Re: need air-pump advice...which to get for my fish room

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at cornell_edu>]

Consider the linear piston pumps from Jehmco (www.jehmco.com). They are 
quiet, very dependable and durable, and will supply all the air you need. 
They self regulate their output depending on demand and so don't need to 
have air bled off. What size you need depends on how many tanks you have 
and how deep they are. I would advise talking to John at Jehmco. He is very 
generous with his advice and is knowledgeable.

Barry

At 06:58 PM 6/4/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> I'm looking at getting an air pump for my fish-room.  Could use a tip or two.
>
> AquaCave.com has a couple lines of pumps.  I'm looking at running my 
> entire room off one pump.  I'm considering a Whitewater Linear 
> pump.  Anybody have experience with this pump.  I like it because it's low 
> priced.
>
> Also, it is rated for a number of airstones.  I use box filters without a 
> stone.  This would decrease my back pressure making it easier for the pump 
> to pump air to more tanks.
>
> What will a 1.5 c.f.m. pump do with no back pressure?  How about a 2.5.?
>
> Ryan
>
>
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Barry J. Cooper, Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
Adjunct faculty, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
Home address: 27505 Riggs Hill Rd., Sweet Home, OR 97386 (bjc3 at cornell_edu)


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