Jebao DC Pump Review

This is my experience and how i set up my jeboa sine wave DC pumps. Most people use them in aquariums/ fish tanks but I'm using them in my large fish pond that I'm currently building.
If you want to learn more about building and maintaining ponds on a budget visit my website ozponds.com
Heres a link to these pumps they are available on amazon in many different sizes amzn.to/3imwUcy

[@oliverrickard9970]

I have to say, how much appreciate you doing this out of your own time. You've educated me, and lots of other people I assume on how to build a pond effectively! So thanks for all the great vids so far! Good to see you do well with this channel 👍👍👍 🇬🇧UK

[@Ozponds]

Thanks Oliver. It’s always nice when people acknowledge the time and effort put in. I’m not a great presenter but just want to help people achieve a well functioning pond 👍

[@goberianchloex3646]

@@Ozponds you’re better than you think :9)

[@samchanning22]

Great update Kev this is the pump I was looking at for running my pond looks like a great bit of kit and energy efficient. hope the blue clears up soon. What a nice snippet of a view of your garden it looks mega you should defo give us the guided tour in one of your updates 👍

[@Ozponds]

Thanks Sam. I’m so happy I found these pumps. They are moving a ton of water for such low consumption. And I love that they are low volt. It would be nice if they made a decent extension so you don’t need to do that yourself but for the cost savings I can live with that 👍

[@samchanning22]

@@Ozponds do you know if they can be run as a dry pump by piping straight to the inlet and outlet or do they have to be submerged?

[@Ozponds]

I was pretty sure I’d read that they could be plumbed up like that but right now I can’t seem to find any information to support it.

[@jameeshtvrpp8813]

I’m always waiting for your new Updation love from India 🥰

[@Ozponds]

Thanks mate I appreciate the support 👍

[@melhandley7129]

Great video 👍

[@Ozponds]

Thanks Mel 👍

[@aluckyshot]

They look fairly powerful, that was decent flow for low wattage gear.

[@Ozponds]

Yeap I’m really happy with them.

[@julientomasi3174]

Hello Kev. I really love your channel. I'm building my pond in France, I will follow some of your advices (and copy your intake bay system). I was wondering : can you hear your pump running when underwater ? thanks a lot. Keep up the good work ! 😃

[@Ozponds]

No I didn’t not hear them.

[@redtiger546]

Hey there have you seen the new TCP jebao pump range, great head pressure at a low price, they have a 10m cord before the transformer/controller

[@Ozponds]

Oh no I haven’t. Feel free to leave a link for people to check them out 👍

[@darrenshaw7608]

Hi Kev, I'm new to ponds having moved into a house with one, so have watched a lot of your content and love it. I'm building building a Bog filter as per your other videos and have got one of these pumps for it. Any tips on the best way of connecting it to the 25mm PVC inflow used in the Bog filter? The connectors and instructions supplied with the pump have left me guessing.

[@Ozponds]

What size pump did you buy and what bog filter design are you using? If you plan on using a 15000 litre pump on the barrel bog it’s way too much flow.

[@darrenshaw7608]

@@Ozponds I've got about 3/4 of a 220 litre olive barrel as the bog for a 1000 litre pond. I've got a 10000 litre pump which is probably still more than I need but was just going to turn down the wattage to get the flow I need. So I'm using 25mm pvc fittings to the bog but the supplied pump connectors have me slightly stumped as to what else I need.

[@Ozponds]

Ok. So I would use some flexible pipe and then glue or clamp on a pvc fitting that can then be connected to the bog. The pump should have come with multiple connectors. It may be necessary to step the fittings down to 25mm using reducers. I know on the 15000 litre model the connectors are 50mm not sure on the 10000 litre model. When I’m in doubt I just take the connectors into the plumbing section with me and cobble it all together and then buy what I need. I hope that helps.

[@darrenshaw7608]

@@Ozponds Just as a side note you were right, even 10000 L/H was way too much. Even at the min of 30% it was still pumping more than 25mm pipe could return efficiently. Am now downsizing to 4000 L/H pump 😀

[@Ozponds]

Go even less if you are set on 25mm inflow. At 4000L I would use 40mm.

