RE: re:air pumps

["Douglas Dunlop" <ddunlop@nortelnetworks.com>]

Is this what you mean?

  _______
 |               |   ______________
 |               |  [                            ]     Regular airline
 |    Pump  |=3D=3D     Reservoir      =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
 |               |  [______________]
 |_______ |       =20

Yes, regular airline output goes into the 'fat' reservoir tube (I use 4
inches of 1 inch inner diameter tubing.  Then the regular airline is
attached to the other end.  Not unlike a car muffler.  My previously shy
Taenicara Candidi seem much braver after the modification.  I think that the
reservoir damps out some of the percussion from the diaphragms. 
I am curious, on a similar line, has anyone else encountered benefits to
their apistos of damping out vibrations to the tanks.  I originally thought
this was just so my house wouldn't hum but I think that there is probably
more benefit to the fish than to me.
Doug


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