Jennifer Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I am looking at a large airpump to replace a couple of Eheim pumps that run several breeding tanks. There are about 14 tanks and around 1000 L. These are the two options that I am looking at: http://www.pondone.co.uk/airpumps.php (around $300) http://www.hailea.com/e-hailea/product3/ACO-328.htm (around $200) It is indoors so I don't want it too loud. A little out of my depth here - any advice/suggestions/alternatives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I don't have a pump that sized but do have a few of the smaller hailea ones and they have been excellent and quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I have heard good things about the pond one pumps in fishrooms a friend uses one in his. I currently use a compressor one like the hailea and they are noisy, they also get quite hot and diaphragms wear out, so have spare ones on hand. You can buy sheets of the diaphragm rubber and cut your own. eventually the vibrations get to the electronic components inside and the legs break off the diodes or transformer windings go. They do go for a quite a while though but I would recommend having 2 if you are relying on them, they always go at night when you can't get to the shop to replace them. When I last looked you could get them quite cheaply off trademe as well. I am not sure if the pond one is a compressor type pump. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 so i just looked at the spec of the hailea one, noise is less than 60db so it's noisy as. like car noise i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Ugh, that puts me off a bit. I guess I will avoid the Hailea due to noise. The two Eheim ones are the biggest I could get and they still aren't really enough - but they are quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 You could build something outside and put your air pump outside and plumb it in, mine is just plumbed using 13mm irrigation tubing and droppers going out to gang valves. From memory the pond one is quiet - I researched getting one to do my room with, but I ended up with a compressor because they were easy to source and cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Awesome, thanks Ryan. I was planning on plumbing it with irrigation tubing to source all the tanks but I was trying to avoid dealing with housing it outdoors. I might try the pond pump. Thanks for the tip about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 You could try one of these? http://www.airpumps.co.nz/index.php?mai ... cts_id=108 Not sure of the noise as I have not fired my one up yet......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 i have one of these, quiet and powerful http://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/f ... 487153.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I used a wobl pump which was out in the garage and in a noise control box I built. Noisy as. Still have it if interested. Used to do 60 tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSa Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 @livingart: How many outlets are you running? Cheers, JaSa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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