R32GOTMLK Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 hi all im after a good quallity and quiet air pump will need to be around 20L/min now ive got about 10 Hailea brand pumps and they all have started well and as time has gone by they have slowly gotten louder and louder. so whats a good brand that people have used and know that are quiet as its going in my bed room Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 I'm probably going to get shot for saying this but "EHEIM" makes great pumps. v v quiet too. but you'd expect that when they cost over 4 times the price of a normal pump. :lol: if you can score a Rena - those are good too, I have a "STELLAR" pump which is silent, and good... and ive had it for more than 4 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 I always liked RENA too MATT, can we see some pics of your tribe of Clown Loach ? 50 - thats a big number and must look stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32GOTMLK Posted March 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 ok where can i get a Renaone from? do they have one that can pump 20L/Min? viewtopic.php?f=4&t=36450 heres a post with some of the loaches its hard to get them all to the front as they like to hide under the background Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 now ive got about 10 Hailea brand pumps and they all have started well and as time has gone by they have slowly gotten louder and louder. That's more a trait of diaphragm pumps than of poor quality ones. All will get louder and louder over time as the diaphragm and valves wear. Get a rebuild kit, should make it nice and quiet again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32GOTMLK Posted March 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 hi most of them are just on a year old cant be bothered rebuilding them every year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Then get an Eheim and if it gets spoilt ask for a new one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 hi most of them are just on a year old cant be bothered rebuilding them every year They generally cycle at 50 hz(Matching the mains frequency) which gives it 4,320,000 cycles a day or 1,576,800,000 per year. So, your pump has been working hard all year and done nearly 1.6 billion cycles and you can't be bothered spending 15 minutes to give it a little diaphragm change? How fair is that? No wonder they get noisy and annoyed at being underappreciated! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 the Hailea air pumps are very noisy, i use eheim and aqua one eheim is very very quiet but cost a fortune aqua one is quiet and good value for money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Go for the eheim. I've got 6 of them, they're so quiet and reliable. Wait it out till animates has them under half price, or see if you can get one second hand, they last really well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deno Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 stay away from those haileas. If they not noisy already when you buy one, it soon will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi All my fish room runs with four Hailea equivilent type compressor pumps the largest at 380 litres per minute. These are extremely quiet and I've had no trouble with them in the last six years. I have a small 20 /30 Ltr PM compressor pump if you are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 stay away from those haileas. If they not noisy already when you buy one, it soon will be Agreed Mine is starting to drive me insane. Gone and bought a powerhead to drive my sponge filter so I can get rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 ]http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/amazonianfish/COMPRESSOR30LtrMinute01-04-09-1-1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/a ... 09-1-1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 what are the air pumps that have little discs/wheels that spin round ? am i showing my age here ? :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 its like a wee little engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatopia Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 its like a wee little engine. yeah they looked pretty cool - think they were expensive too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 what are the air pumps that have little discs/wheels that spin round ? am i showing my age here ? :oops: Centrifugal blowers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 I had one years ago that was a carbon vein pump. Worked well but was the noisiest thing about. There were also double piston pumps around then . Haven't seen either since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32GOTMLK Posted May 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 i bit the bullet and got 3x eheim 400 air pumps and im glad i did they are so quiet, well we will see how long it lasts lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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