Aquarium air-pumps - which are best?

I'm so tired of buying airpumps that wear out in less than a year. We
replace the diaphragms and flappers and the improvement is minimal.
Sometimes they're even worse! Why is this? There is no cigarette smoke in
the air and the house isn't dusty. Can anyone recommend an air pump that
lasts awhile outside the overpriced Tetra pumps. BTW I paid $44 for one
several years ago and the replacement parts didn't fix it. Why do they even
sell replacement parts when they either don't work or improve the
performance of the pump so little, and for such a short period of time?

Thoughts? Suggestions? Experiences?
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"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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I'm so tired of buying airpumps that wear out in less than a year. We
replace the diaphragms and flappers and the improvement is minimal.
Sometimes they're even worse! Why is this? There is no cigarette smoke
in the air and the house isn't dusty. Can anyone recommend an air pump
that lasts awhile outside the overpriced Tetra pumps. BTW I paid $44 for
one several years ago and the replacement parts didn't fix it. Why do
they even sell replacement parts when they either don't work or improve
the performance of the pump so little, and for such a short period of
time?

Thoughts? Suggestions? Experiences?


I have an Elite 802. Cost $14 CAN and has lasted me a year so far with no
problems.

Sean

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Which one of your "identities" is this one, Carol?

"Sean" wrote in message
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"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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I'm so tired of buying airpumps that wear out in less than a year. We
replace the diaphragms and flappers and the improvement is minimal.
Sometimes they're even worse! Why is this? There is no cigarette smoke
in the air and the house isn't dusty. Can anyone recommend an air pump
that lasts awhile outside the overpriced Tetra pumps. BTW I paid $44 for
one several years ago and the replacement parts didn't fix it. Why do
they even sell replacement parts when they either don't work or improve
the performance of the pump so little, and for such a short period of
time?

Thoughts? Suggestions? Experiences?


I have an Elite 802. Cost $14 CAN and has lasted me a year so far with no
problems.

Sean
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Have you seen much loss of pressure? I have a small Elite 799 running 4
airstones with no loss of pressure, but can't find the receipt to know
exactly how long it's been running. I think it's only a few months old. I
don't mind spending more money for something that'll last, but they've all
been so short-lived so far, even the more costly ones.

I'm about to toss one in the trash right now. Come to find out, it doesn't
even have a NAME on it! That's how ashamed the mfg is. All it has is a
country - Malaysia. I bought it last August and it's already crapped out.
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
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Have you seen much loss of pressure? I have a small Elite 799 running 4
airstones with no loss of pressure, but can't find the receipt to know
exactly how long it's been running. I think it's only a few months old.
I don't mind spending more money for something that'll last, but they've
all been so short-lived so far, even the more costly ones.

I'm about to toss one in the trash right now. Come to find out, it
doesn't even have a NAME on it! That's how ashamed the mfg is. All it
has is a country - Malaysia. I bought it last August and it's already
crapped out.

Nope no loss of pressure and I am running a air curtain across the back of
the tank. It about two feet in length and bubbles something crazy.

Sean

Why don;t you know thew answer to this questioon yourself .afterall
your the self imposed queen of fish and ponds and seem to think yu
know everything..........and here you are asking us common folks what
is best. Perhaps one of yur sock puppets can answer that question, and
with all the hot air they seem to have you should not have a problem
with getting all kinds of already heated air, and then you can turn
off your heaters a well.


On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:07:44 -0600, "Koi-Lo"
wrote:
I'm so tired of buying airpumps that wear out in less than a year. We
replace the diaphragms and flappers and the improvement is minimal.
Sometimes they're even worse! Why is this? There is no cigarette smoke in
the air and the house isn't dusty. Can anyone recommend an air pump that
lasts awhile outside the overpriced Tetra pumps. BTW I paid $44 for one
several years ago and the replacement parts didn't fix it. Why do they even
sell replacement parts when they either don't work or improve the
performance of the pump so little, and for such a short period of time?

Thoughts? Suggestions? Experiences?

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The original frugal ponder ! Koi-ahoi mates....

I personally like the Dolphin series of pumps. I have been running a
fishroom of 24 tanks off of 2 Dolphin 5 star pumps for almost 2 years now,
no loss or failure yet.


"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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I'm so tired of buying airpumps that wear out in less than a year. We
replace the diaphragms and flappers and the improvement is minimal.
Sometimes they're even worse! Why is this? There is no cigarette smoke
in the air and the house isn't dusty. Can anyone recommend an air pump
that lasts awhile outside the overpriced Tetra pumps. BTW I paid $44 for
one several years ago and the replacement parts didn't fix it. Why do
they even sell replacement parts when they either don't work or improve
the performance of the pump so little, and for such a short period of
time?

Thoughts? Suggestions? Experiences?
--

Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Troll Information:
http://tinyurl.com/9zbh
http://tinyurl.com/d8e4
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"CanadianCray" wrote in message
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I personally like the Dolphin series of pumps. I have been running a
fishroom of 24 tanks off of 2 Dolphin 5 star pumps for almost 2 years now,
no loss or failure yet.
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I'll definitely take a look at these air pumps. Thanks. I'm really tired
of messing with pumps that can't be repaired even though they sell you
repair kits. It's just throwing good money after bad.
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
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http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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usually the rubbers go because of too much preasure place on them
= 2 few airstones and such ....
i buy the cheapest then chuck it at the first sighn of trouble ,.,,,

for my aircuirtain i have an elite ... it has been running for about 2 years
now .....


"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
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I'm so tired of buying airpumps that wear out in less than a year. We
replace the diaphragms and flappers and the improvement is minimal.
Sometimes they're even worse! Why is this? There is no cigarette smoke
in the air and the house isn't dusty. Can anyone recommend an air pump
that lasts awhile outside the overpriced Tetra pumps. BTW I paid $44 for
one several years ago and the replacement parts didn't fix it. Why do
they even sell replacement parts when they either don't work or improve
the performance of the pump so little, and for such a short period of
time?

Thoughts? Suggestions? Experiences?
--

Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Troll Information:
http://tinyurl.com/9zbh
http://tinyurl.com/d8e4
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"sew crazy" wrote in message
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usually the rubbers go because of too much preasure place on them
= 2 few airstones and such ....

There's no real back-pressure on mine. I change the stones constantly. I
bought a sack of those inexpensive disposable ones a few years ago from a
place going out of business, so I sort of waste them. Back-pressure
definitely isn't the problem.

i buy the cheapest then chuck it at the first sighn of trouble ,.,,,

Cheapest pump? The real cheapos aren't worth the effort to take home. :-)
Avoid anything from those large non-pet shop chains.

for my aircuirtain i have an elite ... it has been running for about 2
years now .....

Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Troll Information:
http://tinyurl.com/9zbh
http://tinyurl.com/d8e4
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