Which air pump to get?

Jmoore

Jmoore

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I have been wanting to get a new air pump for my tanks for awhile now. Right now I have an ecoplus 1 running about 9 sponge filters, but it's not pumping as much air as I am looking for. I have been looking at at the aquatop air pumps on kens fish and was wondering if anyone has worked with the ARN-50 pump, and how many sponge filters it would be able to pump air into. I will probably have 30 outlets on a pvc manifold, I can also bleed out air if needed. I have also looked at the Air Force pro pumps but I just don't know enough about which air pump to get based on the amount of air they pump out. Does anyone have some suggestions on air pumps under $100?

Thanks, Johnny


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dogofwar

dogofwar

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I like the Coralife SL65's quite a bit. Great air output and reliability over the years. They hum a little but that's an air pump :)

Matt
 
cichlidaddicted

cichlidaddicted

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I don't have one but ive heard hydro farm makes some inexpensive powerful pumps. I have a danner AP40 I think its a 40 I forget. Works good only had it a year but its been fine. Not the quietest pump though.

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jonclark96

jonclark96

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I have an EcoPlus 5 that works great, but the hum is loud. You can definitely hear it running. Great for a fish room, not so good in your bedroom.
 
Leffler817

Leffler817

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I've heard good things about the Ecoplus 5 as well. Someone told me if you hang it on a string/fishing line that it will be quieter. I like the Alita pump but they are not cheap.
 
jonclark96

jonclark96

Past CCA President
Yeah, I've got the EcoPlus 5 hanging from some airline tubing in the stand under my 75. It currently is running 12 different devices, all of which have to be valved down or the air flow is just too strong. It easily has capacity for twice as many devices.
 
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