- Hey, it's Thomas here.
And today we're going to be checking
out the Abyzz Professional DC pumps.
Nice.
If you've got a really big reef system or a ton
of head height to overcome,
because your aquarium is a floor above your filter room
and still want the control, low power consumption,
and the cool and quiet operation
of a DC pump with a professional-grade build quality
and backed with an incredible 10 year warranty,
then you've gotta check out Abyzz.
These German-made pumps are absolutely incredible.
Titanium impeller, tungsten carbide shaft, what?
Most reefers are familiar
with the benefits of DC return pumps,
Like the fact that they're much quieter,
have controllable flow rates, and in some cases
can even be programmed with dynamic flow patterns
for applications like a closed loop.
But for those reefers with huge aquariums
or who have their filtration rooms
the floor below the aquarium, for years now
direct drive pumps have been one
of the only feasible options.
And they do have some drawbacks,
like they tend to be louder,
the motors can run very warm,
they consume quite a bit of electricity,
and they need to be mounted externally.
They're also traditionally a little bit more
cumbersome when it comes time to do maintenance,
and they don't offer any real control options
beyond just on and off.
But the good news is, they're no longer the only option
for those types of installs.
Abyzz has taken the DC return pump
to all new heights and engineered their DC pumps to
outperform direct drive pumps
in basically every category.
Performance and efficiency, installation flexibility,
controllability, overall build quality and components,
warranty, size, ease of maintenance, you name it.
Whether you have a tank that needs a return flow rate
of 2000 gallons per hour or less,
or over 12,000 gallons per hour,
Abyss has a pump to fit your system.
In the box you'll find the Abyzz pump
with a 6.5 foot power cord, the controller and driver,
the locking power cable, the accessory cable,
the pipe adapters, owner's manual,
a certificate with a manufacture date, a warranty card,
and a pen so you can fill out the included warranty card
and claim that 10-year warranty protection. 10 years!
The Abyzz pumps currently come in four sizes.
The flow ratings range from 2,200 gallons per hour
all the way up to 12,700 gallons per hour
and have max head heights that range
from 19.5 feet, up to 41 feet, which is well more
than most pumps out there, and right in line
with some of the more powerful direct drive options.
There are also two additional models, which are variants
of the A200 and A400 that have an upgraded controller
with an IP 65 rating for applications
where the controller is much more likely
to come into contact with spray or splashes.
The Abyzz pumps can be set up both internally and externally
and come with adapters to fit
standard North American plumbing.
When it comes to installation,
the first thing I would do is pick up a pair of unions
so that it's always an option to easily remove
and maintain the pump, or modify
and switch up the plumbing as needed.
After that, you can use either a barbed connector
and appropriately rated soft tubing with a clamp,
or hard plumbing to connect the pump to your system.
One of the things you're going to notice
the second you start connecting the cables
to the driver controller box is that the pump
cable is made using a heavier gauge than you'd usually see.
And every cable, the power cable included,
has a locking connector.
The driver controller box is also extremely well-built,
and while it's larger than what you'd normally see
on a DC pump, that's because it holds
not just the controller, but the driver as well.
Abyzz made sure you could mount it
to your stand, wall, or controller board
with notches to accommodate screws on each side of the box.
And following the theme, the pump is also built like a tank
with all of the features you'd normally expect to see.
But under the hood is where
it starts to get really impressive.
The impeller is titanium,
the shaft is a specialized tungsten carbide,
and the pump comes standard
with a pre-installed flush bearing and silicone carbide
bearings to create a self-cleaning pump
that will reduce calcareous buildup,
and as a result requires maintenance less frequently
and lasts longer while also running more efficiently.
And if pump noise is something
that you just cannot stand,
the sinusoidal three-phase synchronous motor,
paired with those other features,
make this pump run practically silent.
The controller offers flow increments of 1%,
giving you plenty of control from zero to a hundred.
You can also use the flow sequencer setting
on the control to set wave
or random modes to add dynamic flow
when using the pump for a closed loop.
There's also an optional boost mode
that will ramp the flow up all the way to max
for a period of time to help stir up any detritus
in the tank and then move it into the filtration system.
And for all of us Apex owners out there
Abyzz also makes an Apex interface.
So you can control the pump through your Apex.
And like other DC pumps, soft start as well as dry run,
overheating, and even overcurrent protection,
are all built into the controller.
And if by some miracle, this self-cleaning titanium
and tungsten carbide pump ever does run into issues,
Abyss backs up their pumps
with an incredible 10-year warranty.
I know I've already mentioned it a couple of times,
but if you know me by now, I love a good warranty,
and this is by far the best that I've ever seen.
And given the investment that you put into a pump like this
I'm grateful to see that kind of commitment from Abyzz.
It is a testament to just how solid these pumps are.
In fact, for some reefers out there,
the Abyzz A100 that I've got here is going to
be a really appealing pump,
even for more average size reef tanks.
Especially if running two return pumps for redundancy
just isn't possible due to space constraints.
These pumps are just that reliable and well-built,
and Abyzz is actually the pump responsible
for keeping the BRS160 running,
and given how important that tank is, I'm not surprised.
With that said if you're like most reefers
and you have a more practical budget
and want to find the best pump possible,
or perhaps you want to find a pump
that also has a very affordable
and easily-adaptable battery backup option
or maybe even just want a pump that's going to work
in the same ecosystem as the rest of your gear.
You can check out this video right here
where Ryan and Randy go over the top pumps of the year.
They're going to talk about all kinds
of different brands and why one pump is better
than the other for specific categories.
So you can kind of figure
out what's gonna work best for you, or
if you want to see what my favorite pump is in the DC world
you can check this video down here
and I'm going to tell you all about it.
It's the Syncra SDC.
Yeah, it's that one.
That's, that's a great pump,
and it's less than half the price of this one.
Only a five-year warranty though.
That's still five years.