[@fernandoabisaab9930]

Hi, thanks for your videos, what kind of product did you use in your pond that put the water blue and why did you do it?

[@Ozponds]

It was a pond dye. I’d never tried it before and wanted to give it a go. I kinda wished I didn’t but oh well.

[@dw2843]

I think its for algae to block some light getting into the water.

[@jfbaro2]

Is the Jebao still your pump of choice for large ponds (120.000 liters)? Love your videos

[@Ozponds]

I’d be happy to use them for that sized ponds. You’ll just run multiple pumps. There’s lots of other low volt some wave pumps starting to appear. The jebao have been great for me, I think I own 6 of them now.

[@ceetang7028]

Hi Kev, please post the link, I would like to buy two of those pumps. Thank you!

[@Ozponds]

I’m pretty sure there’s a link in the description.

[@blackiechan95]

Quick question what hose are you using can I get a link? :) just ordered 2 of these pumps went from a ozito sump pump 350watt aha

[@Ozponds]

This is the ones I used hosefactory.com.au/products/suction-airseeder-50mm-2-water-hose-made-in-australia?variant=36279922884757 but I’ve seen cheaper since then. Anything pvc that is 50mm will do the job 👍

[@PeterJohnson76]

Hi Kev, I love your channel. I had a couple of questions. I'm building a new pond and was wondering if it's OK to use a Jebao DC Marine pump, such as "Jebao MDC-10000 WIFI Marine Aquarium DC Return Circulation Water Pump & Control" instead of Non Wifi Pond Pump version such as what's shown in your video. I like the idea of it being Wifi! Also, in regards to extending the cables I will also have to do that. Rather than snip the cord, do you think the 2 or 3 prong extension cables for Holman garden lights would be compatible ? Cheers.

[@Ozponds]

G’day Peter I see no problem with using the wifi models. In regards to if the Holman lighting cables are compatible I’m not sure. That’s one thing that frustrates me so much is everyone makes their connectors different so they aren’t interchangeable. If you try it and it works please come back and let us know because I’m sure others are looking for alternatives to cutting the cord 👍

[@PeterJohnson76]

@@Ozponds thanks for the reply and I'll let you know about the cables .. cheers

[@Ozponds]

I was thinking some more about your question. I’m not an electrician but my understanding is that the core thickness of the cables should match up or even better be bigger when extending low volt appliances. Running lights is quite different to a pump. So just check the core thickness on the pump cable as compared to the core thickness of the lighting cable. It will say something like 1.5mm3. I hope that helps and I’m not adding any confusion.

[@thereallybigtuna]

Hi peter, did you end up trying the extension cables? Also looking into how to best extend this

[@PeterJohnson76]

Hi mate, sorry I forgot to get back to you. Yes, I extended the cable by about 30 meters using a garden light extension cable and it worked fine... we've since sold that house, and I plan to make a much bigger pond in our new house next year..@@thereallybigtuna

[@TheWritingNomad]

They look like great pumps. I wish I could find a non-submersible pump that were as efficient as these.

[@Ozponds]

These can be plumbed externally. Most submersibles can be. 👍

[@dw2843]

Submersible pumps will pretty much always be more efficient by design. They don't need to waste energy sucking up water through the intake pipe.

[@TheWritingNomad]

@@dw2843 I found a 250w non submersible that works well. It still uses more energy than the submersible alternative, but it's safe for swimming.

[@Sythemn]

These guys can handle a pretty significant line pressure too. Didn't realize what I was doing and pressurized a closed loop system to ~40 PSI before it popped :P

[@Ozponds]

Nice to know. Thanks Scott 👍

[@mdzie9870]

Kev , a w tym stawie marzeń masz skimmer? Gdzie jest umieszczona pompa?

[@Ozponds]

obejrzyj całą playlistę ze stawem marzeń. tłumaczenie jest dla mnie bardzo czasochłonne. jeśli obejrzysz całą listę odtwarzania, zobaczysz, że ten staw ma wnękę wlotową, która jest ogromnym skimmerem. Tam znajdują się pompy 👍

[@mdzie9870]

@@Ozponds u nas w Polsce jest po 23 w Australii 11. Jest 12 godzin różnicy. Dzięki obejrze.

