| | |  | Healthcare | Home » » » » Tetra 77854 Whisper Air Pump, 60-Gallon | | | | | | | Description: | | Whisper air pumps provide reliable service at an economical cost. Efficient and easy-to-use, Whisper air pumps can handle the aeration needs of aquariums from 10 to 100 gallons. | | | Features: | |
• For use in 60-Gallon aquariums
• Whisper air pumps provide reliable servie at an economical cost
• Efficient and easy to use
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 3.38 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 8.38 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.65 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 41 reviews |
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46 of 47 found the following review helpful:
it's good, here's a tip though....Dec 27, 2006
By William A. Heimiller
...if you only use one of the two outputs(like I do), put a piece of hose onto the unused outlet - it will muffle the noise it makes[I don't know why they don't tell you this in the pump instructions!]. If both outlets have hoses on them, whether they are in the water or not, this will be a quiet air pump. Having two outputs is great, you could easily feed two 30 gal tanks with this, and it seems like this could handle a 100 gal tank.
Also!: Make sure to position your bubbles emitting from your stone/bubblewall NOT near(under) your filter intake. The intake will take in the air bubbles and cause significant noise as it spits them out up near the filter[gheez, why don't they tell you this in the pump instructions!]. With a quiet pump and keeping your air bubbles away from the filter intake, you should have a system quiet enough to sleep next to. Therefore I don't recommend using a full length back bubble wall with a top filter, as the filter will take in the bubbles and cause noise.
Whatever you do, don't buy Top Fin pumps,...they're cheap and cheaply made - too noisy. Both Tetra Whisper and Rena brands have superior quiet engineering.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Surprisingly Quiet. Good Quality & Parts.Feb 10, 2012
By J. Figueroa
Let's get something clear first, no air pump runs 100% quiet, no matter what the makers say. Now the review :
After all the numerous mixed reviews, I decided to take a chance and get this air pump anyway, and I'm glad I did.
This pump, as the title says, is surprisingly quiet, the sound of the bubbles and the waves in my tank are actually louder than this pump, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that. I have an old, square shape, Aquaculture pump that was bugging me it was so loud. The Tetra Whisper pump emits a very, almost unnoticed hum. The pump has 2 outakes and comes included with the following:
The pump of course, instructions , 1T-adapter; 2 knobs/valves that help regulate the amount of bubbles you feed into the aquarium by increasing/decreasing air flow. This is actually perfect for those like me with a smaller tank, even though I have a 50 GAL, I don't have to have bubbles at full blast.
I had a problem with my wave maker stirring bubbles all over the place, but now with this new pump, I can have less bubbles in the area near the powerheads hooked to my wave maker. I'm currently using this pump with these Elite 1-Inch Cylinder Air Stone, 4-Pack and so far, so good. Let the stones soak in your tank for at least 10 minutes before using them.
Some people recomend keeping the pump above water level, but in my 12 years of keeping aquariums I've never done that; just make sure you create a "drip loop" for the power cord with a screw or a push pin, so if water for some reason finds its way down, it will hang and drip at the loop and not reach the AC plug. You may also want to get these 2 PCS Non-return Check Valves for Aquarium Air Pump to keep water from going into the pump during water changes or power outages.
If you ask me if I have any complaints about this pump, I'd say its size, but that's a minor issue for me, the dome shape of the pump was intentionally designed to reduce the amount of noise it makes, and it works.
The pump measurements are as follow:
7.5 inches long, 4.5 inches wide and 3 inches high.
Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase, the pump is well built, high quality and made to last. The best feature of course, its almost silent operation, I don't have to crank the volume up on my TV anymore.
One last tip, if you want this pump, or any other pump to make less noise, place it on top of a thick sock or an old fashioned mouse pad. That should absorb some of the vibrations.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Super Quiet!Apr 17, 2007
By Kenny Mcelroy
I've had this for a couple of months now and it's still super quiet...which I need as my tank is in my bedroom. Product is as described. ;-)
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Large Pump!!!Jul 27, 2011
By CARRASQUEL
Pump is about 8 1/2 long! "It's really big" and has great air flow!!! Comes with a triple connector and two connectors that you can adjust with the airline hoses. "That's a bonus"! It's so worth it and it's in my 55 Gallon fish tank. One little thing "It hum's but If you stay away at least six feet the noise won't matter. Still worth it!!!!!!!! The bigger the motor---The bigger the noise because of its magnets. You can always cover the pump with a heavy towl to cover the noise or put it in a empty cabinet.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Works great, fairly quiet...Mar 09, 2011
By B. McClure
"Ben"
The vibrations it makes are certainly not what I would describe as a "whisper", but it is quiet enough none-the-less.
Great bang for the buck--easily handles two large air stones at once.
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