Here are links to the products that I used: Linear Piston Pump: amzn.to/41VIDao Manifold: amzn.to/4iXnd2v Several people seem to be concerned about back pressure from restriction. I’m open to hearing your thoughts on it, but I do not believe that is an issue.  I’m not really restricting it that much. Whenever I restrict one line halfway, it just puts more pressure to the ones that are not restricted. Total output is going to 21 air stones. I have a similar pump to this one that I’ve been running for my pond for the last four years. It goes to one large air stone that is in 6 foot deep water
I would suggest using air check valves too. When you connect air check valves to a air tube of an inch, and other end o this pipe if connected to air stone or sponge filter. This way what you have is low resistance. Which means if ever there is a power cut, or outage, or if you turn off the air pump. The water from the aquarium during these times will flow into the air tubes. And then when you turn on the air pump, this will build resistance, where air pump will work hard to force the water from the air tube back into the aquarium working against the water pressure of the aquarium. This reduces the durability of any air pump. If you use aur check vale inside the aquarium, will reduce resistance to a great extent and increase durability of the air pump too. I hope you will find it to be helpful.
I went to a piston pump a long time ago. Another benefit is you use a lot less electricity. My pump uses 45 watts, that's less than a light bulb. One thought, you don't want to have back pressure on the pump, installing what is called a muffler allows you to control the back pressure. You want one with a control handle so it's adjustable.
Very nice. Congrats! In my case I went with the HiBlow HP40 (40 lpm) just because it is in my living room running a fluidized K1+ sump and it quieter pump I could find. 32dBa, more silent than a refrigerator. I also run their HP20 on another aquarium, quieter yet at 31 dBa. A couple of suggestions: 1) To improve the life expectancy of the pump, you want to bleed some air off and maintain the manufacturer recommended pressure ( look at the chart) between the pump and the manifolds. Usually around 2psi. As you use more air, you close the gate valve you use to bleed air off, always trying to maintain said pressure. You may need a small muffler to silence the hissing noise. 2) The little valves on your manifolds are on/off valves, regulating air flow thru them is hard. Use a needle valve on each line to fine tune the air flowing into each air store. Aquarium Coop sells the Ziss Prmium Air Valve, they work great! Happy New Year!
Great video, Brock,😊you remind me of the practical instructor at agricultural college, “always go bigger “ happy fun times many years ago! God bless you 🙏✝️. ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️. 🙋♀️🤍🇮🇱✌️
I think you could use a pvc pipe connected to the pump, install that pvc pipe in the roof of the room. Where aquariums are located drill holes in pipe adding air valves in is seal the valves in using silicone, then you would run the hose from the valve to the talk. Each hose should have valve dials which regilates the amount of air each releases. This is done in at least two petshops here in Jamaica. Uou are creative so i guess uour method will work, however the method described above decrease valves and hoses looking crowed in secrions of the fosh room.
Thanks for the video, i've been looking at getting one because of the price. However I think its important to say, its not a linear piston pump. Its a diaphragm pump.
@@uncommonaquatics I did, it says AquaMiracle Linear Air Pump. The pics in the listing of it with the lid off show the 2 diaphragms. It also shows the part number for the diaphragm rebuild kit. If it works, thats all that matters.
@@Troy-ov7xuYou are correct, this is a linear diaphragm pump. Pretty much the same as the little ones, the big differences outside of the amount of air this pump puts out vrs the small ones is. This one has better heat dissipation, the type of material this diaphragm is made from is higher quality, the diameter of the diaphragm is larger which reduces wear, and the biggest difference too me is that so many of this style of pump use the same diaphragm, so when or if you need to replace the diaphragm it super easy to purchase a new one. And replacing them is super easy, I do suggest getting replacement diaphragms and leave the bag they come in sealed. These are very reliable pumps but not having replacement diaphragms on hand for that unexpected diaphragm failure is crazy. The other style of these pumps is linear piston pumps, and I know nothing about them.
Wow that is a great idea I would have never thought about that Brock. Each video gets better and better hey have you seen any pairing off from your electric blue acrua fish yet. Mine laided another batch of eggs last night.
