I'm not using all 8 outlets on my air pump, ok to just have others open?

DrGribble

Well-Known Member

• May 3, 2013

• #1

Seems like a dumb question but wasn't sure, I just replaced a couple cheap aquarium pumps with a single active aqua 8 outlet but see no way to disable the ones not in use so they are all open spitting air into the room... Is this any kind of problem?

i currently only have 4 buckets running, seems to work fine just wasn't sure if they were supposed to be disabled somehow.

it came with zero documentation, not even a single piece of paper. I'm assuming its fine but if they can be shutoff somehow...

 

zzwasted

New Member

• May 3, 2013

• #2

yeah thats fine

 

Malevolence

New Member

• May 3, 2013

• #3

Slap some electrical tape over those bitches.

 

PetFlora

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2013

• #4

Mine came with an 8 outlet manifold, each outlet with an adjustable valve. When using 4 outlets I had to crack the others open. When completely closed, it put so much pressure on the tube between pump and manifold that the tube kept popping off

 

DrGribble

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2013

• #5

Awesome, thanks for the responses... Sounds like everything is just how it should be then. I was amazed how big the pump was... Somehow I still expected small for some reason. It's quite nice.

 

bass1014

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2013

• #6

depends on how much air pressure going to the other ports, dont want to blow off your air stones.. lol what kind of pump is it..

 

firsttimeARE

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2013

• #7

Well air travels in the path of least resistance. I would say all the air would flood the empty nozzles. Or a good deal of it. The other path is this narrow long tube and then this stone in which it has to diffuse out.

Shit if I put one of my micropore stones on my pump with shitty dollar stones the micropore gets like no air. Path of least resistance. I use a GH dual diaphragm, so it has isolation valves to close nozzles not in use.

 

Malevolence

New Member

• May 4, 2013

• #8

Is this it?

 

zzwasted

New Member

• May 4, 2013

• #9

i got a little single 60l air pump and i left in 60 litre's of ro water for about 2 hours and my ppm went from 20 to 10 .. will be nice to be able to start out at 0 ppm from now on and then to add what i need

 

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dtischerd

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2013

• #10

firsttimeARE said:

Well air travels in the path of least resistance. I would say all the air would flood the empty nozzles. Or a good deal of it. The other path is this narrow long tube and then this stone in which it has to diffuse out.

Shit if I put one of my micropore stones on my pump with shitty dollar stones the micropore gets like no air. Path of least resistance. I use a GH dual diaphragm, so it has isolation valves to close nozzles not in use.

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those GH dual diaphram air pumps kick some serious ass! i know from experience..as i run those aswell..

 

DrGribble

Well-Known Member

• May 5, 2013

• #11

Malevolence said:

Is this it?

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Yeah that's the one, although it's got different stickers on the front but still identical.

I could always double up the ports to each bucket since I am only running 4 atm... I use 4" micropore air discs with this and seems to work fine, Maybe if I run two short pieces to a T, then to the hose I am using now I won't be wasting any air. I could always use more bubbles, honestly I don't think I could ever have too many and right now it's 'mild' but definitely adequate.

 

Malevolence

New Member

• May 6, 2013

• #12

Maybe you could insert a nail or thumb tack in the unused port and tape it up with electrical tape.

Or combine them into one line with a T connector like you're thinking.

Or run 2 lines to 2 stones per bucket.

The last two options might make your buckets really turbulent... but don't really know if that's a good or bad thing or if it matters.

 

DenverBuckets

Well-Known Member

• May 6, 2013

• #13

Hello All, I would highly recommend using a piece of tubing to connect the two extra ports in a U shape together equalizing the pressure. This is a sure fire solution.