Are air pumps needed?

[newbie_dave]

Or are they just a waste of time and money, I have been told to take mine out as I have a spray bar connected to my internal filter that breaks the surface of the water enough to oxygenate the water, what do you guys think?

 

[threnjen]

What you have will oxygenate the water plenty. You can use an air pump if you want to run an ornament, or a sponge filter or something. But you don't require something like an air stone or bubble wall in the water if you have a spray bar.
It's your choice though - it doesn't make anything WORSE to run an air stone or something. But I suppose if you have the option to turn off the pump, your system will get quieter

 

[newbie_dave]

I have taken it's out and it's soooo quiet in the sitting room now