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Reddit mentions of Hydrofarm AAPA45L Active Aqua Commercial Air Pump, 6 Outlets, 20W, 45 L/min
Sentiment score: 1
Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of Hydrofarm AAPA45L Active Aqua Commercial Air Pump, 6 Outlets, 20W, 45 L/min. Here are the top ones.
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- Ideal for running several Waterfarms or multiple air stones at once
- Electrical magnetic air compressor in a high quality aluminum alloy case
- Wear and tear-resistant material for cylinder and piston
- Comes with a 6 outlet, high quality copper, individually controllable air divider
- 20 Watts, 45 liters per minute, 120V. 700 GPH, maximum amperage is 0.17A and maximum decibels is 45.
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Silver |
| Height | 4.9 Inches |
| Length | 6.5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 6 Outlet |
| Weight | 0.8 Pounds |
| Width | 4.3 Inches |
The air compressor I use with my laser is similar to this one. It has been working quite well so far and isn't too noisy despite what the reviews on Amazon say. My exhaust blower is much noisier and drowns out the compressor noise. It puts out enough air to keep my cutting clean, but I will probably upgrade later so I can get more airflow.
Found this one - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002JPRNOU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
for 40 bucks. I think for what I need it should do fine. I mean, I was prepared to go with something 3x weaker just last night. It's a 20 watt/45 LPM setup. Getting damn near everything else off amazon except the buckets and the grommets/water level indicator setup so I figured it's not bad, free shipping with prime and all.
Those ratings are for fish tanks. You want as much air as possible. If you want to split an air pump between multiple buckets, get a more powerful one like this.
>where did you find that bucket lid? I've seen that sort of bucket all over the place on this subreddit, but never actually found out where to buy them, my bucket ended up being a full DIY.
I found them at a local garden center that carries some hydroponic equipment. I don't know where you're from but if I can find them where I am from I'm sure you can. You can always get them online too just search "6 inch net pot bucket lid"
>Any specific reason for putting the check valves at the air stones instead of at your pump or your splitter?
No, that's just how I did it. The check valve could go anywhere in the line really. My train of thought was just the less water that gets in the line the better, so I put it as close to the air stone as possible.
>Are you running 4 buckets in (R?)DWC? Whats the output/capacity of your oxygen pump?
I run 4 separate DWC buckets. My pump is a Hydro Farm AAPA45L
>would you say that your seedlings are stretching a bit or is that the natural length of them when starting them in rock wool cubes?
I've used different lights for seedling starting and I find they always seem to stretch like that, I combat it by planting the rock wool cube low in the net pot so I can build the clay pellets up around the stem as they grow. Unfortunately I must have been a bit too rough when I was moving the net pots into the buckets, or I dropped something but I broke the stem on GSC #1, the one that was in the pic. I found it with the stem bent past 90° with the leaves resting on the clay pellets. I propped it up with some toothpicks and hoping it'll pull through.
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https://www.amazon.com/Active-Commercial-AAPA45L-Outlet-Liters/dp/B002JPRNOU
Love this thing