Jebao DC12000

What's your opinion of the Jebao DC12000?


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solitude127

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I don't have one and probably wouldn't buy one just yet. It's always best to wait a year or two on a new product to get all the bugs worked out.
 
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I don't have one and probably wouldn't buy one just yet or at all for that matter. It's always best to wait a year or two on a new product to get all the bugs worked out.
I completely agree! But I don't have the patients for that =]. I live and I learn
 
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I have 12000 for few weeks works well
And 10000 for 6 months working well.

I had a speedwave dc 5000 went out on me but got a replacement from proline.

Looking to buy more dc 12000
As a back up


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Unfortunately I'm still waiting on mine like a lot of people here. So more like 10 people. Lol
You can't vote you don't even have a tank. So why you buying a pump for? So you can vote.. Geez you don't even have a green card. Btw, run across any milf you want to tell me about?
 
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I own a dc12000, but have not installed it yet. Probably will install it tomorrow to replace my mag12 on the 150g. So far the tank is crashing hard so I guess its time remove some LE white sticks and test out this pump.
 
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Mine is running fine too, but i feel the gph on it is a lot less than advertised. I'm running a 150g with 1.5" plumbing and a manifold and the water flow coming from my return nozzles is really weak.

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Mine is running fine too, but i feel the gph on it is a lot less than advertised. I'm running a 150g with 1.5" plumbing and a manifold and the water flow coming from my return nozzles is really weak.

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That was my main complaint with them hence my vote...
 
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it's the age old debate on torque vs. power.. :p

if you have 1000HP but 10 lb/feet of torque, you'll barely be able to leave the line.

the Jebao pump seems to be that variety, all power, no torque.
 
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it's the age old debate on torque vs. power.. :p

if you have 1000HP but 10 lb/feet of torque, you'll barely be able to leave the line.

the Jebao pump seems to be that variety, all power, no torque.
Hmmm. Something to consider. I only have two ball valves open out of four in my manifold.

I want to go to the fluvial sea, but I don't know which to get between the sp4 or sp6. Should I try to match the jaebao rating?

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After some thought, I'm really looking to replace this pump. I got 150g tank, 1.5" returns and. Manifold, four ball valves. They'll be feeding my carbon, gfo, biopellet reactor and a chiller if necessary. What do you guys think?

Dc12000 = 3100 gph (supposedly)
Sp4 = 1800 gph
Sp6 = 3400 gph

I don't exactly know how many gph the dc12000 is doing at. Max power, but it definitely is not 3100 gph.

Thoughts and advice?


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After some thought, I'm really looking to replace this pump. I got 150g tank, 1.5" returns and. Manifold, four ball valves. They'll be feeding my carbon, gfo, biopellet reactor and a chiller if necessary. What do you guys think?

Dc12000 = 3100 gph (supposedly)
Sp4 = 1800 gph
Sp6 = 3400 gph

I don't exactly know how many gph the dc12000 is doing at. Max power, but it definitely is not 3100 gph.

Thoughts and advice?


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Sp6. You can always turn down valves to slow flow but if you don't have enough your screwed.

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After some thought, I'm really looking to replace this pump. I got 150g tank, 1.5" returns and. Manifold, four ball valves. They'll be feeding my carbon, gfo, biopellet reactor and a chiller if necessary. What do you guys think?

Dc12000 = 3100 gph (supposedly)
Sp4 = 1800 gph
Sp6 = 3400 gph

I don't exactly know how many gph the dc12000 is doing at. Max power, but it definitely is not 3100 gph.

Thoughts and advice?



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Would you get more pressure if you go with a 1" pipe . Maybe it's just me but I got more pressure hence more flow after reducing from 1" to 3/4 " piping, then further reducing to 1/2 .
 
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Would you get more pressure if you go with a 1" pipe . Maybe it's just me but I got more pressure hence more flow after reducing from 1" to 3/4 " piping, then further reducing to 1/2 .
in simplistic form, pressure is just the flow rate divided by tubing area, so the smaller the piping, the greater the pressure.

however, pressure in this case isn't the important thing, pressure is only mentioned in the context of "not much flow", as in "i put my hand in front of the return nozzle and there's not much pressure".

reducing the size of the pipe would certainly increase the perceived pressure from the return, but the real question is how that impacts the GPH delivered given the static head pressure, and now the added friction/pressure from the smaller pipe.
 
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Would you get more pressure if you go with a 1" pipe . Maybe it's just me but I got more pressure hence more flow after reducing from 1" to 3/4 " piping, then further reducing to 1/2 .
in simplistic form, pressure is just the flow rate divided by tubing area, so the smaller the piping, the greater the pressure.

however, pressure in this case isn't the important thing, pressure is only mentioned in the context of "not much flow", as in "i put my hand in front of the return nozzle and there's not much pressure".

reducing the size of the pipe would certainly increase the perceived pressure from the return, but the real question is how that impacts the GPH delivered given the static head pressure, and now the added friction/pressure from the smaller pipe.
By going to a smaller pipe, you increased pressure, but lost flow. (In simple terms). Lol
 

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