Hydrofarm AAPA25L Air Pump with 8 Outlets

I've owned about 5 different air pumps (of those were AquaCulture, Marina, Hydrofarm) ... I've found that only Hydrofarm pumps don't fail when you run them 24/7 ... With those other brands (AquaCulture, Marina, and even Tetra for that matter) the nozzle responsible for pushing out air is made of plastic. Every plastic nozzle eventually broke off one day and killed my plants before I even knew what went wrong. The airline was connected only once after unboxing. With that said, if you never touch the air pump and leave it running, it should last for years and years. AquaCulture and Marina can't keep that promise.

I've only bought two other air pumps from Hydrofarm: a single and a double outlet. The single-outlet Hydrofarm was the first air pump I bought ever, and it only failed because I unknowingly placed the pump on the ground and it sucked up water. If you read the directions, there are even pictures stating not to place the pump below water levels. For whatever reason I decided to try other brands. I still have a 2-outlet Hydrofarm and a few other AquaCulture single & double outlets: the Hydrofarm has now become my first backup and the AquaCulture (with plastic nozzles) are my backup's backup.

My garden grew to the point 1 and 2 outlet aquarium air pumps didn't fit the bill. I needed something that could push significantly more air than an aquarium air pump, but I was annoyed with far divide between commercial and residential air pumps. I needed something that pushed a lot of air but didn't make a lot of noise: I even thought of buying a commercial air pump and running a 70 foot airline so I didn't have to hear it. I was really between a rock and a hard place so I took a chance on this 8-outlet pump.

I don't know what I was expecting. My first Hydrofarm air pump had 2 outlets and was about the size of a softball. The single was about the same size.

One day I came home and saw this box on my porch that looked like it could fit a Jack Russell Terrier. I was waiting on 2 or 3 different Amazon orders, but I didn't order anything that should look like that. I lifted the box and the weight felt like there could have been a small dead dog in there. Anyway I opened the box, and the freaking pump is the size of a watermelon! A damn watermelon of an air pump!! A behemoth with 8 ports.

It's been running 2 months now 24/7 with no problems. I wasn't sure how I was going to divide the air: I assumed I might have to spoil one plant with two outlets, but each port puts out enough to really beat your roots if you don't diffuse them with airstones or similar. I finally gave up on airstones because I can't find any that are quality, so 1 outlet on each plant with the dial turned to 40-50% output is better air than they've ever gotten before.

Noise was also a concern. If you want to keep these pumps as silent as possible, each outlet has to be running somewhere, even if the airline isn't connected to anything. If you compared the noise of the 2-outlet and 8-outlet Hydrofarm air pumps, they are both extremely quiet, but each of the outlets has to be used (if nothing more than airline running away from it). I'm using all 8 outlets on this air pump and it is extremely quiet: any outlet on either pump without airline makes a very noticeable annoying vibration. One can easily be louder over the other just based on if you're using all the ports. When all the ports are used properly it makes the sound of a small refrigerator ... so you can be 10 feet away and barely notice it.

I knew residential air pumps were lacking performance and I know commercial air pumps would be way too noisy. This pump is the best both worlds without the negative of either. If I need more air I will likely buy another one of these before I upgrade to a noisy commercial pump.

I bought two of these, haven't hooked the second one up but the first one has more push than I even really needed, and it functions without creating a tremendous amount of noise. I'm glad I bought this product.

As for the person whose air pump didn't work, how about reviewing after contacting the manufacturer? Defective products happen, and Hydro Farm is perhaps the most reputed supplier in the arena of hydroponics. I'm sure they would be happy to replace the product and/or issue a refund.

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This is an exceptional piece of equipment form any aquarium. It works perfectly..The occupants of the aquarium are very happy and sends their best regards. Thank you.

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This arrived way sooner than I thought it would, and from the moment I tried it, I loved it. It's not very loud; in fact, it's quite quiet. There's plenty of pressure to power all 8 outlets, and you can even "T" a couple off if you need to. Overall, great product, highly recommend!

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Quiet and Strong. Each outlet is individually and evenly pressured. You can run (T) valves on one outlet without taking pressure from the other outlets. It does not create excess heat either. It may be a little louder than my old whisper 2 but not noticeable if you have had small aquarium pumps before. I'm very happy with it.

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