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What DC Pump for My System

Juano908

Juano908

Lately I've been thinking about getting one of the Jebao DC or DCT series pump for my return, I have a manifold to run 2 reactor (Carbon, GFO or Biopellets) ....I was thinking to get the DCT-4000, any suggestions?
Thanks a lot in advance.

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Juano908

Juano908

Raffle King said:
Juan I have a DC pump for sale if you are interested I think its a 8000 but you could run it at a low setting let me know
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The 8000 is too much for my tank Anthony, even at the lower speed but thanks for letting me know.

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redfishbluefish

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And I really can't say Juan....having no first-hand experience. Just by the numbers, the 4000 should be fine. I think @kschweer also runs a Jebao and maybe he can add something to this.
 
kschweer

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I run the 6000 on my 57 and it also feeds my skimmer. It's only set on the third level and moves a good amount of water. I have been running it for 2 years and will say in very happy with it. The only issue I had was the power supply died about 4 months ago. Other than that it's a great pump for the money and is dead silent. With it being adjustable I would go with something a little bigger than you think you need and run it on a lower setting. This way you can use it if you upgrade or if you add anything else to your manifold. I would say go with the 6000.
 
art13

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I'll be running the 6000 waveline, pretty much the same thing as jebao, on my 135g with a sump that holds 30g, and it won't be at full speed, i'd say you are fine with the 4000 version.
 
Juano908

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kschweer said:
I run the 6000 on my 57 and it also feeds my skimmer. It's only set on the third level and moves a good amount of water. I have been running it for 2 years and will say in very happy with it. The only issue I had was the power supply died about 4 months ago. Other than that it's a great pump for the money and is dead silent. With it being adjustable I would go with something a little ****** than you think you need and run it on a lower setting. This way you can use it if you upgrade or if you add anything else to your manifold. I would say go with the 6000.
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Kevin what skimmer do you have and how do you run it with your return pump?

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kschweer

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I run an external skimmer. It's a reef octopus dnwb-100 (now called the reef octopus classic 110ext). I have a manifold and one ball valve feeds the skimmer. They also refer to them as recirculating skimmers. Water is fed from a feed pump and the needle wheel pump recirculates while adding the air to the water. It's great for my situation leaves me more room in the sump for things and I didn't have to worry about water levels for the skimmer. I also think the external skimmers let you fine tune them a bit more.
 
Juano908

Juano908

kschweer said:
I run an external skimmer. It's a reef octopus dnwb-100 (now called the reef octopus classic 110ext). I have a manifold and one ball valve feeds the skimmer. They also refer to them as recirculating skimmers. Water is fed from a feed pump and the needle wheel pump recirculates while adding the air to the water. It's great for my situation leaves me more room in the sump for things and I didn't have to worry about water levels for the skimmer. I also think the external skimmers let you fine tune them a bit more.
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Nice, thanks a lot Kevin.

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