Crazyfishlady Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Ok, I have started the test to see how well and how long the azoo battery powered air pump does and will go. link to the product I got http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=3693 Cost $4.99 + tax & shipping used: bucket, double sponge filter, 2 D batteries Product comes with - unit, air tube, air stone (I didn't use the air stone) - does NOT come with batteries Test started at 10am on Sunday 4-5-15. I will post updates h4n, eozen81 and Soothing Shrimp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Great experiment! h4n and Crazyfishlady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Thanks - it's nice to know ahead of time right? lol Almost at the 2 hour mark and no slowing, so at least it's great for the short term. I'm home tomorrow, so I should get a good idea of how long it last. Might be worth it to have a valve thing on the air tubing since you can't adjust the flow any other way. h4n and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBRguy Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 if you are ever in need they sell something just like that at academy sporting goods for 5 bucks. no shipping charge or waiting. incase you ever need one real quick. i think the brand is mr. bubbles or something like that. Soothing Shrimp and Crazyfishlady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I ran that model for about 36 hours once, so I'll be interested to see how many days you get out of it. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I ran that model for about 36 hours once, so I'll be interested to see how many days you get out of it. That's good to know I'm at 5.5 hours and it's doing fine although I'm going to stick it in my bedroom until I go to bed because it is rather loud. lol h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 .never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Well I've passed the 24 hour mark and doing great! The noise however... may make me shorten this test. lol It is rather LOUD! mayphly, RyeGuy411 and Soothing Shrimp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 27.5 hours and not even so much as slowing... pretty impressed for $5 (well, the D batteries aren't cheap). I'm forcing myself to suck it up and see how long it goes, just so we all know. When I'm in the living room, I put it in my bedroom with the door closed. When I go to bed I put it out near the laundry, lol. The things we do.... RyeGuy411 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Im very interested in this experiment and was considering purchasing some of these for a longer term solution. The battery back up is nice for the peace of mind that it its never interrupts the air flow but for prolonged use this might be cheaper. I am more worried, personally when im out of town for the weekend during the summer. I like to hike and camp and am occaisonally gone for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Im very interested in this experiment and was considering purchasing some of these for a longer term solution. The battery back up is nice for the peace of mind that it its never interrupts the air flow but for prolonged use this might be cheaper. I am more worried, personally when im out of town for the weekend during the summer. I like to hike and camp and am occaisonally gone for a few days. I completely agree, I would love to have something that automatically kicks on when the power goes down. I'm still pretty nervous about that. But the cost it out of my range right now (since I would need 3). I guess... If I were to go out of town for 2 days, I could technically just hook these up, but I am usually close to home. Summer is coming but for my family that means high school football, so we don't go overnight much. I'm hoping Soothing can 'whip up' a cheaper version of the auto one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Oh I forgot your tanks are not near each other. That is a problem, I have thought about upping the size of my UPS and even if I added another tank or two it would still be pretty resonable for me to use a UPS. Im just not sure how long it would run, the first test was over 4 hours. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Well.... I will have hit the 36 hour mark in 10 mins and it is going strong, double sponge filter and all. We will see if it is still going when I wake up. I have to work tomorrow but my son is on spring break so I told him he had to let me know if it stopped... hopefully he will remember. lol [ side note - I have been meaning to mention that the type of battery could have different outcomes as well. I posted the pic of the batteries I am using] Soothing Shrimp and h4n 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Woke this morning and that thing is still going - as of 7am this morning it will be 45 hours! I'm actually impressed Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I never would have thought this. This is very good news! Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Great idea for an experiment. I took a quick look at the academy sports website, their $5 product: "Runs for up to 20 hours on 2 AA batteries (not included); will run off 1 battery" They have other versions, too, using other battery sizes. I am guessing other sports/fishing stores would have similar products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Just jumping in real quick - I called my son and that sucker is still going. As of 2:00pm (pacific standard time, USA) that is the 52 hour mark. - Still.... this is just as much a testimony to the batteries since using different ones could have much different outcomes. 35ppt - good to know. The 2AA batteries would likely not run as long since this one runs on two D batteries, so a lot of 'juice' lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 And... you guessed it, got home and it is still going. As of 5:30pm PST-US I'm at 55.5 hours mayphly and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 I'm gonna have to pick up a couple of these. A couple of my other ones are so old I have to bang on them to get them to work, Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 I'm pretty darn impressed myself although I'm actually looking forward to the end of this experiment, the sound is mind numbing, lol If I really had to have 3 going (2 in my small bedroom) I would need ear plugs. It would save the shrimp so I would do it, but they really need to come up with a quieter version, ha ha Oh well... they are worth the $5 in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 ^-^ So perhaps I should have clarified - when I said I ran it for 36 hours, it was because after that time, I handed the bucket of fish off to be sent to a pond, and not because the batteries died. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 I'm kinda looking forward to these batteries dying to be honest, ha ha.... h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Oh my ... it was years ago! I do not remember it being that loud, but then again I was not always in the same room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 It's probably just me, I'm used to a semi quiet home and live in a very small apartment so .... it's as loud as in the video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 And for those following - as of 6:30am PST-US.... it is STILL GOING!!!! Current accumulated time running = 68.5 hours Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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