Air Pumps

I personally love the "Tetratec? Deep Water Air Pumps". I have been using them for years. They are very quite too. Plus there great for those tall tanks.

http://www.tetra-fish.com/catalog/product.aspx?id=69

I have TetraTec pumps - and I like them a lot. They are easy to service and do a great job. I do not have the deep water ones - I have not seen them before. They sound very good, too!!!!!

I had to find the deep ones since my 36 gal tank is a very tall one. So to get the pumps to work with out stress I had to find this kind. I think any pump that is quite is the best....

how much do they cost guys?

i have an airo one. DO NOT BUY IT. they are advertised as being silent but the vibrations from the noise in my tank make the glass shake! its like a foghorn!! god knows what my fish hear/feel.

You know - now that this thread has popped to the top again - I am going to revise my initial opinion of the Rena pump. It is the noisest one in the room! The "quiet" only lasted for about 1 week and since then! I will stick with my Tetras, like Koko.

That is very strange, Daryl - most of mine are Rena's (although the biggest one, the 400), and after years and years of use none of mine ever made any kind of noise. I think the oldest one I have is around 5 years old, and I never had to replace any part of it.

Tetratec deep waters are very good too, and they are basically indestructable. The one I have, the 96/2, at one point ran for 1 1/2 years outside on a 4 ft deep pond. Rain, shine, and hurricanes, and that thing runs and runs. It isn't even made for outdoors, I believe, but that didn't bother it one bit. I don't know about the noise level, since it was outside, and I never paid attention to it.

what do you think of Hydor? Ario Turbo Aquarium Aerators??

i'm still debating which quietest air pump to get.. they all say they're quiet.

So far, I think they are all noisy! But, the Rena I have now is less noisy. It has kept the same noise level - I think it is the 200 - so I don't know about a more powerful one, though I may get one soon.... but they get pricey the bigger they get...

I really liked this airpunp - looks powerful, but it was recommended for deep tanks so I thought I might pass it along - and also commented to be louder than the Rena, for that reason - it is deep water pump: Maybe I will try it!

http://www.aquariumguys.com/luftairpump.html