Hey guys i have a jebao gyre already its half way decent. I want another gyre on the otherside. Was looking at icecap but not sure if its worth the extra cash. Has anyone ever had both of these how do they compare?
Ice cap gyre verses jebao gyre. Who wins?
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But why?
I haven't used an jebao one but I love my icecap. I bought it used from a member here. The motor went out within a month. I emailed the member, he sent me the receipt, icecap sent me a new motor. Hard to beat that.
In my experience, jebao traditional circulation pumps are affordable, but underpowered and break down (electronics) after 1-3 years. Not the worst by far, but solid middle-of-the-road products. Ive gone through a dozen or so, different models from different years. The only jebao equipment that has lasted is their peristaltic/dosing pumps.
But i dont have experience with either icecap or jebao gyre, just maxspect, which i like.
But i dont have experience with either icecap or jebao gyre, just maxspect, which i like.
I bought 2 Jebao and both would not function after the first cleaning. When they did work they didn't move a lot of water. I bought a couple Maxpect gyres (too expensive) and the difference was night and day. Eventually moved to ice cap they are on par with Maxpect, maybe even better.
On par with my experience with other jebao products: underpowered and break down quickly
I just got the ICE CAP GYRE a few ago and I couldn't be happier with the performance. Easy to use, easy to set up, and so many flow patterns and speeds to create the perfect flow for your tank!!! Highly recommended
I ran the wave engine, loved it. Still have it when I setup another big tank, worth every penny.
If you have the wifi controller for your only two IceCap wavemakers the wave engine is overkill right? It seems it's really for systems with multiple brand pumps (return pumps) included that can be controlled via one app. Or is that line of thinking wrong?
The Icecap controller runs the Hydros software/uses the app as well right?
What's missing from that chart is whether or not those additional modes require more than 1 pump. I know with the Ecotech pumps some modes need 2 pumps to work as designed.
Starting with one 4K for the 80 gallon frag tank. The MP40wQD in there is nice but the focused flow has a tendency to knock over taller frags at higher flow rates. Will probably keep it in there though at lower speed for supplemental flow until I add a 2nd gyre.
No. You don’t use the controller for the icecap. You can order pump only and the adapter and it connects directly to the wave engine. You can run 4 of them per eave engine.
