, 10:52 AM

Where should I place it in the tank?

I'm setting up a 150 (60"x24"x24") and in the process of filling it with rodi water. (about halfway done) My return is a sicce 5.0 with 4 outputs into the tank so there is not much movement there. Might reduce it down to 2 outputs to get more flow from the return but for now I'll leave it as is.

Probably will get another wp40 if this one does good but for right now I'll just have one

sirreal63 · 04/13/2013, 11:21 AM

Place it below the water line far enough so it doesn't suck air and high enough off the bottom so it doesn't suck sand. Beyond that will depend on the aquascape and layout.

that Fish Guy · 04/13/2013, 11:48 AM

Cool lets support China some more and put quality companies that are innovative out of business.

GTboosted · 04/13/2013, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by that Fish Guy

Cool lets support China some more and put quality companies that are innovative out of business.

Why don't you buy him the over priced pump.

jvr1102 · 04/13/2013, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by GTboosted

Why don't you buy him the over priced pump.

x2

GTboosted · 04/13/2013, 12:26 PM

About placement. You will have to experiment to find the sweetspot. It depends on coral and rock placement.

geemanaz · 04/13/2013, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by that Fish Guy

Cool lets support China some more and put quality companies that are innovative out of business.

I guess you can ask the high end pump companies why they have China and other country making the parts for the pumps then.

I place my pump down about 7" on a 47 1/2"L x 18 1/2"W x 25 1/2 "T

nikon187 · 04/13/2013, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by that Fish Guy

Cool lets support China some more and put quality companies that are innovative out of business.

don't worry its still way bigger than a mp40 with that power cord in there

. I Have no problem with china products ( especially seeing as all ecotech parts probably come from there ) I do have a problem with jebo ( oddesey ) products though and would buy 50 vortechs before I bought another jebo product. JMO

Ecotech isn't in any trouble yet lol

SeedlessOne · 04/13/2013, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by nikon187

don't worry its still way bigger than a mp40 with that power cord in there

. I Have no problem with china products ( especially seeing as all ecotech parts probably come from there ) I do have a problem with jebo ( oddesey ) products though and would buy 50 vortechs before I bought another jebo product. JMO

Ecotech isn't in any trouble yet lol

Uh more completely incorrect info. Instead of bashing do a little research. This company (jebao) has nothing to do with oddesey

SeedlessOne · 04/13/2013, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by that Fish Guy

Cool lets support China some more and put quality companies that are innovative out of business.

Enough with this. Lets face it.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Zabb3...%3DZabb3fxGTPk

raynist · 04/13/2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nikon187

don't worry its still way bigger than a mp40 with that power cord in there

. I Have no problem with china products ( especially seeing as all ecotech parts probably come from there ) I do have a problem with jebo ( oddesey ) products though and would buy 50 vortechs before I bought another jebo product. JMO

Ecotech isn't in any trouble yet lol

I'm actually selling my Vortechs because of this pump.

I have 7 Vortechs from various tanks. These are way quieter and I need something quieter because my tank is in a home theater room. Was looking at the tunze but don't want to spend that much money again. I have replaced many parts on my Vortechs over the years and had one dry side magnet shatter, several wetside magnets rust and rupture and they were always too loud for the room. One thing I can say is that echo tech has awesome customer service, but for the price I paid for the jebao, I don't expect any CS. At this price it is basically a throw away product.

Neptune_Fan · 04/13/2013, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by that Fish Guy

Cool lets support China some more and put quality companies that are innovative out of business.

Funny if this was an American business it would be said how awesome there are and how it is the American way to do business by creating competition in the marketplace. If a product is made cheaper and with if not the same quality then I don't care where it was made, I will buy it.

I wonder if you made this decision before of after you had your Chinese take out, and posted it from your Chinese made computer or smartphone.

cjr579 · 04/13/2013, 04:04 PM

Thanks for the input guys. Since I have no rock or livestock yet I'll just stick that sucker in there to see what it does.

