Aquarium air-pumps - which are best?

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?
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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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Troll Information:
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http://tinyurl.com/d8e4
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