Looking for an air pump

[Nathan]

any recommendations on something that will do 10-15 small sponge filters?

 

[dogofwar]

I'm a fan of Coralife SL-65...I have one running a couple of dozen sponges and boxes.

Just picked one up for under $60 at Congressional Aquarium (with their 44% off anniversary coupon).

Matt

 

[emartin]

The EcoPlus models that KensFish sell are very nice.

They don't make noise, but they vibrate like crazy and will make a loud hum and/or rattling sound if you don't secure it down. I have mine strapped down on a piece of styrofoam and it still makes some noise but it's in the garage so I don't care.

Still much quieter than an air blower...

Oh, and the EcoPlus are VERY similar to the Coralife ones that Matt mentioned, nearly identical (if they aren't the same thing just different brands). So either one will be fine.

http://kensfish.com/eccopluscommercialairpumps.html

 

[RIFT_LAKES_RULE]

I have an Eco plus as well, puts out plenty of air and the price was right.

 

[Nathan]

Is the noise on those low enough to have in a living room?

 

[emartin]

How often do you use the living room? LOL

If you do not want ANY noise, you're better off getting one of the one's jehmco sells. They're so quiet you wonder if they're even plugged in... VERY expensive though but everybody tells me the quality and reliability on them is fantastic.

 

[Charlutz]

I have the coralife 65 that Matt recommends. Plenty of air, but I would not recommend it for a living area as it is on the loud side.

 

[mchambers]

Hmm

It sounds like you are saying you want to have (or already have) 10-15 aquariums in your living room. Some of us are very jealous right now.

 

[minifoot77]

i have 20 sponge filters and 20 box filters running in my living room and i use an av-100

 

[RIFT_LAKES_RULE]

my ecoplus is in the living room, it's a tad loud but I made a muffler for it with a small piece of poret foam scrap over the intake which helped quite a bit.

 

[emartin]

my ecoplus is in the living room, it's a tad loud but I made a muffler for it with a small piece of poret foam scrap over the intake which helped quite a bit.

Great idea! I wonder if I can accomplish the same thing with old filter foam (rinsed of course). Mine isn't loud enough to hear outside the garage, but it still would be nice to have it silent...

 

[RIFT_LAKES_RULE]

Yep, should work just fine.

 

[Nathan]

Thank you everyone.

It sounds like you are saying you want to have (or already have) 10-15 aquariums in your living room. Some of us are very jealous right now.

Well, if it makes you feel better only 2 have water in them

I sent an email to jehmco and kens fish. Jehmco reccomended the DAPMH20 and I haven't heard back from ken yet. Any other suggestions?

 

[fischfan13]

Thank you everyone.



Well, if it makes you feel better only 2 have water in them

I sent an email to jehmco and kens fish. Jehmco reccomended the DAPMH20 and I haven't heard back from ken yet. Any other suggestions?

Listen to John from Jehmco...what he says is word.
I tried one of those Eco's from Kens and in the long run I see myself now having to go to John not only for advice but for one of his pumps...a LPH60.

 

[emartin]

Listen to John from Jehmco...what he says is word.
I tried one of those Eco's from Kens and in the long run I see myself now having to go to John not only for advice but for one of his pumps...a LPH60.

Really? Can I ask why? Do you not like how loud it is or how much it vibrates, or something else?

I've actually thought of getting another one small one to use as an emergency air pump with my portable generator to supply air to all my tanks..

With those silent air pumps Jehmco sells...I can really only see myself getting one of those if I set up one huge monster tank in a living area in the house (for quiet air oxygenation supply) or if I have a setup with all my tanks in a living area and need a quiet but powerful source of air for air-based filtration.

Otherwise I personally think the only two pumps I will ever go with are the ones EcoPlus/Coralife ones (same pump really just different brand names) or an air blower.

Once I was able to securely strap down my ecoplus pump (My EcoPlus 5 would otherwise rattle uncontrollably...they have a LOT of moving parts inside) I've been very happy with it.

Otherwise I agree. If anybody needs a reliable and quiet air source in a public area, get one that jehmco sells and you'd might as well get the biggest one you can afford even if it is overkill and just bleed off the extra valve somewhere. They have great resale value

 

[fischfan13]

Really? Can I ask why? Do you not like how loud it is or how much it vibrates, or something else?

Nah....nothing else.:lol:
Ask people who have talked with me on my cellphone while I have been near that Eco pump.
Awfully loud and a horrible vibration.

 

[emartin]

Nah....nothing else.:lol:
Ask people who have talked with me on my cellphone while I have been near that Eco pump.
Awfully loud and a horrible vibration.

LOL...


I still think they are the best value for their price and air output though.

 

[bschuhart]

I use AV-50 connected to a 1" PVC loop. I have 10 foam filters, 10 box filters and 4 air stones connected and bleeding off extra air.

According to Ken's the AV-50 has been discontinued by Dolphin(Won Bros) it sold for $85.95 last fall. The same exact pump is the Surpreme Pond Master AP 40, Ken sells it for 105.95. Puts out 50l/min.

It is quiet, the bubbles from the filters are louder. It only use 40 watts, this is handy when the power goes out and I connect it to a back up battery supply.

 

[Nathan]

I found a used jehmco pump cheap. It should be here some time this week. Now all I need is the plumbing and filters