Silent air pump?

Sac39051

Candiru
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Nov 19, 2012
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Can anyone recommend me the most silent air pump to run a large sponge filter, 2 breeder boxes and a couple of additional air stones across a couple tanks. All tanks are only 12” deep. My experience with air pumps is zero so I have no idea how powerful a pump I need for the task. I’d like to get away with as small a pump as possible to keep sound to a minimum.
 

BigDaddyMagnum

Plecostomus
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Sep 12, 2008
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i’m partial to the whispers, believe it or not smaller doesn’t always mean quieter, i have found if a small pump has to work to hard it will
make more noise than a slightly oversized pump, also placing the pump above the water level makes the pump work less and keep quieter, going in a stand would also cut down on noise...
 

fishguy1978

Redtail Catfish
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Mar 30, 2020
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The Whisper pumps are the most quiet. Each foot has a rubber foot that helps isolate the pump from what ever hard surface it is sitting on. I also hang air pumps and that does help too.
 

dr exum

Goliath Tigerfish
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like the fluval q2/q1 for smaller setups
 
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