Draw an aquarium in your imagination. In it, you certainly put fish, some vegetation, colored pebbles ... And in one of the corners of your aquarium, you probably presented a rising stream of bubbles that saturate the water with oxygen. They appear due to the operation of the water pump, which is busy pumping water. We will talk about it.
Features of a water pump for an aquarium
It must be said that the functions of this pump are not limited to the mechanical distillation of water. In particular, his work helps maintain a uniform temperature throughout the water column. By supplying water to the filtration system, it is also useful when cleaning the aquarium. Finally, the water pump can also have decorative functions: from the fantasy of the aquarist, it depends on whether it will be an ornament of the aquarium design, whether a fountain or a waterfall that erupts by it forms a bubble.
In terms of its location relative to the aquarium, the water pump can be submersible (deep) and external (external); For a modestly sized aquarium, the second option is better. It is clear that in each of the options will be and its mounting, but the power of the water pump is how it is fixed, does not affect at all.
You can make a water pump for your aquarium with your own hands. For example, to manufacture a simple external pump as a base, you need a plastic box: on the lower surface, you need to make two holes for the hose, and on the cover there is a larger hole, into which a thin rubber membrane will enter.
By pasting the petals of silicone into the holes made at the bottom of the box, you can connect the membrane with a small motor (for example, from a toy car) through a crank, which will then be connected to the power supply. After all this, a hose is connected to the assembled structure. The water pump is ready for the aquarium.