@@uncommonaquatics oh ok well I can't wait to see when your electric blue acrua pair up and the baby's there gonna have in there own tank. Everytime I see you post a video im thinking damn his acrua's have spawned 😆 have you seen there vent tubes come out yet. Not sure if you know this but male's have a pointer vent tube almost looks like a tiny fang. And females have more of a rounded vent tube almost looks like a sack. Well I'm routing for your electric blue acrua to pair off abd spawn
Howdy Brock! Good idea. Just because I am the consummate pessimist... is there a contingency plan if the pump would go down? Really like the idea of the individual valves on the manifold. Thanks for sharing 🤠
Yeah, I should probably keep all those old pumps. I have a pump just like this that’s been aerating the farm pond for three years. They are pretty durable.
I heard that when you setup a system like this you need to have it loop back on itself to keep the air circulating. This was with pvc pipe though. Im not sure how that would work differently with a manifold.
I like the idea, however i had a similar experiene years ago, but it was with water pumps. I scrapped the use of individual pumps and purchased one 1.5 horse power external pump. The new pump i got ended up burning so much electricity my bill qt the end of the month doubled. The ber fiest step to take in making this decision is to look at the wattage or amps each small pump uses add them up, then check the same for the larger air pump, if the larger one consumes less wattage or amps you on to something. As mentioned before a good idea but carefully assessment should be done.
This will definitely reduce Electric use. Running 13 air pumps was incredibly inefficient and this one pump will still do the job if I double the number of tanks.
Will back pressure be an issue? I just got a linear pump that will handle twice the amount of tanks I have. My fear is to much back pressure, shortening my pump life.
I’m not really restricting it that much. Whenever I restrict one line halfway, it just puts more pressure to the ones that are not restricted. Total output is going to 21 air stones. I have a similar pump to this one that I’ve been running for my pond for the last four years. It goes to one large air stone that is in 6 foot deep water
It’s pretty warm. But these are designed to be run 24/7 I have very similar pumps running to my farm pond and my Koi pond and they’ve been running for years
I’m not really restricting it that much. Whenever I restrict one line halfway, it just puts more pressure to the ones that are not restricted. Total output is going to 21 air stones. I have a similar pump to this one that I’ve been running for my pond for the last four years. It goes to one large air stone that is in 6 foot deep water
It’s definitively true that restriction is hard on a pump. I’m just trying to figure out how mine is restricted when I have 21 lines running. Most most of them are running wide open. Restricting a couple of them just pushes that air to the others. I don’t think I am not restricting flow coming out of the pump. The one on each of my ponds is dramatically more restricted, and they are being used exactly as the manufacturer recommends which is to a single large air stone deep in the water
@uncommonaquatics you will NOT know if you are restricting the pump until you place a low pressure gauge (0-5 psi) between the pump outlet and the manifolds. Use a gate valve to vent controlling the pressure. Look at the chart provided by the manufacturer, it should tell you the recommended running pressure. This is ONLY required if you want to make sure you will get the maximum life out of your pump.....
Are all thise check valves on the airlines necessary? If your pump an manifolds are higher then your tanks you should have to worry, or at least thats what ive seen 🤔
You can achieve equal air distribution by adding a canister.mine is a water container i attached to the air compressor then i connect the manifold to the canister and run the air hose to the tank. Here's the link where i found the idea: PS. It's in Filipino but i think you can put everything together.😅 th-cam.com/video/olJ1xtV4nAM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zNmEEnzNy5GMVLfF
![SunSun Canister Filter *14 Months Later* [Let's Look Inside!]](/img/n.gif)
Here are links to the products that I used:
Linear Piston Pump: amzn.to/41VIDao
Manifold: amzn.to/4iXnd2v
Several people seem to be concerned about back pressure from restriction. I’m open to hearing your thoughts on it, but I do not believe that is an issue. 
I’m not really restricting it that much. Whenever I restrict one line halfway, it just puts more pressure to the ones that are not restricted.
Total output is going to 21 air stones. I have a similar pump to this one that I’ve been running for my pond for the last four years. It goes to one large air stone that is in 6 foot deep water
I would suggest using air check valves too. When you connect air check valves to a air tube of an inch, and other end o this pipe if connected to air stone or sponge filter.
