Which air pump to use?

[tony1313]

I'm in the process of setting up a breeder rack with 8x29gal tanks and need air pump/pumps. I don't want to use 4 double pumps, I would rather use 2x4place or 1 that will power all 8. Also I don't want one that is to large(8-10 tanks only). What should I go with? What brand also?
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tia,
Tony

[M0oN]

Visit http://www.drsfostersmith.com and look around, Rio make good quiet airpumps, you could hook the large models up to a 5 way gang valve and run the tanks like that...would probably need 2 or 3 pumps to get it all done...or you could get the larger more expensive models that are designed to power fish rooms.

[fcdiscus]

Some great pump I have recently started using is the Azoo pump that goes to a battery backup in a power outage. Great pump, quiet, and fairly powerful. It is available at Drs Foster and Smith also. Frank

[tony1313]

MOon thanks for the link and suggestions. I'll probably go with 2 pumps and a couple of gang valves. Frank thanks for the tip on the backup pump, that sounds like a good system(ya never know when the power will go out). How many sponges do you think one of those Azoo's will power?

Btw... I just finished drilling 8 tanks for the first time(that was interesting).

Tony

[fcdiscus]

Tony, I would think up to 8, depending on the amount of air you want to push thru the sponge. I like a fairly low amount to go thru my breeder tanks, so it can do 8 for my breeders and more air for my growouts- like 4 of those. Frank