Where to place air pump?

[tks4d2]

I have a tank with a stand and a glass top and I'm not sure where to place the air pump. Do you all just put it on the ground?

 

[Mgamer20o0]

be sure to place it above the tanks so you don't get a siphon going on a power loss.

by rb


i have a couple sponge filters and they are next or above the tank.

 

[tks4d2]

so you place it on the canopy/glass top?

 

["13"]

i keep mine a little off the floor and use a check valve and the drip loop system

 

[Rbishop]

I have heard of and experienced several failures, of the cheap check valves. If you can not get the pump above the tank, put it on a shelf above the tank or hang it from the back with a paperclip.

 

[red devil]

If possible I would recommend putting a nail or screw in the wall above the tank and hanging the pump from the wall with a string. To reduce noise you can put a piece of sponge or styrofoam between the pump and the wall. Putting the pump on the canopy is just asking for trouble...splash!

 

[hatcheridiot]

Not to mention....I think the pump vibrations would annoy me if I was a fish.