Ant Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 G'day I will be purchasing about 4 Battery powered air pumps for the big move. What brand would be the best? I Have purchased one from the local tackle shop that takes 2 big D size batteries and I really wasn't happy with the amount of airation. I can also get hold of some cosmo brand pumps or the ones off of AOA. I want something that has a little bit of guts to it. Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ageofaquariums Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Hi Anthony, Your best bet if your willing to spend a few extra $$$ would be a AC/DC air pump. Here is a link, AC/DC Air Pumps Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Ant Have you considered buying a 12V air compressor that are sold in 4WD shops? Some models will just plug straight into your cigarette lighter. You should be able to run all your buckets of the one compressor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted October 15, 2005 Author Share Posted October 15, 2005 Ged, you are a genius. Will i be able to attach air hose? Also will they run for 5 hours straight? That is definitely the way to go i think if they can. Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 most air pumps designed for fish have a rubber diaphram that moves the air - totally inert stuff shifting air most compressors have an alloy piston lubricated with oil - not so inert with all the effort & money invested in the fish to date - is risking them on saving $50-70 for 12v pump vs automotive compressor really worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted October 16, 2005 Author Share Posted October 16, 2005 When your on my budget it is, remember I am still a student who has to move out into the country with basically no money, I am relying on my parents and the Education Department for support.....plus there isn't anywhere in Adelaide that sells 12 volt air pumps. They also need to drive about 5 sponge filters during the drive, i think the air compressor will have a little more guts than an air pump. Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Gun_Riff Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 but its the oil you have to worry about might not be much but still some will have to be getting through into the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 But all your fish maybe dead when you get there Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Ok here is what I would do/have done/would be doing. Go to Dick Smith’s or somewhere like that and buy an inverter. Here is a link to two I quickly looked up but do your own research and by what’s best for your own needs. Link One Link Two The size of your inverter will depend on the watts your current air pump draws. Hook that up to the car battery and away you go. Can be used every time there is a black out or anything like that. I have one with a couple of deep cycle batteries. Run’s my water and air pump for 6hrs. Will run an Aquaclear 500 for a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Ben is onto something!! you could potentially run your cannisters with one of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minh Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 i don't think a car compressor is design to run 5 hrs straight. it will get hot and over heat. there design to pump tyre's up in a few mins. so make sure you ask the sale's man about the compressor before you buy it. you might be saving a few $$ now, but you will spend more if all your fish die when the compressor stop working. i'm with Ben. the way i would go is get a 12v dc to 240v ac inverter and use the air pumps that you have already. good luck on the move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 minh, yes you are completely correct. The Air compressors specifically say that they should not be ran for over 10 minutes, so 5 hours is a definate no. Will definately look into the inverters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted October 17, 2005 Author Share Posted October 17, 2005 Just another Idea, will a pressurised Air tank work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 I don't see why not, how long it will work will be an issue - are you going to buy/rent an oxygen bottle? You're makin the inverter look cheap me thinks - unless you have "connections". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 Just for peoples interest i'm purchasing a 300 watt inverter, here is the link: Projecta 300w Inverter You can get them from auto shops such as Sprint Auto or maybe Super Cheap Auto. The price is less than all the others i've seen which is about $85 for the 300w. They go up to 2000w. Likely a good investment considering you can hook them up to a car battery incase of power outage and you can connect them while transporting fish. One last questioin though. Is styrophome ok to use to put floating on top of water while transporting fish? Just to stop too much water movement during the trip. Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I'd still be worried about them nibbling it - can you seal the styro in a bag or something so they can't nibble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minh Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 don't worry about the styrophome, the fish will spit it out once they know that it not food. cheers minh ps: hope your trip gose well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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