anybody using the jebao wp 40 or 25's

[ImprezaSTi]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

That line has long extinct from this hobby just like watt per gallon theory. It should be more like "you pay what you what". A KZ zeovit reactor is $300+ while a vertex zeovit reactor is $100+. Does that make vertex reactor bad? NO. You get a bubble king skimmer for $1000+ and a bubble magus skimmer for $100+. Does that make BM a bad skimmer? NO. You get a radion for $800+ and a evergrow LED for $200+. Does that make evergrow LED bad? NO (in fact I have heard people having more trouble with radions than evergrow). A vertex RODI costs $200 and a aquasafe costs $100. Does that make aquasafe bad? NO! It is not always the "price" that can judge a product. People just need to get over the fact that everyone in this hobby should buy expensive stuffs or never start it.

Coming back to your main part of the post. I use WP40 and am happy about it. The only thing that would have made it "perfect" is the speed control. And not every Chinese product leach. If that was true, the whole world would be in a pool filled with "leached" stuffs.

Agree with this 100%. Assuming that everything coming from a specific country is bad is simply being ignorant.

In economics, one of the reason brands like Vortech or Bubbleking can price their products at such a high price is because they have market power. The price does not necessarily reflect higher quality.

I would guess that it costs about the same to produce a vortech and a jebao wp40.

[rhody605]

I have a wp-40 on my 80g. Works awesome. Buying the voltage controller for the extra $10 is a must. I have it down to 15v from the original 24v so my lps doesn't get blown to bits.
And dead silent.

I would highly recommend them.

[donkey77]

Originally Posted by rhody605

I have a wp-40 on my 80g. Works awesome. Buying the voltage controller for the extra $10 is a must. I have it down to 15v from the original 24v so my lps doesn't get blown to bits.
And dead silent.

I would highly recommend them.

mike were would i buy a voltage reg

[markjameslucas]

Just received two 40's last week, and they are amazing so far. 140 for both plus shipping. Only mistake was to not order the variable controller as two of them are way too much water movement for my 160 gallon. I've since ordered, should be getting them in 1 week. As far as noise, they are way quieter than the vortech 25's when they were cranked. Highly recommend this product.

I might add that the light sensor that is supposed to reduce the speed when light is turned down doesn't really work for me. If completely dark the powerheads run at full speed.

[daniella3d]

Did you plug in the little thingy? if not then the night mode will not be active.

Also they say it is only to be with low output light. Now who's going to be able to use that??? since that include LED, MH and T5HO, the only light that can be used with this feature is probably power compact.

Pretty useless I think. On the other end, if you have a controller, you could use what ever force you want and what ever pattern you want with them. I dim them at night so I get like a reef crest mode but much lower in flow.

Originally Posted by markjameslucas

Just received two 40's last week, and they are amazing so far. 140 for both plus shipping. Only mistake was to not order the variable controller as two of them are way too much water movement for my 160 gallon. I've since ordered, should be getting them in 1 week. As far as noise, they are way quieter than the vortech 25's when they were cranked. Highly recommend this product.

I might add that the light sensor that is supposed to reduce the speed when light is turned down doesn't really work for me. If completely dark the powerheads run at full speed.

[donkey77]

can't you put something over the light thing so its not so bright, like a semi transperent box or something

[markjameslucas]

Originally Posted by donkey77

can't you put something over the light thing so its not so bright, like a semi transperent box or something

It's actually the opposite.
it needs more light, or it runs at full blast.

[daniella3d]

Well they warn about using this feature with high output ligth will break it, so I am guessing unless you have very low lights like power compact, that your night mode is broken already. They mention that it is never to be used with high output lights or it might break.

I think it's just totally USELESS.

If you don't have an aquarium controller, maybe you should get one and control your pump through it. Or maybe get the Jebao power supply with different voltage and switch it to a less powerful voltage?

Originally Posted by markjameslucas

It's actually the opposite.
it needs more light, or it runs at full blast.

[markjameslucas]

Yeah, I plugged that little module in. It's a litte weird though. In dim light, I believe it's supposed to work in a less powerful state, but completely black, it runs at full blast. Shouldn't it work when there are no lights on, it's in night mode, or less powerful? I just got an email saying today they've changed the controller so W1 can run in 50% or 75%, so you wouldn't need a variable power module.

Originally Posted by daniella3d

Did you plug in the little thingy? if not then the night mode will not be active.

Also they say it is only to be with low output light. Now who's going to be able to use that??? since that include LED, MH and T5HO, the only light that can be used with this feature is probably power compact.

Pretty useless I think. On the other end, if you have a controller, you could use what ever force you want and what ever pattern you want with them. I dim them at night so I get like a reef crest mode but much lower in flow.

[rhody605]

I got an update email from fish street about new controller with new modes with reduced flow

Here's a link to the new controller.
http://www.fish-street.com/jebao_wp-..._category_id=0