Silent Air Bubbler

[huggettm]

Is there such a thing as a silent air bubbler?

I have an Aqua Air AP1 - and its pretty annoying, but if i turn it off the fish gasp at the surface after a day.

can anyone recommend a truely silent bubbler?


Thanks


Mark

 

[england]

Do you have a filter in this tank?
none of my fish tanks have "bubbler's" and as long as you have good filteration and stocked correctly you to will not need one

 

[yvez9]

the most silent air pump i bought was a rena.

it was a bit more expensive but extremely silent operating. the filter did get clogged though and then it became noisy. i just do without air pumps now.

 

[matchstickman47]

get a spray bar on your filter outlet... put it about 1 mm above ater level (so you cant hear the water splashing) that puts air in the tank much more effectively... air pumps are a waste of money

 

[arobinson1984]

The quietest air pump I've ever heard (or not heard lol) is an eheim, check the link below. You can hear the sound of the bubbles rather than the air pump itself.

Eheim air pump from charterhouse-aquatics

Andy

 

[Sean W.]

i rapped my bubbler in a wash cloth ( hand towel ) and i cant ever hear it

 

[drobbyb]

...air pumps are a waste of money

Well, that would depend on what type of filter you are using. I run air driven sponge filters in my fry tanks. An air pump is essential in that type of setup.

 

[Inchworm]

...air pumps are a waste of money

Well, that would depend on what type of filter you are using. I run air driven sponge filters in my fry tanks. An air pump is essential in that type of setup.

ALL of my tanks (30 +/-) are run on air pump driven box filters. My apartment is not a quiet place but the small hum of the pumps and the bubbling of the filters is quite pleasant.

 

[loachman]

In general, the smaller rated pumps are quieter for a given brand.

You can also use a small powerhead, like the Koralia nano, and point it so that it curns the surface of the water to improve gas exchange. The powerheads tend to be silent.

 

[huggettm]

i have a fluval 304 filter. if I turn the air bubbler off for more than a day the fish start to gulp at the surface and the plecs move to the top of the waterline...