Air pump recommendations

[SantaMonica]

Air Pump Recommendations for UAS® upflow algae scrubbers®

Newest recommendation to replace the Fusion 700, but not tested with others:

Danner AP-4 (has 2 outlets)
Danner AP-8 (has 4 outlets)


Having bought and tried all of the following, here are the best ones:


Flow (highest to lowest):

Coralife Super Luft... TONS of flow for multiple outlets or multiple scrubbers
Tetra Whisper 300... High flow if both outlets are combined into one
JW Aquatic Fusion 700... No longer available
Tetra Whisper 150... Good flow for one outlet
Coralife Luft (regular)... Good flow for one outlet


Noise (most to least):

Coralife Super Luft... (Loud; vibrates)
Coralife Luft (regular)... (Vibrates)
JW Aquatic Fusion 700... No longer available
Tetra Whisper 300... Silent
Tetra Whisper 150... Silent


Size: (big to small):

Tetra Whisper 300... Large
JW Aquatic Fusion 700... No longer available
Coralife Super Luft... Medium
Tetra Whisper 150... Medium
Coralife Luft (regular)... Small


Cost (most to least):

Coralife Super Luft
Coralife Luft (regular)
Tetra Whisper 300
Tetra Whisper 150
JW Aquatic Fusion 700 (No longer available)

Overall winner for a single UAS scrubber used at home: Formerly the JW Aquatic Fusion 700 (also is the only one with adjustable flow), but now the Danner AP-4.

Overall winner for multiple UAS scrubbers if noise if ok: Coralife Super Luft

[atoll]

I have both the Tetra 300 and 400 IMO they offer the best VFM, very reliable and are quiet as air pumps go.

[SantaMonica]

Update: Since the Fusion 700 is no longer available, the Danner AP-4 is now recommended for most scrubbers, except the SURF4 or 4x which can use a Danner AP-8, and the SURF8 which needs a large single-outlet pump.

https://www.dannermfg.com/supreme-ox...lume-air-pumps