Best air pump?

[kalikingsmoke]

I have a deep 80 gallon aquarium. I was wondering what would be the best affordable air pump? Ive been looking at the deep blue spears but theres not much reviews on them.

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[toddnbecka]

I like the Whisper AP 300 dual outlet (or AP 150 if you want a single outlet) pumps. With any luck you can catch one on an e-bay auction for under $50 (I've gotten several that way) and I've never had a problem with any of them. Been using them for years in my 75's and 90's, even in the 220, with not so much as a worn out diaphragm.
The Whisper blue dome models are junk, don't waste your time/money on those, but the AP models are completely different.

[Puckhog429]

Ive been running the whisper "blue dome" pumps since i started keeping fish 3 years ago. One of them was a hand me down that my uncle had since 2005. I still run it on my 29 and it works great


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[henningc]

API 40 is great and willlast a lifetime. You can also add other tanks and it can handle it no problem. They are quiet as well

[toddnbecka]

Originally Posted by Puckhog429

Ive been running the whisper "blue dome" pumps since i started keeping fish 3 years ago. One of them was a hand me down that my uncle had since 2005. I still run it on my 29 and it works great


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They're worthless for deep tanks, not enough pressure, and one side of the blue dome double outlet model failed after a week or two. Replaced the diaphragm twice, and it still happened again.