Best air pump...

[Savant]

My recent interest in apistogramma has led me to consider air pump filter setups... similar application considered is a pleco fry growout tank....

A casual look at the online stores recently operating in Singapore has revealed a number of options ranging from 10ish dollars to 200 dollars...

I have always spent abt 15-20 dollars on air pumps and note that you can't split the output over more than a couple of tanks... Anyone tried those 200 dollar ones? What are they like? What are the differences?

What brands/models are recommended?

I realise that I know so little about this fundemental piece of equipment...

[benetay]

Those 200ish ones are actually hiblow type. Meant for racks of tanks. You can even build air pipes behind those racks & then a metal tap to connect the normal air tubes to it. just like how LFS does them.



Cheers!

[Savant]

I wish to have air distribution at 5-6 points per location, I suppose hiblow types would be an overkill for this requirement? I also find my 10-20ish dollar ones not doing well enough... any mid-range option that I can choose?

If possible, please help recommend one thats low noise and power consumption too

[Aquaculture]

The lfs are always telling me that Eheim pumps are quiet and energy saving. Haven't tried it myself though.

[bossteck]

Hiblow has a "Baby" version, Baby Hiblow which you can consider.

For equipment like filter and air pumps that are run 24/7, factors you should seriously look at is the noise level and power consumption.

[Savant]

Yes indeed... I dont mind sinking in higher one time costs as long as its good for the long term....

Which baby hiblow is this? Is the brand baby?

[sheng]

Why not consider to get a AC/DC air pump, such as Ranger 90000.

[slacker04]

Any idea where i can get a Hiblow baby and roughly how much does it cost?

[hengeli]

Never had a problem with hailea brand air pumps, they run forever and are cheap, if I had 2 tanks I would just use them, don't have to buy exxy ones like tetra and eheim.

[trident]

hiblow is the brand of the pump and it can be bought at Petmart or Mainland.
the baby version support about 10 outlets.

[bossteck]

Hi,

Yup, the brand is Hiblow, the model is 'Baby', it only has 1 outlet, but you can split it to support several tanks. I am currently using it for 2 of my tanks but was told it can support 4-6 easily.

Price, around $90.

If you're planning to go for more powerful pumps, there's Hiblow 10, 20 or even higher.
Hiblow 10 around $130 - $140.

Cheers

[barmby]

C5-F HiBlow! I just bought it. This one really goood. Now my 4 feet fish tank is snowing after so many years!! It consume 8.5 W only I use/split 5 outlets

[juke]

Go for baby hiblow as it suits your needs, quiet and powerful in operation.