Tetra T283 Silent Aquarium Air Pump - Reviews
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15.2.2013
I bought this as a replacement for an Ehiem equivalent which kept blowing the pipe off no matter how hard I jammed it back. Its powering a single air stone in 100 litre tank, purely for decorative purposes!Its been running for 24hrs and in my experience (kept fish for over 20 years!) its best to let air pumps run for this kind of time before making a decision on if its noisy or not. It gives the diaphragm a chance to warm and soften a bit. They all are noisy when they are first switched on.It’s pumping the air through admirably and is very very quiet so I am very pleased. Its interesting four legged design does seem to stand up to the blurb on the box and I am very happy with it. As for reliability,
17.1.2015
Some posters have mentioned the noise. Lets be honest, it is an air pump, it is going to make some noise! For me it is no louder than the filter pump on my juwel trigon 190, so I do not have a problem with noise. Yes, you will get some vibration depending where you site it, so I have sat mine on a small piece of carpet in the unit under the tank and this works well. Only driving a single air stone at the moment, for decorative purposes, and I am pleased with it. It has a flow valve so you can regulate the amount of air it pumps out. I have added a non return valve as recommended by others.
28.12.2013
I don't know why all these other people are complaining about the noise, I have mine on the carpet behind my tanks stand and you can't hear it at all! Just don't put it on a hard surface and it's silent. I use this with a fairly small airstone and it provides a lot of flow, highly recommend!I purchased the APS150 for use in a 180L tank, but just as a pointer to anyone looking for a cheap air pump. You do NOT have to go by the litre rating of the air pump. You can run the APS50 in a 200 litre tank if you like, it will however only run a small airstone.
27.7.2013
I had an idea of what to expect as I've owned an APS50 for several years and use it on a smaller tank, however the power of the APS150 was even greater than I had anticipated - its running two filters in a 100 litre tank with ease.Its a stylish modern design and runs virtually silent! I am using it to replace an old RENA 301 - which made a bit of a racket - and this is a really pleasant change.Hearty recommendations - at under 20 quid its a real bargain - delivery was speedy.
1.9.2013
This pump is on a 4ft air curtain with it's outlet split to feed the curtain at both ends. There are plenty of bubbles but the pump was a bit noisy even though it is sat on a carpet. After a month of constant running, it is getting quieter, so either I am getting used to the buzz or it is still settling in. I must point out that it is still masses quieter than another make I bought, which had to be evicted to my pond filter cupboard outside.
19.7.2013
I was worried about buying any pump because so many people complain they are noisy. This is for my sons bedroom, so needed to be quiet. It really is! You can hardly hear it close up, let alone across the room. My only theory is that it needs to be placed on a firm/solid base or platform. If you place anything else next to it or put this on a loose or unstable surface you will experience noise. It's simple & great value.
18.3.2018
Replaced an ancient pump with this and I hadn't realised how loud the previous one had been! I have two tanks and the other tank has this same pump. I will never buy another kind again. The only noise from my tanks are from the bubble streams now. My tetratec pump in the other tank is almost 10 years old and still quiet. Hoping to get a decade or more from this new one too.
10.7.2016
Really quiet air pump. Noise level is really low. Basically air bubbles popping from tank are noisier than pump. Only one think is that it needs to stay on sturdy surface and to not touch other objects, otherwise it's transferring vibrations. Not big problem. Keep in mind you need to buy air hose, check valve and airstone. I just love it.
4.9.2013
Great air pump best thing about it is its design. So its rubber feet stops the vibrations going into whatever surface you put it on and they are deep enough that it actually works and it doesn't dance or move around like my old one so no falling off edges or creeping around the place. Happy owner and happy fish !
14.8.2015
While its not truly silent, there is a definite low hum from it, its certainly quiet enough to have in just about any room. This is the second one I have had now, the first has lasted 6 or 7 years, hopefully they are still making them to the same quality level.
1.2.2014
The people who have said it's not that quite clearly aren't putting it in the right place. They must have it on a surface that echos vibrations, or have the tube vibrating on something. Quite as a mouse, only noise is the bubbles. Fantastic product.
20.6.2018
I bought this pump as it is easy to reverse the action to suck. I did that as I am using it for a vacuum system to help me solder SMDs. Something similar can be done with cheaper pumps, but it involves cutting into the outer plastic.
25.9.2018
iv been using this pump now for 5 weeks and its great its quite only a little humming noise coming from it I am running two air stones of it which its coping nice its got a lot of pressure from it I would recommend it.
3.2.2021
This is brilliant you cant hear it running I have it in my bedroom as I have my axolotle in the bedroom so needs to be quiet as I turn it up or down so you can turn it up during the day and turn it down at bed time
27.7.2016
I have a biorb 105 and I felt that the reef air pump was not powerful enough. After doing some research I purchesed the tetratec 105 it is very quiet and delivers a good volume of air I am very happy with it.