- A big 'ole Hi-Dee-Ho to all my fellow
and future hobbyists out there.
My name is Matthew, I'm your BRS Beginner Guru.
All we're about to do right here right now
is answer your top five questions
all about the CJ Ultra Zero Utility Pump.
Question number one,
"How do I attach flexible tubing
to the CJ Ultra Zero Utility Pump?"
Since the output is a standard three quarter inch
garden hose, you have a few options.
The first option is to purchase
something like the Python No Spill Water Change System,
or the Python No Spill Extension.
The next option is to go to your local hardware store,
head to the irrigation section
and pick up any sort of three quarter inch
female garden hose to barbed adapter.
This one here works great.
All you do is you unscrew the barbed end,
place your flexible tubing through it,
put it onto the barbed end,
screw it onto the place and then just attach it
to the CJ Ultra Zero Pump.
Question number two, "What water height
will the CJ Ultra Zero Pump drain to?"
Well, this is the primary selling point
for this pump because it goes low.
How low you just asked,
it will drain the water to 0.8 inches
or just two millimeters of depth.
Let's do a little experiment.
I'm going to see how low we can go
using a standard gravel vacuum,
a Newa utility pump
and the Ultra Zero.
And don't worry, I'm not going to fudge the results,
I promise, I'm legitimately going to try
to get out as much water as possible
without lifting the tank.
Question number three,
"What is a CJ Ultra Zero designed to be used for?"
I mean, to be perfectly blunt,
it's just an all around heavy duty utility pump,
that's meant to drain the water as low as possible.
For the aquarium hobby,
this was specifically designed to do things
like setting up a mixing station, mixing seawater,
cleaning out your sump and doing water changes.
Question number four,
"How do I clean the CJ Ultra Zero utility pump?"
Easy peasy. To clean your Ultra Zero,
just unscrew the bottom portion,
peel off the base and remove the propeller.
Then give everything a quick scrub or even a soap
with some citric acid, rinse and put it back together.
It's really nice to clean because
unlike a standard utility pump,
you don't have to mess around with the output
because the impeller is in a completely different location.
Question number five
"Is the CJ Ultra Zero utility pump
better than other utility pumps?"
It's not that it's any better.
It's just that it was specifically designed
for a purpose in this hobby.
Let me just give you a quick example
of how its specific design
makes your life a little bit easier in this hobby.
The fact that it's super heavy duty
and doesn't tip easily means
that you're able to avoid
some of the other common problems
that plague your standard utility pump.
I use a standard Newa utility pump to mix my salt water
and for my water changes, but this happens all the time.
So in order to get the last several inches of water
from the bottom of my brute trashcan,
I have to reach my hand into the bottom of the trash can,
point the input down,
while keeping the other end of the flexible tubing
in the tank, mind you,
and then to get those last two inches,
I have to go a step further
and reach my hand into the trashcan,
tilt the trashcan and keep the flexible tubing in the tank.
Let me just tell you guys that
I have to keep an entire container of towels
on hand because I am continually spilling water
onto our floors.
But with the CJ Ultra Zero,
you don't have any of those problems
because it was specifically designed
for this exact reason.
Does the CJ Ultra Zero cost more than other pumps?
Well sort of, but sort of not.
If you compare the almost 800 gallon per hour flow rate
with other return pumps,
then the cost is either the same or even a little bit less.
But if you compare it to a standard Newa MP utility pump,
then yeah, it does cost a little bit more,
but you get a much higher flow rate.
So if you hate doing this,
now may be the time to pick up
the CJ Ultra Zero utility pump.
We will of course put the link down below.
And as always everybody thanks for watching,
happy reviewing be well.
We'll see you next time.
(happy music)