Time to buy an air pump. - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T15:08:18Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/time-to-buy-an-air-pump?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A329945&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJohn E Windsor said:
I see…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-05-04:4778851:Comment:3299452012-05-04T01:05:08.542ZMark Fleminghttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MarkFleming
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>John E Windsor said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/time-to-buy-an-air-pump#4778851Comment324794"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I see an EcoPlus Commercial 3 on eBay for $69.95. 65 liter / min. and 3.9 psi. @ 35 watts.</p>
<p>TC, did I read some where in this forum you have had no formal training? If so, amazing! I have come to respect your advice and look forward to visiting your garden some day.…</p>
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<p><br/> <br/> <cite>John E Windsor said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/time-to-buy-an-air-pump#4778851Comment324794"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I see an EcoPlus Commercial 3 on eBay for $69.95. 65 liter / min. and 3.9 psi. @ 35 watts.</p>
<p>TC, did I read some where in this forum you have had no formal training? If so, amazing! I have come to respect your advice and look forward to visiting your garden some day.</p>
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<div class="xg_user_generated">I just ordered the EcoPlus Commercial 3 from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hydropnics.net" target="_blank">www.hydropnics.net</a>. The air pump was 44.94 plus 14.00 shipping.</div>
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</blockquote> a ap20 air pump is more than…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3250012012-04-23T15:00:55.486Zjerry allisonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/jerryallison
<p>a ap20 air pump is more than enough, my cbi only use a 360 gallon water pump that shoots water and air into the tank it's full of happy fish , more the air the better. </p>
<p>a ap20 air pump is more than enough, my cbi only use a 360 gallon water pump that shoots water and air into the tank it's full of happy fish , more the air the better. </p> Just be sure you hook up enou…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3249012012-04-23T14:38:23.951ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Just be sure you hook up enough or big enough air stones to let out all the air produced at the psi you will be using the pump for. If you restrict the flow out of the pump too much it will heat up more which will shorten the life of the parts.</p>
<p>If you get an air pump that will deliver an extra cfm of air beyond what you actually need in the fish tank, you need some way to let that extra air go some where. Air stones are rated for how much air they can handle per minute so if your…</p>
<p>Just be sure you hook up enough or big enough air stones to let out all the air produced at the psi you will be using the pump for. If you restrict the flow out of the pump too much it will heat up more which will shorten the life of the parts.</p>
<p>If you get an air pump that will deliver an extra cfm of air beyond what you actually need in the fish tank, you need some way to let that extra air go some where. Air stones are rated for how much air they can handle per minute so if your air pump will be producing say 2 cfm at the depth you are pumping down to, you will need to make sure you have enough stones to let out that 2 cfm or you will be shortening the life of your air pump or at least needing to replace the parts more often.</p> I have a 100 gallon indoors n…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3246992012-04-23T14:27:21.850ZBrianhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Brian649
<p>I have a 100 gallon indoors now after my move to Michigan, but I had 200 gallons outdoors in Florida. The Air 1 with 4 large airstones pushes a lot of air. If the extra $20 is no issue, then bigger might be better. I like the Air 1's 18 watt rating. For indoors I try to use the smallest amount of electricity possible.<br></br><br></br><cite>John E Windsor said:…</cite></p>
<p>I have a 100 gallon indoors now after my move to Michigan, but I had 200 gallons outdoors in Florida. The Air 1 with 4 large airstones pushes a lot of air. If the extra $20 is no issue, then bigger might be better. I like the Air 1's 18 watt rating. For indoors I try to use the smallest amount of electricity possible.<br/><br/><cite>John E Windsor said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/time-to-buy-an-air-pump?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A324595&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment324856"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Brian, how big is your fish tank? How deep? I am thinking for $20 more I can go with the Air 3.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ecoplus-Commercial-Air-3-Pump-35-Watt-aquarium-hydroponics-eco-plus-divider-/120830119913?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c22094fe9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ecoplus-Commercial-Air-3-Pump-35-Watt-aquar...</a><br/><br/></p>
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</blockquote> Brian, how big is your fish t…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3248562012-04-23T14:22:36.825ZJohn E Windsorhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnEWindsor
<p>Brian, how big is your fish tank? How deep? I am thinking for $20 more I can go with the Air 3.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ecoplus-Commercial-Air-3-Pump-35-Watt-aquarium-hydroponics-eco-plus-divider-/120830119913?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c22094fe9" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ecoplus-Commercial-Air-3-Pump-35-Watt-aquarium-hydroponics-eco-plus-divider-/120830119913?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c22094fe9</a><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Brian…</cite></p>
<p>Brian, how big is your fish tank? How deep? I am thinking for $20 more I can go with the Air 3.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ecoplus-Commercial-Air-3-Pump-35-Watt-aquarium-hydroponics-eco-plus-divider-/120830119913?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c22094fe9" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ecoplus-Commercial-Air-3-Pump-35-Watt-aquarium-hydroponics-eco-plus-divider-/120830119913?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c22094fe9</a><br/> <br/> <cite>Brian said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/time-to-buy-an-air-pump?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A324649&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment324795"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I have been using the EcoPlus Air 1 like in the video link you posted for 5 months. It runs constantly and I've had no issues.</p>
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</blockquote> Thanks John, Aquaponics and…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3245952012-04-23T14:18:14.789ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Thanks John, Aquaponics and growing food has become a passion of mine and that makes it easier to learn as much as possible about it. My formal training is as an audio engineer/entertainment technician so I figure plumbing is not that different from tracing signal flow, just a different substance moves.<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></a></p>
<p>Thanks John, Aquaponics and growing food has become a passion of mine and that makes it easier to learn as much as possible about it. My formal training is as an audio engineer/entertainment technician so I figure plumbing is not that different from tracing signal flow, just a different substance moves.<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></a></p> I have been using the EcoPlus…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3247952012-04-23T13:52:12.582ZBrianhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Brian649
<p>I have been using the EcoPlus Air 1 like in the video link you posted for 5 months. It runs constantly and I've had no issues.</p>
<p>I have been using the EcoPlus Air 1 like in the video link you posted for 5 months. It runs constantly and I've had no issues.</p> I see an EcoPlus Commercial 3…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3247942012-04-23T13:30:53.824ZJohn E Windsorhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnEWindsor
<p>I see an EcoPlus Commercial 3 on eBay for $69.95. 65 liter / min. and 3.9 psi. @ 35 watts.</p>
<p>TC, did I read some where in this forum you have had no formal training? If so, amazing! I have come to respect your advice and look forward to visiting your garden some day.</p>
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<p>I see an EcoPlus Commercial 3 on eBay for $69.95. 65 liter / min. and 3.9 psi. @ 35 watts.</p>
<p>TC, did I read some where in this forum you have had no formal training? If so, amazing! I have come to respect your advice and look forward to visiting your garden some day.</p>
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<p></p> Seems pretty quiet by the vid…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3246492012-04-23T01:52:42.489ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Seems pretty quiet by the video.</p>
<p>Seems pretty quiet by the video.</p> Check out this YouTube video:…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-23:4778851:Comment:3247312012-04-23T01:21:33.592ZJohn E Windsorhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JohnEWindsor
<p>Check out this YouTube video:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teCoE66a0rU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teCoE66a0rU</a></p>
<p>Check out this YouTube video:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teCoE66a0rU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teCoE66a0rU</a></p>