INCLY 7W Ultra Silent Aquarium Air Pump – 245 Gallon/Hr, 4 Adjustable Outlets – Commercial & Hydroponics Oxygen Bubbler for Fish Tank & Pond

Amazing.
I really love this pump. I sent one back due to noise which to me, was the second most important thing. The first is power and this little baby has it all. No noise and powerful enough to supply multiple tanks, if you add splitters. It’s right beside me now and no noise what so ever, which is exactly what I wanted. Probably un-endless how many tanks you can power with this one, so far I’m running it on 8 tanks and still have the air pressure cut back, so you can’t go wrong with this one.

Used/Damaged Item
First Item received: Item received was used. Pump was out of packaging with sides scuffed. Cables were uncoiled and shoved in wherever it could fit. Pump manual was nearly torn in half and the box wouldn’t even stay closed because of how it was packed. I’ve requested a replacement since other buyers have had better experiences and I’ll change my review if I get a new one this time.Update: Got a new pump this time, plugged it in and it was very quiet. All valves on the manifold worked fine.

Best one I have used yet! Super powerful and very quiet.
I’ve tried different air pumps over the years for both my aquariums and plant cloning/hydroponics systems. This one is by far the best air pump style I have used. Its powerful enough to run sponge filters in multiple tanks and seems well built. I have it running 4 double sponge filters (1 in each tank, 2-20gal long display tanks, 1-10gal quarantine tank, 1-5gal fry tank) on the low setting and it pushes out a lot of air. I could easily see this handling 2-4 40gal breeder tanks still on the low setting. Put it on high setting if you want a faster flow or to handle more tanks/airstones. Its super quiet, I hardly even notice it is running. It really is worth the extra cash over the cheap $10-$20 ones (tetra, hitop, etc) that barely handle 1 tank, are loud as hell, and burn out in a few months. Not sure about how long it will last, but so far its been about 3 months and still going strong. I plan to get another one soon for my other tanks so I can toss out the noisy ones.EDIT: 2 years and still going strong. This pump has run consistently 24hrs a day for 2 solid years. It is a tiny wee bit louder now due to age, but still runs the same amount of tanks just as well. I am very happy with this pump and when it finally dies I will buy it again.EDIT #2: 3 years later…. The pump is still running, but its much louder now. The air pressure on high is half what it was at purchase date. It can only run 2 sponge filters now. Noticed the flow had slowed quite a bit about 3 months ago. Last month I took half of the filters/airstones it was running off this pump. Clearly time to replace the pump. So it seems life expectancy on this pump is about 3 years.

Not High quality
Less than a year old (6 months) and its not working. I have 2 of the one a little older and it still works ok. I would not recommend this item at all. No warranty statement listed.

UPDATE: Oct 27 2023I noticed the noise increase at night compared to during the day and also noticed that the pumps would pump more air in the devices not a lot more but enough to be noticed, not just my pumps but all power devices on my tanks. During the day it was back to normal noise level and air volume.just at night that the noise levels would increase and I think I have an answer not only for these pumps but all electrical devices that are in an aquarium.The simplest answer is that the power demand for hydroelectric power is less when people are asleep. Less power demand means less current demand. Less current demand causes LOWER transmission losses, which allows the voltage to go higher (towards its “no load” value). which in turn means a small increase in power to the pumps enough to make them work just a bit harder which makes them create more noise because they now receive a little bit more power from your home. All that being said my pumps are still working like a charm with no hiccups to date.Oct. 6th, 2023: UPDATE:All 3 are pumping the air volume as advertised but have become much louder than when new. The first dB rating was 10 dB at a 2-foot distance now they are at 20 plus dB double the noise level when first used. all measured under the same circumstances. so they do increase with noise as they get older.I did take one apart to see if it was damaged it sounded like a rubber cup had a tear in it or a reed valve that was damaged it was that kind of loud. but everything was good no damage nothing loose.The only thing I can think of is that the rubber they used for the reed valves and cups has become a stiffer rubber from losing a micro amount of oils or moisture and making the valves and cups a harder rubber. this would cause this kind of noise and also means that it will only get louder with age as rubber does dry out and those reed valves would be the first to fail.7/12/2023~UPDATE: I now have 3 of them and all work very well, my first one is 3 months old (April 10th) no problems. If I could get parts for these air pumps, I would eliminate all the others I have and run INCLY MC-3000 exclusively.===================================================It works well I have no complaints, it is a bit noisy but that’s to be expected on an air pump this size although it is quite enough to be used in a bedroom as long as you put the pump on some EVA foam which is what I did.I would suggest this to anyone looking for a mid-range air pump for a rack that would hold 6x 5-gallon tanks and all using foam/floss air-driven filters. it would still have enough power to run breeding cages and air stone. very nice pump will be buying another one for my other rack of tanks.

I’m using the air pump to power 3 xl foam filters and an air stone. Pump works great. Highly recommended.