Help - fish room air pump needed

[livefishguy124]

i am trying to chose an air pump for my fish room. it is about 400 gallons has 8 tanks an i want to run air on all. it also needs to be quiet and not break the bank (over $100)

 

[Delapool]

Can't really help but was wondering what you wanted to run off it?

 

[livefishguy124]

well i am mostly just air stones, but some tanks will have sponge filters.

 

[Laeris]

If you put it on something soft (like a washcloth) its quieter-a low hum that settles into the background. It would be perfect but it does make noise. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002JLJC0W/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_j5nZwb98VY763

 

[Tropical Aquarist]

If you put it on something soft (like a washcloth) its quieter-a low hum that settles into the background. It would be perfect but it does make noise. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002JLJC0W/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_j5nZwb98VY763

Beat me to it

 

[Andy Sager]

i am trying to chose an air pump for my fish room. it is about 400 gallons has 8 tanks an i want to run air on all. it also needs to be quiet and not break the bank (over $100)

It's more about depth of the water than gallons as the pressure from the water will determine what size pump you can use. I have a compressor that used to run 300-400 10 gal tanks but yet it can't blow certain airstones I have unless they are in 6" or less of water because the compressor is a "volume" air supply while the air stones need a "pressure" air supply. So if you can give us a more exact measurement of what you have, it would help better to advise.

 

[livefishguy124]

oh, ok. i have a 90 gallon (24 inches deep) 2 29 gallons (18 inches deep) a 45 gallon(18 inches deep) 2 20 gallons (16 inches deep) a 10 gallon (12 inches deep) a 5 gallon (12 inches deep) a 6 gallon (12 inches deep) and a 46 gallon (i believe it is 18-22 inches deep).