lol I guess its subjective. I recently put all my air pumps on top of the tanks and removed the check valves for more air flow and I am realizing they are kind of noisy nothing intolerable but I only have a 29 gallon in my bedroom so meh no biggie on the noise factor some people are more sensitive.sonycrr;3164388; said:
Tetra Whisper Vs. RENA air pumps
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I bought a Whisper 100 about three months ago for my 60gal tank, and it just died! Any one else have this problem?
A few months ago I spent a decent amount of time reading the reviews on Amazon.com for the whisper pumps, because I wasn't sure which to buy. I ended up with a whisper 20 (from drsfosersmith site for about $9)
From what I gathered, the 100 models are junk.
link to the 17 reviews on amazon for the 100 model:
http://www.amazon.com/Whisper-100-A...ts=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
To be safe, I'd stick with the single outlet whisper air pumps (i think the 60 and 100s have 2 outlets).
From what I gathered, the 100 models are junk.
link to the 17 reviews on amazon for the 100 model:
http://www.amazon.com/Whisper-100-A...ts=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
To be safe, I'd stick with the single outlet whisper air pumps (i think the 60 and 100s have 2 outlets).
the rena's are quiet, but expensive. i broke my dual outlet rena trying to take the airline off, the plastic nipple on the pump decided to come off with the airline, so now i have a football sized pump that only works on one side.
although the rena's are nice, the price is just too high.
although the rena's are nice, the price is just too high.
I've had Whispers since the late 60's. They work, and most of them last decades. Rena has a good reputation, but they would have to match or beat Whisper on price for me to even try them because I have really found no fault with the Whisper pumps.
Last fall I bought 2 whisper 100s and a 60. They were all loud IMO. The 60 I threw a towel on it the first night because the noise from the other room was keeping me up. The next day it was burned up. The 100s I ended up putting in the garage and running line through the walls. One 100 lasted about 5 months and the first diaphragm cracked, within the next two months both 100s were dead. Replacement diaphragm kits are almost as expensive as the whole pump.
