Anyone running the Jebao DP-4 Dosing Pump?

Mr.Shrimps · 06/30/2016, 06:17 PM

Im looking to dose my ALK and Calcium in my tank. Does anyone have this pump. It is $63 dollars on Amazon and was recommended to me. Anyone have any thoughts?

https://www.amazon.com/Jebao-Program...ds=dosing+pump

BrianZ · 07/01/2016, 12:07 AM

Well, my 90 gallon tank has only been up and running for about 7 months now but the dosing pump has been ok for me so far. I have not used other dosers in the past so I have no other bench marks as far as options and performance to go on. I dose calcium, alk, and vinegar daily and it does the job. I have not verified the accuracy of the dosage post configuration, but it has maintained the appropriate levels in a relatively new system with young sps My initial impressions would be that it is working well. It is easy to configure and manage but the instructions that shipped with the unit were not all inclusive and I had to do a bit of web searching but that did not bother me.

mcgyvr · 07/01/2016, 07:43 AM

yep.. I used it to dose cal/alk/vinegar for 2 years without any issues..

steallife904 · 07/01/2016, 09:06 AM

I have the version 2 dp4 and do calc and alk. been spot on for about 7 months now

SeattleReefer · 07/01/2016, 10:21 AM

I have one- I would not recommend it.

Out of the box two of the four pumps don't work. They turn, but don't pump. If I took it apart I'm sure I could get it working. I shouldn't have to futz with a new item.

Programming is simple but frustrating. You have to press the buttons many, many times to program it. And it's not actually clear whether the program was saved so I found myself running through the program again to verify it. All told, there are many dozens of button presses to complete.

And if you want to make a small change to the program.... MORE button pressing.

Oh, and this whole time with all the button pressing you have to kinda hold the unit up to be able to see the display. Not an easy unit to get to when installed under a tank.

It would have been a home run product if only they made a APEX module for programming. As it stands it can certainly fulfill the need at a low cost but I personally will be ditching it and buying the BRS pumps so I can sit at my desk and program the pump via APEX.

06/30/2016, 06:17 PM	#1
Mr.Shrimps Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Springfield Va Posts: 116	Anyone running the Jebao DP-4 Dosing Pump? Im looking to dose my ALK and Calcium in my tank. Does anyone have this pump. It is $63 dollars on Amazon and was recommended to me. Anyone have any thoughts? https://www.amazon.com/Jebao-Program...ds=dosing+pump

07/01/2016, 07:43 AM	#3
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	yep.. I used it to dose cal/alk/vinegar for 2 years without any issues.. __________________ Who me?

07/01/2016, 12:07 AM	#2
BrianZ Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 10	Well, my 90 gallon tank has only been up and running for about 7 months now but the dosing pump has been ok for me so far. I have not used other dosers in the past so I have no other bench marks as far as options and performance to go on. I dose calcium, alk, and vinegar daily and it does the job. I have not verified the accuracy of the dosage post configuration, but it has maintained the appropriate levels in a relatively new system with young sps My initial impressions would be that it is working well. It is easy to configure and manage but the instructions that shipped with the unit were not all inclusive and I had to do a bit of web searching but that did not bother me.

07/01/2016, 09:06 AM	#4
steallife904 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 944	I have the version 2 dp4 and do calc and alk. been spot on for about 7 months now

07/01/2016, 10:21 AM	#5
SeattleReefer Moved On Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 230	I have one- I would not recommend it. Out of the box two of the four pumps don't work. They turn, but don't pump. If I took it apart I'm sure I could get it working. I shouldn't have to futz with a new item. Programming is simple but frustrating. You have to press the buttons many, many times to program it. And it's not actually clear whether the program was saved so I found myself running through the program again to verify it. All told, there are many dozens of button presses to complete. And if you want to make a small change to the program.... MORE button pressing. Oh, and this whole time with all the button pressing you have to kinda hold the unit up to be able to see the display. Not an easy unit to get to when installed under a tank. It would have been a home run product if only they made a APEX module for programming. As it stands it can certainly fulfill the need at a low cost but I personally will be ditching it and buying the BRS pumps so I can sit at my desk and program the pump via APEX.