Re: NANFA-- air pump recommendations

Wally Billingham (wally_at_wallybillingham.com)
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 19:42:37 -0400

I run 8 sponge filters off of a single "Penn-Plax Silent Air X-5". I bet it
could power a few more. I got it online for less than $20 from
www.petsolutions.com It has two outlets, and I run each one into a 4way gang
valve.

Wally
----- Original Message -----
From: geoff and julie kimber <gkimber2_at_earthlink.net>
To: Nanfa_at_Aquaria.Net <nanfa at aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 10:30 AM
Subject: NANFA-- air pump recommendations

> I recently inheirited a bunch of fish tanks from an uncle who died.
>
> Along with the larger tanks, I end up with a total of 10 ten gallon tanks,
a
> 20 long, and 4 smaller tanks that are oddly shaped, so I don't know their
> exact size.
>
> That's 15 small tanks that I need filtration for. Since I cannot afford a
ton
> of small filters, I plan to go with sponge filters and an air pump.
>
> I have been trying to decipher the competing claims of air pump makers and
I
> still can't figure out which air pump to buy. I would rather avoid a
piston
> pump due to the electricity usage.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> geoff kimber
> lexington,ky

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