Hey

Just wondering where shops get there airpumps they use to airate all the tanks in the shops. how many litres per hour pumps can you get and what are the prices, Any websites would be good as i havnt found any.

I use a 6 litre/minute to aerate my 600 300 300 tank. My airstone is bendy and is 30cm long. My pump has 2 outlets, So I use a gang valve to channelboth the outlets into one tube thats connected to the air stone.

Just get one of these bad boys - they are cheap, quiet (I have one) and good valu 4 money.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Lifestyle/Pets ... 502867.htm

I hav traded with this trader and she is quick and polite. She will courier the pump to your doorstep. Check her other listings, she also has smaller pumps for sale.

PS > All these pumps are brand new

ive seen pumps back in australia that pump enough air for a whole shop if you cant get one in nz try this site www.aquariumproducts.com.au they also ship to nz relitively cheap too

Must be some kind of modded out industrial strength air pump.

They're usually called something like electromagnetic pumps. Not something you'd normally find in a small LFS, but they're around and they should be able to order them for you. Usually they do 1000+LPH and are pretty big and expensive.

They also ship to nz relitively cheap too

No they dont. They ask you to arrange your own, and shipping to new zealand is at an outrageous price. Its not worth it.

why not try an aquarium air compressor? These are available in NZ in a few sizes. I'm not sure on specific costs for sizes etc but you shouldn't have to do too much shopping around to find some.

Theres a nice electromagnetic air pump on that website you gave me tamboe, I just emailed them and hopefully we can work somthing out

while i don't profess to know anything on this topic, being of an inqusitive nature i've always noticed those big industrial size air compressors sitting atop display racks in fish shops.. they resemble a compressor used to inflate car/bicycle tyres etc.

i happened to notice a few different models of these large compressors at the pet centre in lower hutt (wellington) in boxes for sale right up on an obscure top shelf during my last visit.. so they are around.

henry

We use a Electromagnetic pump in our fish room, 1 pump runs all the sponge filters (approx 30 tanks) The pump delivers 60 litres a minute

Works great.

/Bruce