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Air Pump Recommendation

Started by Guest_scottefontay_* , Dec 05 2007 07:41 AM

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#1 Guest_scottefontay_*

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Posted 05 December 2007 - 07:41 AM

I think I may have posed this question before, but I could not find the thread when I searched...

I will very shorlty be purchasing a large central air pump for my fish room. I have been told (and read) that a linear piston pump is the way to go. When spring hits and I explode my fun to outdoor bins and stuff I will need a lot more power. I can see, in total down the road needing enough for 75-100 outlets to power a whole mess of smaller tanks, bins, maybe a small back-porch-pond, etc. I wouild rather have a bit more air than I need.

So with what pump brands have people had success, failures, frustrations, etc.?

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#2 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 05 December 2007 - 10:01 AM

Why a piston and not a blower? I installed one of the latter in a LFS and it never gave me a bit of trouble. Very noisy, though. My only experience with a piston pump was many years ago, and it was noisy too, and a bit more prone to wear and tear.

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#3 Guest_scottefontay_*

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Posted 05 December 2007 - 10:11 AM

Why a piston and not a blower?

I was was looking at the outputs vs. wattage used. I certainly haven't ruled anything out. I'm not too concerned about noise, I will have foam board insulation left over after I insulate my fishroom i was planning on builidng a small insulated box or sorts for it, plus it will be on the other side of the fishroom wall where the furnace and stuff is located. Looking for bang per buck, considering power usage too. A decent blower would definately do me well though.

Repair kits for a couple of the LP pumps I looked at were < $10, on average.

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#4 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 05 December 2007 - 10:18 AM

The blowers I am familiar with will power up to 500 outlets - maybe overkill for you. I have wondered if a shop compressor would do the same job. A compressor cuts off at a given pressure, so it would not be running all the time. A shop compressor would be scalable and perhaps cheaper, but also likely not as durable. Anybody gone this route?

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#5 Guest_scottefontay_*

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Posted 06 December 2007 - 02:27 PM

nobody has a preferred brand?

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#6 Guest_troutperch beeman_*

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Posted 07 December 2007 - 09:47 AM

www.jehmco.com

This is where I get alot of supplies (food, filters, and air tube). John at Jehmco is a real nice guy. They are out of Jersey so shipment arrive the next day fir us in CNY. I have had my linier pump for 4 or 5 years and it has been great. The only thing I recommend is to go bigger than you think. I have ran out of presure so I have to buy a bigger pump if I want more tanks.

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#7 Guest_scottefontay_*

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Posted 08 December 2007 - 09:21 AM

www.jehmco.com

This is where I get alot of supplies (food, filters, and air tube). John at Jehmco is a real nice guy. They are out of Jersey so shipment arrive the next day fir us in CNY. I have had my linier pump for 4 or 5 years and it has been great. The only thing I recommend is to go bigger than you think. I have ran out of presure so I have to buy a bigger pump if I want more tanks.

Thanks, Hershel.

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#8 Guest_D_Wilkins_*

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Posted 08 December 2007 - 11:10 AM

Check out Aquatic Eco systems. They have blowers that will power lots of air. These are problably more that you want, but I have used these over the past few years with no trouble. Link is below

http://www.aquaticec...detail/iid/4695

David

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#9 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 09 December 2007 - 12:48 AM

http://www.marinedep..._luft_pump.html

I use these pumps. One unit will run 20-30 sponge filters. Can't beat them for the price. I have two SL-65's. You can often find them cheaper than this on Ebay

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#10 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 09 December 2007 - 05:57 PM

Was Tetra bought out by Coralife?!

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#11 Guest_bpkeck_*

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Posted 09 December 2007 - 10:31 PM

If you don't mind the noise a blower will probably be cheaper and it'll probably be big enough to scale up. At the most I only needed about 50 or so outlets with depths averaging only about 18" and preferred quietness so I used a Sweetwater linear airpump for 4 years. Super quiet and never had a problem; it's relatively expensive though.