Jecod/Jebao DCT Marine Controllable Water Pump (DCT-12000)

Great pump and worth the money in my opinion. It’s very quiet compared to others I’ve used. I purchased this one as a replacement for one that gave out after over 4 years of pretty much abusing it daily in a turtle tank filter system. I use it on the lowest setting all day every day and that’s plenty of power for my system. It’s able to suck the water up out of the 100 gallon tank through a 1 inch pvc pipe about 3 feet, back down about 3 feet, through about 2 feet of 4 inch pvc that contains filter media like lava rocks, polyester batting and activated carbon, through the pump, and then back up about 5 feet into the tank. All while being on the lowest power setting and remaining very quiet! Very impressive imo. It does get louder when the media needs to be cleaned and changed but it survives that too every time. I’d recommend it for sure!

I have been running the Jebao DC15000 in a 55 gal sump, and it has no problem pushing the water about 14 ft up from my basement to a 200 gl fresh water system, non stop since September 2016, and it doesn't sound like its going to "pull the plug" any time soon.So far it has been the best and the quietest pump for its size that I have,...very strong at level 4 setting. I also have the Jebao DC 3000 running a small 40 gl quarantine tank, non stop for 3 yrs now, and though I can hear it a bit...it also just keeps going without any apparent problem. I think the reason why a lot of people seem to have issues with these DC pumps IMO..is because I don't believe it is a good idea to be running them at the 100% level for an indefinite length of time,....you can be sure something is going fail. It makes much more sense to buy a pump that can adequately pump your flow requirements on the first, to the third or fourth level. That way your DC pump will idle away for any length of time without any problem and very little ambient sound,....They are just not made for a full "burnout" situation. Also it is far better to use an AC pump for very high head pressures. That being said, the big DC 15000 should not be subjected to anything more than 13 to 14 ft head pressure The lower the head pressure, and the lower the setting , the better they will run and the longer they will last. These DC pumps are often referred to as "Generic" no good pumps. But when you consider what that means.....it has the same active ingredients . so it has the exact same components as whatever is supposed to be the real thing. I have a number of these DC pumps, and it has to be said,...value for money , just doesn't get any better

BEST PUMP OUT THERE!!!! Okay, so obviously this is not the BEST pump available, but for the price you can't get any better than this, and frankly you won't want to. This pump has far surpassed all of my expectations. It arrived nicely packaged and in new condition. The included instructions are detailed and easy to follow. The pump has a plastic boxy but feels durable and heavy duty. After installing the pump I switched it on.........NOTHING......at least that's what I thought. I couldn't hear it running, I thought it was defective until water started gushing from my sump into my tank. This thing was running strong and I couldn't even here it. Granted I had an air pump running in the same room but it's not a loud air pump. The sound of the water flowing into your tank is louder than this pump. Aside from being whisper quest, it is very easy to adjust the flow rate. The included controller is simply and very effective. I had no problem dialing in the water flow to exactly what I needed.(I breed Discus so specific water flow is important) The controller includes a "feed" button. Pressing this temporarily stops the pump so food won't get sucked into your filter. I love this function and use it every time I feed! When powering up the pump slowly climbs to the desired flow. This is great because it doesn't suddenly spew water into your tank and gives the fish a little heads up. The pump is able to be sued as an internal or external pump. I LOVE THIS PUMP!!! I could wish for nothing more. This fits all of my needs and has surpassed my expectations. If you need a medium to high capacity pump, get this one!!

The pump works really well and is dead quiet. The speed controller will increase the life of this pump (adjusted ball valves create a lot of head pressure that can kill ac pumps inside of 2 years whereas dc pumps can live 5+ years on adjusted flow) so that may help you in justifying the $100 price tag. Only complaint is that it was slightly noisy when I first set it up but the noise stopped after about 2 weeks and is now completely silent. The pump came with 2 universal hose adapters (for intake and output suggesting that the unit may be able to be used externally) and a strainer for the intake. I have mine submerged in my sump and use soft hose to connect it to my hard plumbing. I really don't recommend hard plumbing straight to your pump because it will make maintenance a nightmare. One thing to note, do not use the feed mode(stops the pump for around 10 minutes) if you do not have a check valve or something else to stop the siphon because this will back-flow. This is not a product defect just a reality with larger pumps.

Bought 8000 and 12000. Received 8000 on Sept.6th. Oct 4th it stopped. Pulses and stops. Cleaned impeller and still flutters. Cleaned housing that seats impeller still flutters off and on. Power is good. All lights work as controller should. The 12000 still works but this has me worried. Just saying. Now I need to replace with old one till I find a new pump that's reliable. Tried different outlet from other pump that I know is working fine, still nothing. Disappointed is an understatement.!

Works great!

I was a bit worried about ordering a pump from a brand I've not heard of but my experience with this pump so far as been great. Note that when I received my pump, I got the DCS model, rather, than the DCT model -- a bit of googling suggests that this is a slightly newer model. This is a brushless DC pump that has a nice electronic control with a convenient feed-mode which stops flow for about ten minutes. The electronic control is also really handy for dialing the power back for smaller tanks.

I bought the DCT-8000 in March 2024 and it's been running 24/7 in my 125 gallon tank (+60 gallon sump). The feed mode is very convenient, and if a longer feeding time is needed, quickly turning feed mode off and back on resets the timer. The pump has a soft start on it so it slowly ramps the speed back up to whatever speed it was set to. I really like this pump and would actually like to buy the 12000 model if this one kicks the bucket since I'm running my current pump at 90% for longevity and my system could still take more flow. Overall, very happy with this pump and if this is able to last at least 2 or 3 years then I'll definitely buy another one.

I bought this pump in July and 2 months later the pump started smoking at the plug in shown in picture. Hoping that the company will reach out to me to rectify this scary situation. I have contacted the company as well as amazon a-z protection and I have not received any money for this defective and dangerous item.