azoo battery air pumps

Lacy · 12/31/2007, 07:19 AM

Has anyone used these air pumps before? Do they last long, as in not breaking or parts wearing out quickly? I bought a battery air pump (not azoo) from a local bait and tackle store. It did not last that long. The only time that I used it, it ran continuously for about 3-4 hours. It was only used once or twice a year and then stored. It lasted less than 3 years.
TIA

papagimp · 12/31/2007, 08:02 AM

I've seen em at the stores, and upon initial inspection, I decided to hold out for something a little better. They seem cheaply made but I guess during a power outage, it would be better than absolutely nothing.

RocketEngineer · 12/31/2007, 09:35 AM

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...20&pcatid=8120

If this is the one you are talking about, I own 2. I had one on my 30g FW community and another on my 75g Cichlid tank. They worked great when the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto knocked out the power. Only problem is that for a salt water tank, they either run continuously or off, they don't turn on when the power fails then off when it comes back on. For a FW tank that has a bubble curtain anyways, it would work great. For a reef, I'm not sure how well it would do.

Hope that helps.

TR3XX · 12/31/2007, 10:25 AM

i have 3 of these on standby. yes, they are cheap in quality but i've tested them for an 8 hour period it they worked fine. we don't get too many (long) outages where i live so they suit their purpose. 3pk are only $10.69

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...&Ntt=azoo&Np=1

one of these i'll end up getting a APC backup battery but for now i guess this will do..i hope. :P

Lacy · 01/05/2008, 02:21 PM

Thanks for the info. I did see them on Fosters&Smith. I think that I will look for a better made one locally.

m2434 · 01/05/2008, 02:45 PM

I doubt you will find something better at your LFS. A computer UPS could work better. Unfortunately they don't last long, at all, with powerheads and heaters etc.. If however, you where to just hook up a low watt air pump, it may work very well and might be your best bet for under $100.

12/31/2007, 07:19 AM	#1
Lacy Ex FMAS bod member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 3,837 Blog Entries: 1	azoo battery air pumps Has anyone used these air pumps before? Do they last long, as in not breaking or parts wearing out quickly? I bought a battery air pump (not azoo) from a local bait and tackle store. It did not last that long. The only time that I used it, it ran continuously for about 3-4 hours. It was only used once or twice a year and then stored. It lasted less than 3 years. TIA

12/31/2007, 08:02 AM	#2
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	I've seen em at the stores, and upon initial inspection, I decided to hold out for something a little better. They seem cheaply made but I guess during a power outage, it would be better than absolutely nothing. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

12/31/2007, 09:35 AM	#3
RocketEngineer Space is big. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Maryland Eastern Shore Posts: 3,226	http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...20&pcatid=8120 If this is the one you are talking about, I own 2. I had one on my 30g FW community and another on my 75g Cichlid tank. They worked great when the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto knocked out the power. Only problem is that for a salt water tank, they either run continuously or off, they don't turn on when the power fails then off when it comes back on. For a FW tank that has a bubble curtain anyways, it would work great. For a reef, I'm not sure how well it would do. Hope that helps. __________________ -RocketEngineer "Knowledge is what you get when you read the directions, experience is what you get when you don't." - Unknown Current Tank Info: None Currently

01/05/2008, 02:45 PM	#6
m2434 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,171	I doubt you will find something better at your LFS. A computer UPS could work better. Unfortunately they don't last long, at all, with powerheads and heaters etc.. If however, you where to just hook up a low watt air pump, it may work very well and might be your best bet for under $100. __________________ Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to comprehend those things which are there. ~Richard Feynman

12/31/2007, 10:25 AM	#4
TR3XX Moved On Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 11	i have 3 of these on standby. yes, they are cheap in quality but i've tested them for an 8 hour period it they worked fine. we don't get too many (long) outages where i live so they suit their purpose. 3pk are only $10.69 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...&Ntt=azoo&Np=1 one of these i'll end up getting a APC backup battery but for now i guess this will do..i hope. :P

01/05/2008, 02:21 PM	#5
Lacy Ex FMAS bod member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 3,837 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks for the info. I did see them on Fosters&Smith. I think that I will look for a better made one locally.