This way what you have is low resistance. Which means if ever there is a power cut, or outage, or if you turn off the air pump.
The water from the aquarium during these times will flow into the air tubes.
And then when you turn on the air pump, this will build resistance, where air pump will work hard to force the water from the air tube back into the aquarium working against the water pressure of the aquarium.
This reduces the durability of any air pump.
If you use aur check vale inside the aquarium, will reduce resistance to a great extent and increase durability of the air pump too.
I hope you will find it to be helpful.
Above or near tank air valve control better. Also tubing in a loop can help save on having the need for tube flying all over . My suggestion only
The bubbles are almost as fun to watch as the fish!
I went to a piston pump a long time ago. Another benefit is you use a lot less electricity.
My pump uses 45 watts, that's less than a light bulb.
One thought, you don't want to have back pressure on the pump, installing what is called a muffler
allows you to control the back pressure. You want one with a control handle so it's adjustable.
Very nice. Congrats!
In my case I went with the HiBlow HP40 (40 lpm) just because it is in my living room running a fluidized K1+ sump and it quieter pump I could find. 32dBa, more silent than a refrigerator. I also run their HP20 on another aquarium, quieter yet at 31 dBa.
A couple of suggestions:
1) To improve the life expectancy of the pump, you want to bleed some air off and maintain the manufacturer recommended pressure ( look at the chart) between the pump and the manifolds. Usually around 2psi. As you use more air, you close the gate valve you use to bleed air off, always trying to maintain said pressure. You may need a small muffler to silence the hissing noise.
2) The little valves on your manifolds are on/off valves, regulating air flow thru them is hard. Use a needle valve on each line to fine tune the air flowing into each air store. Aquarium Coop sells the Ziss Prmium Air Valve, they work great!
Happy New Year!
Great video i just upgraded to a linear piston air pump. I love it
Great video, Brock,😊you remind me of the practical instructor at agricultural college, “always go bigger “ happy fun times many years ago! God bless you 🙏✝️. ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️. 🙋♀️🤍🇮🇱✌️
I think you could use a pvc pipe connected to the pump, install that pvc pipe in the roof of the room. Where aquariums are located drill holes in pipe adding air valves in is seal the valves in using silicone, then you would run the hose from the valve to the talk. Each hose should have valve dials which regilates the amount of air each releases. This is done in at least two petshops here in Jamaica. Uou are creative so i guess uour method will work, however the method described above decrease valves and hoses looking crowed in secrions of the fosh room.
Of course this pump should be above all aquariums to prevent water backflow.
Thanks for the video, i've been looking at getting one because of the price. However I think its important to say, its not a linear piston pump. Its a diaphragm pump.
It says linear pump on the listing where I ordered it. Click the link in the pinned comment.
@@uncommonaquatics I did, it says AquaMiracle Linear Air Pump. The pics in the listing of it with the lid off show the 2 diaphragms. It also shows the part number for the diaphragm rebuild kit. If it works, thats all that matters.
@@Troy-ov7xuYou are correct, this is a linear diaphragm pump. Pretty much the same as the little ones, the big differences outside of the amount of air this pump puts out vrs the small ones is. This one has better heat dissipation, the type of material this diaphragm is made from is higher quality, the diameter of the diaphragm is larger which reduces wear, and the biggest difference too me is that so many of this style of pump use the same diaphragm, so when or if you need to replace the diaphragm it super easy to purchase a new one. And replacing them is super easy, I do suggest getting replacement diaphragms and leave the bag they come in sealed. These are very reliable pumps but not having replacement diaphragms on hand for that unexpected diaphragm failure is crazy.
The other style of these pumps is linear piston pumps, and I know nothing about them.
That's imo the best way to go if doing multiple tanks.👍
Wow that is a great idea I would have never thought about that Brock. Each video gets better and better hey have you seen any pairing off from your electric blue acrua fish yet. Mine laided another batch of eggs last night.
I believe I have a pair and they are in a tank by their selves. No eggs yet.
