That yellow usb one is a god of a pump tbh lol, i have 5 running in this very room tight now and not a sound or hum or vibration, i have them all hanging behind the tanks on a stick on hook, id not use any other one, i got the idea from Aquarium COOP etc.
Ah man, perhaps I got the 1/1000 that was less than perfect off the production line or something then. I could hear it was louder than the others soon as I plugged it in but I can only test the one in my hands I guess. Glad you are happy with yours though bud.
@@DanielKeepingFish Yea on Amazon they are made by many differant makes, i think these are really big in the USA as well, i honestly dont hear a single thing. Infact just this very second ive sat down after finishing my Wifes 60ltr BioTube (i hate them lol) and i changed the OAse pump over to this small USB one, its now totally silent lol
Well this is a fabulous comparison Daniel....we are in the market for some of these soon so thanks for the info. ...those fur babies get a bit jealous of the tanks that's for sure hahaha....congrats on 5K mate!!!
Thanks very much bud. Yeah the cat fairly recently adopted us and likes to be center stage. Either perched on my shoulder or forever under my feet trying to trip me up haha..
@@DanielKeepingFish awesome…..the wieners run the house around here that’s for sure and they too get upset when we spend too much time with the fish…..we’ve even shown this in some videos especially with Lacey where she goes into a huge barking fit basically telling us “enough with those damn fish already I need a lap to sit on” hahaha
Love these videos! I’m sensitive to sound, struggles to find a max size canister filter be low sound. I’m curious of what the oase bio master Thermo 850 has for sound vs 2217 eheim
Ah I wish I could give you a complete answer but I don't have either of these to test them with the dB meter I'm afraid. I have an Aqua One 750, Oase Biomaster Thermo 250 and an Eheim Classic. None of them are in operation. I tend to have a love/hate relationship with canisters haha.. I use them fine for a while but find maintenance a drag and after a flood or two (usually my fault) I end up ditching them for a while. I do feel like the Oase and the Classic were pretty quiet but they are smaller models than the ones you are considering and I don't imagine I am quite as sensitive to sound as yourself.
Haha, Luna was sitting next to me purring away, dB meter still in hand so I figured why not. 😆 Thanks very much bud. Quite enjoyed running those test. Seems science lessons at school finally paid off for something haha..
Dear Daniel: I’m more interested in price and longevity than decibels. I already have filters going on tanks in four rooms of my house and an old, loud, air pump, in one room. If I was allowed to keep a tank at work, I’d still enjoy the white noise of an air pump or filter. I use fans to make such noise, there now. You produced another, interesting video and I appreciate your demonstration of these, fine products. It’s also a pleasure to see you interact with precious Luna. All my best, Sincerely, E. J. Brinegar
Yeah we all have different criteria for choosing our aquarium accessories I guess but I know sound levels are important to many people. Unfortunately I can't report on the longevity of any of them at this stage I'm afraid but I shall report back if either of them becomes noteworthy. I'm sure Luna would say hi if we could interpret the purrs haha..
Dear Daniel: Sometimes Hank, the house cat at Feeders, enjoys interacting with me. Other times, he walks away or stays hidden. I was surprised to discover, as he was laying on the cash register counter when I stopped by, this week, that he hasn't been neutered. Perhaps this explains his, varied moods. Sincerely, Brinegar
A difference of 3B means one signal is double the volume of the other, a difference of 6dB means 4 times the loudness, and so on, awesome test on them.
Daniel that was very interesting, it surprised me how quiet they were. The USB could be used as an emergency pump I might have a look at that. I have 3 rechargeable pumps from APS. They do the job but they are noisy. I might try one of those USB's run from a battery pack. To be honest I was expecting them to sound like blowflies.
Yeah they'd definitely do in a pinch running off a power bank as you say. I have the Nicrew Max 6. Great pump and can run a line or two with a battery back up facility but twice the price of a single USB air pump. Then again there's the price of the power bank to run the USB one so evens out kinda.
Ah thank you very much Alison. That's right, Love Fish is the brand you can pick up at Pets @ Home. Must say I can't find fault in it so far except that the plug fell apart after a couple of times plugging it in and out. Sure that's not a common fault though, just unlucky with the one I got.
@@DanielKeepingFish love fish very affordable and that suits me just fine. Do love a good ratch in pets at home lol go in for fish stuff come out with a hamster aswell🤣
Thanks for doing that, think I will get one of those. And Luna is adorable - love Tabbies
Thanks Becks. If you liked Luna wait till you see the new kitten we just got. Cuteness overload haha...
Huge congrats on 5k! And outstanding comparison! 👌
Thanks Laz. Yeah I enjoyed doing this wee experiment for sure.
congrats on 5k 😀
Thanks very much FC.
That yellow usb one is a god of a pump tbh lol, i have 5 running in this very room tight now and not a sound or hum or vibration, i have them all hanging behind the tanks on a stick on hook, id not use any other one, i got the idea from Aquarium COOP etc.
Ah man, perhaps I got the 1/1000 that was less than perfect off the production line or something then. I could hear it was louder than the others soon as I plugged it in but I can only test the one in my hands I guess. Glad you are happy with yours though bud.
@@DanielKeepingFish Yea on Amazon they are made by many differant makes, i think these are really big in the USA as well, i honestly dont hear a single thing.
Infact just this very second ive sat down after finishing my Wifes 60ltr BioTube (i hate them lol) and i changed the OAse pump over to this small USB one, its now totally silent lol
@@DanielKeepingFish
I'm running 3 of them and they are dead silent
Well this is a fabulous comparison Daniel....we are in the market for some of these soon so thanks for the info. ...those fur babies get a bit jealous of the tanks that's for sure hahaha....congrats on 5K mate!!!
Thanks very much bud.
Yeah the cat fairly recently adopted us and likes to be center stage. Either perched on my shoulder or forever under my feet trying to trip me up haha..
@@DanielKeepingFish awesome…..the wieners run the house around here that’s for sure and they too get upset when we spend too much time with the fish…..we’ve even shown this in some videos especially with Lacey where she goes into a huge barking fit basically telling us “enough with those damn fish already I need a lap to sit on” hahaha
Love these videos! I’m sensitive to sound, struggles to find a max size canister filter be low sound. I’m curious of what the oase bio master Thermo 850 has for sound vs 2217 eheim
Ah I wish I could give you a complete answer but I don't have either of these to test them with the dB meter I'm afraid. I have an Aqua One 750, Oase Biomaster Thermo 250 and an Eheim Classic. None of them are in operation. I tend to have a love/hate relationship with canisters haha.. I use them fine for a while but find maintenance a drag and after a flood or two (usually my fault) I end up ditching them for a while.
I do feel like the Oase and the Classic were pretty quiet but they are smaller models than the ones you are considering and I don't imagine I am quite as sensitive to sound as yourself.
Proper scientific tests, cat pur comparison for the win! All joking aside very helpful vid mate, nice one
Haha, Luna was sitting next to me purring away, dB meter still in hand so I figured why not. 😆
Thanks very much bud. Quite enjoyed running those test. Seems science lessons at school finally paid off for something haha..
Very helpful 👍 nice one 🙏
Ah cool. Hope it was helpful like you say.
Great job brother 👍👍 excellent video!
Thanks Vinny. Glad you liked it mate.
Dear Daniel:
I’m more interested in price and longevity than decibels. I already have filters going on tanks in four rooms of my house and an old, loud, air pump, in one room. If I was allowed to keep a tank at work, I’d still enjoy the white noise of an air pump or filter. I use fans to make such noise, there now.
You produced another, interesting video and I appreciate your demonstration of these, fine products. It’s also a pleasure to see you interact with precious Luna.
All my best,
Sincerely,
E. J. Brinegar
Yeah we all have different criteria for choosing our aquarium accessories I guess but I know sound levels are important to many people. Unfortunately I can't report on the longevity of any of them at this stage I'm afraid but I shall report back if either of them becomes noteworthy.
I'm sure Luna would say hi if we could interpret the purrs haha..
Dear Daniel:
Sometimes Hank, the house cat at Feeders, enjoys interacting with me. Other times, he walks away or stays hidden. I was surprised to discover, as he was laying on the cash register counter when I stopped by, this week, that he hasn't been neutered. Perhaps this explains his, varied moods.
Sincerely,
Brinegar
A difference of 3B means one signal is double the volume of the other, a difference of 6dB means 4 times the loudness, and so on, awesome test on them.
Thanks very much mate.
Daniel that was very interesting, it surprised me how quiet they were. The USB could be used as an emergency pump I might have a look at that. I have 3 rechargeable pumps from APS. They do the job but they are noisy. I might try one of those USB's run from a battery pack. To be honest I was expecting them to sound like blowflies.
Yeah they'd definitely do in a pinch running off a power bank as you say. I have the Nicrew Max 6. Great pump and can run a line or two with a battery back up facility but twice the price of a single USB air pump. Then again there's the price of the power bank to run the USB one so evens out kinda.
Great reviews 👍 personally I think the small air pumps are really only good for transporting fish, but that’s only my opinion
For sure mate. For folk with many or larger tanks anyway, for people with a small bedroom or office tank these wee air pumps are ideal though hey.
@@DanielKeepingFish yup
that is very good info
Thank you.
Hiya is love fish the pets at home air pump? Like the look of that 1. Great video 👍
Ah thank you very much Alison.
That's right, Love Fish is the brand you can pick up at Pets @ Home. Must say I can't find fault in it so far except that the plug fell apart after a couple of times plugging it in and out. Sure that's not a common fault though, just unlucky with the one I got.
@@DanielKeepingFish love fish very affordable and that suits me just fine. Do love a good ratch in pets at home lol go in for fish stuff come out with a hamster aswell🤣
great video but i think you have a air pump obsession 😂
Haha... need an intervention. 😆
USB aquarium air pump came out of a aquarium coop box!
I wish! Still no Co-op in the UK (sad face).