Adam, You may have a malfunctioning air pump or one that cannot handle the depth of your tank & is suffering from back pressure. One way to avoid the problem is to us a low flow power head on your lift tube. Mike Wise Adam G wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm in the midst of convertig a show tank that houses my apistos into a > breeding tank (which I'm very excited about!). I recently ordered and > set-up a hydro sponge filter (the tank was running on an eclipse system that > has a filter intake that would just love to suck in fry). I was wondering > if anyone has any proven techniques for quieting that darn little air pump! > > Thanks so much > -Adam > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world?s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. > Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto