Hydor Usa Inc AHY00334 Ario 3 Turbo Venturi Submersible Air Pump

I bought a Hydor ARIO 3 air pump about 3 years ago which finally gave up in February and stopped working. The pump functioned well enough [before it failed] that I purchased another one of the same type to replace it. Boy, what a difference 3 years makes! Three new pumps received from Amazon ... and all of them defective. The first and second pump I received did not pump air because the motor shaft was frozen up. The third one not only did not pump air, but it also shorted out and blew the circuit breaker when I submerged it in a sink full of water to test it! If this had happened in an aquarium instead of the laundry tub there would have been an expensive fish fry! This experience does not reflect poorly on Amazon; because they truly made returning the defective pumps easy and I cannot complain at all about the way I was treated by Amazon. But this brand of air pump is certainly a worthless piece of junk which is potentially hazardous (the pump is probably manufactured in China now, I'd guess) and I feel it my civic duty to share my recent experience with Hydor AREO 3 pumps. Save your money and time and buy something else if you need an air pump! I certainly will ...

This pump did not work when we recieved it, the impression was also that it had a light in it , it did not.

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Does not work, plain and simple. Tried every adjustment including multiple depths and varying air tube length. Junky impeller and too noisy for inside aquarium. Read crummy reviews first on the lighted versions but ignored advice. Amazon makes it easy to return, though with no postage necessary, so kudos to them.

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This item stopped working within 2 weeks of installation. I believe the problem is with the impeller, but nothing I did would make it work again. It is a total pain to setup too.

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I use Ario 2, 3, and 4's and love them all. The produce much finer bubbles than any airstone I've run which much more effectively aerates the water, and without ever clogging like airstones. They are however not for very deep water. I run mine about a foot under, and suspect two feet may be pushing it even with an Ario 4, but have not done measured testing, maybe I will and add what I find to this.....

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