Will this luft pump power snailman's CC 4" skimmer?

[FloridaFishMan]

Hi,
Just want to see if this luft air pump will be good enough for my 5' 4" CC skimmer for a 120gal? http://cgi.ebay.com/Coralife-Luft-h...ryZ46312QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
or do I need this one?
http://www.esuweb.com/cardfile.asp?ItemNumber=01656&IDProductRelationship=382
Chris

 

[BeanAnimal]

Buy a small alita linear air pump. Expensive, but quiet and reliable.

 

[BeanAnimal]

The second "luft" you linked two is very loud. Ask tinygiants he has a similar (the same) pump. These are all OEMd by an overseas company.

 

[FloridaFishMan]

Is linear the best way to go for a 4-5' skimmer? What about two of these (the Dw96)? http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/6556/cid/1777
they are supposed to be quiet. LMK. I will check out the alita.
Chris

 

[BeanAnimal]

They will not come close to the alita.

 

[FloridaFishMan]

Thanks bean. Another question. What type of power consumption do the alitas have? I saw 45watts. I am trying to design an energy efficient tank. Sorry if these questions are stupid but I don't really understand air pumps that well.
thanks for your time,
Chris

Which alita would you reccomend for a 4-5' 4" skimmer for a 120gal?

 

[BeanAnimal]

You may want to look at the thrad started by tinygiants. The smallest ALITA you can find on ebay. I am not sure what the model number is off hand. They are 19 liter pumps I believe... so it is likely an L19 or 20L or something. That sound about right for power consumption.

 

[cee]

Buy an Alita. My AL-60 is running 12 limewood stones at 4' with air to spare, so now I air cool my ballasts. Pretty quiet for an air pump, too. Wanted an AL-40, but actually got the AL-60 cheaper on ebay. I think it's about 60 W.

 

[bergzy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6610216#post6610216 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal
They will not come close to the alita.

how does the alita outperform the sweetwater?

aquatico doesnt list a whole lot of info about the aweetwater other than the watts used.

planning a 8' tall 8" diameter acrylic cc skimmer with 8 airstones.

 

[BeanAnimal]

It outperforms those little pumps listed in the link.

They are about the same as the sweatwater (the sweatwater is a copy of the alita). There are about 8 pumps that look the same. There are 3 companies that make these pumps. Alita makes their own, the sweatwaters are oemd in china with 4 or 5 other "brands". I have been told that the 20L units are about the same all around, the 40 liter and above units have some subtle but important differences that make the Alita better.

Bean