[@vac91]

how are the pumps holding up now as im looking to buy one for my 6000l koi pond

[@Ozponds]

Great 👍

[@garymorin4813]

Hi Kev, are the pumps still going good? Looking at getting all the stuff ready for my my pond build

[@garymorin4813]

Also I presume you run then 24/, cheers

[@Ozponds]

Yes very happy still. These have been running non stop for over a year. No problems. They are in an intake bay so very well protected.

[@garymorin4813]

@@Ozponds Thanks, I will put one in the settlement tank to push water in to the bog and the other will sit in a skimmer. I've just been looking at your skimmer videos and deciding if I want to make or buy

[@MrDrivesafe]

​@@Ozponds thanks for the update

[@Brad-lt4lw]

Sorry Kev lve obviously missed something where is the fourth pump located?

[@Ozponds]

3 in the intake bay and a forth near the intake bay but it’s in a full barrel and pulls water from lower in the pond.

[@Itsyuvv]

Is this pond in cycling process?

[@Ozponds]

Kinda. It’s in the building process. No fish as yet.

[@db9023]

Does this pump allow for a 50mm 2 inch hose/pipe connection?

[@Ozponds]

I’ve connected 50mm flex pipe directly into one of the fittings. It comes with quite a few different fittings.

[@db9023]

@Ozponds Great, thank you. I currently have a 240v aqua forte 22,000s (80 watts to 200 watts) but when/if it eventually dies, I think I'm going to try the 36v Jabao dcp 20,000. It's seems more energy efficient same flow less watts, Safer and cheaper. The only annoying bit is the cable is only 1.5 metres from the transformer to the pump? How have you found your Jabao pump so far?

[@Ozponds]

Yes the pipe length is very annoying. I’ve tried to contact the manufacturer to get an extension made up but no joy. Lucky it’s easy enough to extend yourself. I love mine I think I own 6 now. Some have been running 3 years now.

[@Jake-lu4gd]

Hey mate at a year on how do you find them? Still working like a charm?

[@Ozponds]

Haven’t missed a beat! Very happy. 👍

[@Jake-lu4gd]

@Ozponds awesome I might order one. I'm just finishing up a big 13000L boy in my yard for native fish and turtles and didn't wanna blow a grand on one of the aquascape brand ones especially with how much power they use

[@Ozponds]

Just make sure it’s pre filtered. I wouldn’t just place one of these on the bottom of a turtle pond. You’d be forever cleaning it. Mine are in the intake bay so the water is pre filtered by all the rock and pebble, only very small particles make it through so they just travel through the pump.

[@Jake-lu4gd]

@Ozponds yes I'll be doing a pre filter situation I've also done a roughly 25% wetland/bog area im well aware of how gross turtles are 😂😂

[@iconcargarage8179]

How and why you did water dye?

[@Ozponds]

It’s pond dye. Never tried it. Wanted to see if it would stop new pond algae. It didn’t.

[@iconcargarage8179]

​@@Ozponds Is it safe for people for example while you swimming?

[@Ozponds]

Yes perfectly safe.

[@BenJamin-dw6jx]

I ended up just using 1 Sump pump,400w but yeah don't like the fact it's 240v line straight into the pump

[@Ozponds]

Good stuff Ben. As long as it all works and you’re happy, that’s all that matters 👍.

[@thebox100]

Hey Kevin I was just wondering if you have ever had any issues with your controllers for the pumps have you tried changing the settings recently? They seem to get real hot and one of my controllers quit responding I'm assuming from heat.

[@Ozponds]

Not so far. I have the controllers in the shed so they are kept pretty cool. I’m concerned about where I’ve got the controller for my latest pond..it’s going to cop a bit of sun. 🤞

[@thebox100]

Thanks Kev for the response I would really recommend not putting them in the sun as I had one bite the dust in less than 2 weeks and that's the only thing I can come up with as to why it quit

[@stevechadwick85]

I'm hoping you get a heavy rain soon... dilute that blue a smidge lol. The accidental blended smurf look just doesn't appeal to this bloke. For anyone who is curious, 15,000 lt/h translates over to 3962.58 gallons per hr. I'm thinking I may need more flow looking at your videos..

[@Ozponds]

😂 thanks Steve 👍