I do have angelfish eggs that will be shown in the next video
@@uncommonaquatics oh ok well I can't wait to see when your electric blue acrua pair up and the baby's there gonna have in there own tank. Everytime I see you post a video im thinking damn his acrua's have spawned 😆 have you seen there vent tubes come out yet. Not sure if you know this but male's have a pointer vent tube almost looks like a tiny fang. And females have more of a rounded vent tube almost looks like a sack. Well I'm routing for your electric blue acrua to pair off abd spawn
nice video. the only comment would be when you said coupling they are nipples. (couplings connect pipe to pipe, not fittings.) very informative.
Amazing 👍
Howdy Brock! Good idea. Just because I am the consummate pessimist... is there a contingency plan if the pump would go down? Really like the idea of the individual valves on the manifold. Thanks for sharing 🤠
Yeah, I should probably keep all those old pumps.
I have a pump just like this that’s been aerating the farm pond for three years. They are pretty durable.
Ah, CFMs, farmers use vacuum pumps to run their milking systems.
I used to test the equipment.
Thank you for this info 🫡
I heard that when you setup a system like this you need to have it loop back on itself to keep the air circulating. This was with pvc pipe though. Im not sure how that would work differently with a manifold.
I like the idea, however i had a similar experiene years ago, but it was with water pumps. I scrapped the use of individual pumps and purchased one 1.5 horse power external pump. The new pump i got ended up burning so much electricity my bill qt the end of the month doubled. The ber fiest step to take in making this decision is to look at the wattage or amps each small pump uses add them up, then check the same for the larger air pump, if the larger one consumes less wattage or amps you on to something.
As mentioned before a good idea but carefully assessment should be done.
This will definitely reduce Electric use. Running 13 air pumps was incredibly inefficient and this one pump will still do the job if I double the number of tanks.
@@uncommonaquatics Thanks for the clarity
great video subscribed for sure
Thanks
Good Deal : ) Thank You : )
Will back pressure be an issue? I just got a linear pump that will handle twice the amount of tanks I have. My fear is to much back pressure, shortening my pump life.
I’m not really restricting it that much. Whenever I restrict one line halfway, it just puts more pressure to the ones that are not restricted.
Total output is going to 21 air stones. I have a similar pump to this one that I’ve been running for my pond for the last four years. It goes to one large air stone that is in 6 foot deep water
Does it get hot ? I got a large one once and it was scorching hot in 5 min I didn’t want to run it
It’s pretty warm. But these are designed to be run 24/7
I have very similar pumps running to my farm pond and my Koi pond and they’ve been running for years
Running that big of a pump while choking valves back, isn't that going to prematurely wear the pump out faster??
I’m not really restricting it that much. Whenever I restrict one line halfway, it just puts more pressure to the ones that are not restricted.
Total output is going to 21 air stones. I have a similar pump to this one that I’ve been running for my pond for the last four years. It goes to one large air stone that is in 6 foot deep water
Yes it will.
It’s definitively true that restriction is hard on a pump. I’m just trying to figure out how mine is restricted when I have 21 lines running. Most most of them are running wide open.
Restricting a couple of them just pushes that air to the others.
I don’t think I am not restricting flow coming out of the pump.
The one on each of my ponds is dramatically more restricted, and they are being used exactly as the manufacturer recommends which is to a single large air stone deep in the water
@uncommonaquatics you will NOT know if you are restricting the pump until you place a low pressure gauge (0-5 psi) between the pump outlet and the manifolds. Use a gate valve to vent controlling the pressure. Look at the chart provided by the manufacturer, it should tell you the recommended running pressure.
This is ONLY required if you want to make sure you will get the maximum life out of your pump.....
How loud is it?
The pump isn’t very loud, but the air bubbles on.
Are all thise check valves on the airlines necessary? If your pump an manifolds are higher then your tanks you should have to worry, or at least thats what ive seen 🤔
Probably not. I already had all the check valves for the other pumps so I just kept them. Only a couple of the aquariums are higher than the pump.
You can achieve equal air distribution by adding a canister.mine is a water container i attached to the air compressor then i connect the manifold to the canister and run the air hose to the tank.
Here's the link where i found the idea:
PS. It's in Filipino but i think you can put everything together.😅
th-cam.com/video/olJ1xtV4nAM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zNmEEnzNy5GMVLfF
I got one air pump doing two aquariums
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