Advice Please - Need silent air pump to run 10 air stones

[Zebra Pleco]

Hi all, I currently have a Hailea ACC 388D (90 Ltrs / min) air pump that runs around 10 airstones but runs at 70 watts and sounds like an aircraft taking off (60dB).

Not very practical for my living room.

Basically I need an air pump or several air pumps that are silent to run 4 x 40L sponge filters and 6 or so air stones.

Can I have recommendations please.

More concerned about power consumption and noise levels.

Thanx.

 

[D-MAC]

Hi Stuart. Trying to find a quiet air pump? More chance winning the lottery,lol
I have found the Sera air pumps to be the quietest about, but the biggest they do is a 4 way.
Link below

http://www.sera.de/en/products/technical-equipment/aquarium-pumps/air-pumps/sera-air-550r-plus.html

 

[Zebra Pleco]

Cheers Derek, I am happy to use several air pumps, thats not a problem, just need zero noise, I know ehiem are quiet but unsure what model etc I would need.

 

[D-MAC]

The Eheim air 400 is a twin that offers 2x200 l/h and runs on 5 watt and is the largest of the Eheim range.

 

[Zebra Pleco]

Looking at the specs of the air pump I have at the minute it produces 90 litres a min, so that would be 5,400 litres an hours.

So if I got an Ehiem 400, I would need 14 of these, is this right?

 

[D-MAC]

Looking at the specs of the air pump I have at the minute it produces 90 litres a min, so that would be 5,400 litres an hours.

So if I got an Ehiem 400, I would need 14 of these, is this right?

Yes that's right. I use blagdon Koi air myself as it gives me the power I need, but I couldn't live with the noise at home.
To drive the items you mentioned in your first post wouldn't need 14 air pumps tho,4-5 would probably do

 

[andrewdone66]

I have a hailea also, with mine I have placed it inside a poly box with ventilation holes then placed it up up an away in the roof. All I did then was use plastic plumbing pipework to run to my tanks, works a treat and zero noise in the lounge.

 

[meloizias]

just a thought, how about the tetratec abs 100 / 150, I have one of these in my room on my main display tank running a air curtain and it noise, there more noise from the acctual bubbles than the air pump itself, and if you use a 5 way valve x 2, you should be fine.

 

[Charlie_Kilo]

I have had tetra tec air pumps and they are so loud compared to my eheim air pumps

 

[Zebra Pleco]

No, don't say that, I have just bought the tetratec APS300 over the Eheim 400's. Damm

 

[Charlie_Kilo]

Next time get Eheim mate, my APS300 is now my backup pump. Can't put up with them every night

 

[meloizias]

it not that bad, and Zebra you haviing it in your lounge arent you? so you wont notice it. It really isnt that loud i use mine aat night and it fine.