Quiet Air Pump

[William Hardin]

Are there any air pumps for 20 gallon aquariums that are known to be quiet?

[James]

"William Hardin" > wrote in message
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> Are there any air pumps for 20 gallon aquariums that are known to be
> quiet?
>

I'm afraid the only time they are quiet is when they are unplugged. NetMax,
used to move his pump into another room. My pump is not bad though....and
it's one of Whispers biggest ones ( sorry no model available.


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James

[Peter in New Zealand]

Here's a suggestion. I use real cheap little air pumps that buzz quite
loudly, so I moved them through the wall into the garage. A small hole down
near the skirting board brings the air line through and I clipped it neatly
to the skirting board on its way to the tanks. Truly the only sound now is
the air bubbles in the tanks. Might not work for you, but it's well worth a
thought. Hope this is helpful.

--
Peter in New Zealand. (Pull the plug out to reply.)
Collector of old cameras, tropical fish fancier, good coffee nutter, and
compulsive computer fiddler.

"James" > wrote in message
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> "William Hardin" > wrote in message
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>> Are there any air pumps for 20 gallon aquariums that are known to be
>> quiet?
>>
>
> I'm afraid the only time they are quiet is when they are unplugged.
> NetMax, used to move his pump into another room. My pump is not bad
> though....and it's one of Whispers biggest ones ( sorry no model
> available.
>
>
> --
> James
>

[Daniel Morrow]

"William Hardin" > wrote in message
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> Are there any air pumps for 20 gallon aquariums that are known to be
quiet?
>
>

The Rena air series is said to be amazingly quiet. I have never used one
myself because I prefer power and since I live on an urban road I am used to
some background noise (cars with loud engines and stereos maxed out at all
hours of the day and night) so the pump sound doesn't effect me. I prefer
the luft pumps the most.

[Billy]

"Daniel Morrow" > wrote in message
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> The Rena air series is said to be amazingly quiet.

I have several, and love them. Very quiet. Not too much $$$ either.

billy

[CanadianCray]

Dolphin series air pumps are super quiet & have great power.

"Daniel Morrow" > wrote in message
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> "William Hardin" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> Are there any air pumps for 20 gallon aquariums that are known to be
> quiet?
>>
>>
>
> The Rena air series is said to be amazingly quiet. I have never used one
> myself because I prefer power and since I live on an urban road I am used
> to
> some background noise (cars with loud engines and stereos maxed out at all
> hours of the day and night) so the pump sound doesn't effect me. I prefer
> the luft pumps the most.
>
>

[lgb]

In article >,
says...
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> "Daniel Morrow" > wrote in message
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> > The Rena air series is said to be amazingly quiet.
>
> I have several, and love them. Very quiet. Not too much $$$ either.
>

I've only got one, a small one, but I'd have to agree. It's sitting on
a hard surface and you can hear it hum if you're within 4-6 feet but
past that it's inaudible. My computer hums louder :-).

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BNSF = Build Now, Seep Forever

[Daniel Morrow]

"CanadianCray" > wrote in message
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> Dolphin series air pumps are super quiet & have great power.
>
> "Daniel Morrow" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "William Hardin" > wrote in message
> > .. .
> >> Are there any air pumps for 20 gallon aquariums that are known to be
> > quiet?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > The Rena air series is said to be amazingly quiet. I have never used one
> > myself because I prefer power and since I live on an urban road I am
used
> > to
> > some background noise (cars with loud engines and stereos maxed out at
all
> > hours of the day and night) so the pump sound doesn't effect me. I
prefer
> > the luft pumps the most.
> >
> >
>
>

Those dolphin pumps look impressive and are impressively cheap too, I looked
them up a little. My only complaint is that they have a low psi which I had
thought would mean they don't have high output pressure but they must to
work successfully under 6 feet of a water column so I will need to do more
research to find out about p.s.i.s and water column pressure. Thanks, later!

[CanadianCray]

I am current;y running 13 Sponge filters off my Dolphin 5star pump & it has
more left to go. I actually have it turned down a bit with the dial on top.
It is super quite even withing 2 feet from it I can't hear it over the
bubbles from the filters.

"Daniel Morrow" > wrote in message
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> "CanadianCray" > wrote in message
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>> Dolphin series air pumps are super quiet & have great power.
>>
>> "Daniel Morrow" > wrote in message
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>> >
>> > "William Hardin" > wrote in message
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>> >> Are there any air pumps for 20 gallon aquariums that are known to be
>> > quiet?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > The Rena air series is said to be amazingly quiet. I have never used
>> > one
>> > myself because I prefer power and since I live on an urban road I am
> used
>> > to
>> > some background noise (cars with loud engines and stereos maxed out at
> all
>> > hours of the day and night) so the pump sound doesn't effect me. I
> prefer
>> > the luft pumps the most.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
> Those dolphin pumps look impressive and are impressively cheap too, I
> looked
> them up a little. My only complaint is that they have a low psi which I
> had
> thought would mean they don't have high output pressure but they must to
> work successfully under 6 feet of a water column so I will need to do more
> research to find out about p.s.i.s and water column pressure. Thanks,
> later!
>
>

[Daniel Morrow]

"CanadianCray" > wrote in message
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> I am current;y running 13 Sponge filters off my Dolphin 5star pump & it
has
> more left to go. I actually have it turned down a bit with the dial on
top.
> It is super quite even withing 2 feet from it I can't hear it over the
> bubbles from the filters.

Cool I plan on buying one of those 5 star units soon, after I dig in with
research about them, thanks for sharing your experiences, I like dolphin
pumps - half the cost of a luft and still approximately as strong! Later!

[William Hardin]

I ended up with a Dolphin dual outlet, and it is really quiet and powerful!
Thanks for all the help.
"William Hardin" > wrote in message
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> Are there any air pumps for 20 gallon aquariums that are known to be
> quiet?
>

[CanadianCray]

Told Ya Told Ya LOL.... I have always been pleased with them...

Craig

"William Hardin" > wrote in message
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>I ended up with a Dolphin dual outlet, and it is really quiet and powerful!
>Thanks for all the help.
> "William Hardin" > wrote in message
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>> Are there any air pumps for 20 gallon aquariums that are known to be
>> quiet?
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