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I plan on using a Jebao DC-12000 as my return pump. It will probably only be run on the second setting to supply my required flow and I ordered a spare.

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Originally Posted by riceboy (Post 875049)

reading more and more of this i kinda wish i kept my ehiem 1262 lol

Yeah for real. I just bought 2 of these used haha. Wondering if I'm going to have issues with them.

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Originally Posted by riceboy (Post 875049)

reading more and more of this i kinda wish i kept my ehiem 1262 lol

i actually love the pumps , i think were headed in the right direction with this idea , personally i would have paid more for a bit better components.

the power supply i bought i just matched up the numbers on the back , im no electrical genius so i didnt want to go different from what the original power supply had written on it , i took the original with me for comparison.

in all honesty i would buy one again but would pay more for a bit better quality.

ive never taken the pump apart its self as its sealed but i know a few have seized up and i hear this isnt an issue anymore with the dc pumps out right now,but its just what i hear from those who have them.

http://reefbuilders.com/2013/09/09/r...iablo-dc-pump/

From my understanding the power supplies are probably the cause of 95% of the failures. I've seen a couple taken apart and they are pretty cheap. That's why RLSS is now sourcing Meanwell power supplies for their version of this pump. I may use a Speedwave on my 120 build but if so I will swap out the power supply for a locally sourced and better quality one.

All this being said, there have been countless thousands of these pumps sold under the three different brands (actually 4 if you count Jebao themselves) and while the failure rate is higher than say for Tunze or eheim or other more established brands, most of the pumps sold are running happily and without problems.

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Originally Posted by Ron99 (Post 875087)

the new powersupply i got def ran cooler and had no more issues with the power supply failing afterwards.

the controller fried shortly afterwards though.

i think there are things you can do to prolong the life of these pumps , one of which is the better quality power supply , controllers have been modded by lots of people as well and documented as well as using them at a lower percentage seems to help. people like greg are finding fans to work.

at the end of it all though i think youll find these style pumps getting better and cost getting a little higher as well with the new gens to come out.

theres no doubt about it these two things are the biggest issues with the ones in the past though.