Quiet Air Pumps

[GrubbyGirl]

Can anyone recommend a nice and quiet, preferably silent air pump. I have an Interpet AirVolution and it's far too noisy for my liking. many pumps say they are silent and even super silent, but I really don't want to spend money and find I'm no better off. Recommendations would be appreciated.

 

[yabadaba]

I have Rena, Eheim and Elite air pumps. The Rena and Eheim ones are virtually silent and just emit a very faint hum (as long as they are positioned carefully), but the Elite is much louder in operation, so I only keep it as a backup now. I've heard the Tetra Tec ones are quiet too, but haven't had any personal experience of those.