air pumps

[yank30265]

I have tetra whisper air pumps: 600 800 900 and a supra. I cant find the diaphrams fo these anymore because they aren't not being made. my buddy keeps buying the new turtle shaped pumps and they are dieing left and right. I want to find a pump that i can run 3 tanks off of. 1 55 w 2 lift tubes that use air. 1 30 with 2 lift tubes that use air. The 55 also has a long bubble wand and some little air activated decoration. Those are both fresh water. My new tank 125 reef tank Im slowly setting up. Im sure im gonna need some bubbles in it. i figure the total length of airline coming off the pump would be maybe20'(thats a guess till I run the line). What is a good pump to take care of all my needs and not have to worry about rebuild kits anymore. I was thinking of my 1.5 gallon 150 psi carpenter compressor but id have to go through reducers, set it in the attic, drain the water out of the tank and the noise might get to us. what is a reliable air pump to run everything under the sun?

 

[natclanwy]

I can't give you much of a reccomendation on an air pump since the Whisper pumps shaped like a turtle have work the best for me, I have had one going for about 3 years now and I think I only paid $15 for it.
I would research your decision to use air in your reef tank, air and salt just don't mix well for several reasons.
It makes a huge mess with the air bubbles bursting at the surface, water splashes everywhere and when it evaporates the salt stays behind.
The microbubbles it produces can be harmful to several inhabitants of a reef tank.
Bubbles are almost purely astetic they really don't provide anything but water movement, and power heads are far more effiecent at moving water than air.