I would have liked to buy mp40's or tunze but Setting everything up all at once is a bank breaker. Maybe once everything is running and my check book bounces back I'll be able to pay 450 for a mp40. Until then I'll just take my chances.

goofyreefer · 04/13/2013, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by neptune_fan

funny if this was an american business it would be said how awesome there are and how it is the american way to do business by creating competition in the marketplace. If a product is made cheaper and with if not the same quality then i don't care where it was made, i will buy it.

I wonder if you made this decision before of after you had your chinese take out, and posted it from your chinese made computer or smartphone.

+1

sirreal63 · 04/13/2013, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Neptune_Fan

Funny if this was an American business it would be said how awesome there are and how it is the American way to do business by creating competition in the marketplace. If a product is made cheaper and with if not the same quality then I don't care where it was made, I will buy it.

I wonder if you made this decision before of after you had your Chinese take out, and posted it from your Chinese made computer or smartphone.

It would be funny if it was an American business because we could enjoy watching them get sued and go out of business. This is not an American business though. It is what it is and it is not good.

chercm · 04/13/2013, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sirreal63

Place it below the water line far enough so it doesn't suck air and high enough off the bottom so it doesn't suck sand. Beyond that will depend on the aquascape and layout.

i was having mp60 and the sucking air thing driving me nuts

sirreal63 · 04/13/2013, 06:12 PM

Try running Tunze 6100's with a 17" tall tank, I have had to be creative with placement but it is working ok, but I do understand.

david_lee · 04/13/2013, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by that Fish Guy

Cool lets support China some more and put quality companies that are innovative out of business.

Funny thing is you already are..

bearpeidog · 04/13/2013, 06:50 PM

CJR579 - good luck with the new tank and sorry your thread ended up in the religious war that seems to be cropping up everywhere! To answer your question, like most powerheads , you are going to have to move it around a bit depending on the rock work and flow you look to achieve.

I dont have experience with the WP40 but with what I have I try to adjust it to hit another steam of water such as a return or even your front glass. That way you get a very random flow where the two water flow intersect.

Again, best wishes with the tank. Filling it for the first time is an exciting event. I will say, most people mix the salt water first prior to putting it in the tank. Do you have sand? Perfectly fine to mix in the tank if its empty but I would avoid trying to mix it in the tank if you have sand or anything else in there.

Share some Picts if you have the time!

GroktheCube · 04/13/2013, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by that Fish Guy

Cool lets support China some more and put quality companies that are innovative out of business.

If you'd like to give me the extra $500+, I'll happily give it to Tunze for the equivalent pump and controller.

I understand your sentiments, but when the price difference is that large, I cannot justify it.

that Fish Guy · 04/13/2013, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GTboosted

Why don't you buy him the over priced pump.

I could say a lot but the other posters in this thread about Jebo have already said it all.

I'll save time and post the link.

You can read mine and many others thoughts on what these Cheap Chinese Knockoffs are doing.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2282440

cjr579 · 04/13/2013, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bearpeidog

CJR579 - good luck with the new tank and sorry your thread ended up in the religious war that seems to be cropping up everywhere! To answer your question, like most powerheads , you are going to have to move it around a bit depending on the rock work and flow you look to achieve.

I dont have experience with the WP40 but with what I have I try to adjust it to hit another steam of water such as a return or even your front glass. That way you get a very random flow where the two water flow intersect.

Again, best wishes with the tank. Filling it for the first time is an exciting event. I will say, most people mix the salt water first prior to putting it in the tank. Do you have sand? Perfectly fine to mix in the tank if its empty but I would avoid trying to mix it in the tank if you have sand or anything else in there.

Share some Picts if you have the time!

Thanks Bearpeidog!
No sand yet. Just a little h2o. Will put the sand in after the salt is mixed

Here are a few pictures of the build so far. Hope this photobucket link works!

