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Review: TOM Aqua Lifter Pump

PostPosted:07 Dec 2018 18:18
by Algae In Space
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So imported the TOM Aqua Lifter Pump from the US. It's a small diaphragm pump which can pump air and water. I wanted to use it as a mini pump in combination with a small glass tube filled with filter floss as a dead silent mini skimmer. I opened it up and made a little odor test.

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And it smells like

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a chemical plant!

There have to be tons of plasticizers in the rubber. Just inhaling once made me dizzy. It cost me a lot to import the pump but I won't us it. The Opaes wouldn't appreciate this at all. My advice: do not use this pump for Opaes as the phthalates will ooze out into the water over time.

Re: Review: TOM Aqua Lifter Pump

PostPosted:08 Dec 2018 10:35
by odin
Thanks for the heads up, its a damn shame though :(

Re: Review: TOM Aqua Lifter Pump

PostPosted:08 Dec 2018 14:29
by Algae In Space
odin wrote: 08 Dec 2018 10:35 Thanks for the heads up, its a damn shame though :(

You're welcome :wink: Yeah would have been a very cool little contraption...