Don't mind the stripe walls. The space was once my office and i was going to do a nice built in tank but with 3 girls I had to compromise and make it a toy room. Luckily the wife let me put a tank in there.

http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/cj...Gallon%20Build

bearpeidog · 04/13/2013, 09:49 PM

Very nice! Great job plumbing....only criticism...who has a garage that clean! You even have floor space

octopus737 · 04/14/2013, 08:44 AM

Where do you think most stuff we buy every day comes from. This is just one more. BTW china buys our debt.

Quote:

Originally Posted by that Fish Guy

Cool lets support China some more and put quality companies that are innovative out of business.

hoooop54 · 04/14/2013, 10:03 AM

The tank and plumbing look great. Did you build the stand or buy it?

04/13/2013, 10:52 AM	#1
cjr579 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New Orleans,LA Posts: 73	Just got my Jebeo wp40 Where should I place it in the tank? I'm setting up a 150 (60"x24"x24") and in the process of filling it with rodi water. (about halfway done) My return is a sicce 5.0 with 4 outputs into the tank so there is not much movement there. Might reduce it down to 2 outputs to get more flow from the return but for now I'll leave it as is. Probably will get another wp40 if this one does good but for right now I'll just have one

04/13/2013, 11:21 AM	#2
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	Place it below the water line far enough so it doesn't suck air and high enough off the bottom so it doesn't suck sand. Beyond that will depend on the aquascape and layout. __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.

04/13/2013, 11:48 AM	#3
that Fish Guy Frag Swap Crusader! Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,538	Cool lets support China some more and put quality companies that are innovative out of business. __________________ For a Complete List of all the Frag Swaps in 2018 Click the Link Below. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2655153 You do not want to miss any! Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon, 45 Gallon, 29 Gallon, 20 Gallon, 20 Gallon #2, 10 Gallon

04/13/2013, 06:12 PM	#17
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	Try running Tunze 6100's with a 17" tall tank, I have had to be creative with placement but it is working ok, but I do understand. __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.

04/13/2013, 06:50 PM	#19
bearpeidog Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Milton, Vermont Posts: 560	CJR579 - good luck with the new tank and sorry your thread ended up in the religious war that seems to be cropping up everywhere! To answer your question, like most powerheads , you are going to have to move it around a bit depending on the rock work and flow you look to achieve. I dont have experience with the WP40 but with what I have I try to adjust it to hit another steam of water such as a return or even your front glass. That way you get a very random flow where the two water flow intersect. Again, best wishes with the tank. Filling it for the first time is an exciting event. I will say, most people mix the salt water first prior to putting it in the tank. Do you have sand? Perfectly fine to mix in the tank if its empty but I would avoid trying to mix it in the tank if you have sand or anything else in there. Share some Picts if you have the time! __________________ Bill Current Tank Info: 180 gallon Starfire, 3-Radion G1, Tunze with 7091 Controller, 2- ecotech mp40s, MP60, Panworld 250 return pump, TunzeATO, XP2000ss Reef Octopus Skimmer, Theiling rollermat

04/13/2013, 12:26 PM	#6
GTboosted Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Van Nuys, CA Posts: 140	About placement. You will have to experiment to find the sweetspot. It depends on coral and rock placement.

04/13/2013, 04:04 PM	#13
cjr579 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New Orleans,LA Posts: 73	Thanks for the input guys. Since I have no rock or livestock yet I'll just stick that sucker in there to see what it does. I would have liked to buy mp40's or tunze but Setting everything up all at once is a bank breaker. Maybe once everything is running and my check book bounces back I'll be able to pay 450 for a mp40. Until then I'll just take my chances.

04/13/2013, 09:49 PM	#23
bearpeidog Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Milton, Vermont Posts: 560	Very nice! Great job plumbing....only criticism...who has a garage that clean! You even have floor space __________________ Bill Current Tank Info: 180 gallon Starfire, 3-Radion G1, Tunze with 7091 Controller, 2- ecotech mp40s, MP60, Panworld 250 return pump, TunzeATO, XP2000ss Reef Octopus Skimmer, Theiling rollermat

04/14/2013, 10:03 AM	#25
hoooop54 reefin up north Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Minnetonka Posts: 246	The tank and plumbing look great. Did you build the stand or buy it?