Pump, 12 Volt or 110 Volt, what is Better?

Aquarium pumps and fountain pumps come in versions of 12 volts, 24 volts and 110 volts.

Besides the difference in voltage, is there a difference in quality, lifespan, reliability, etc.?

I use 24 volt transformer pump and 12 volt cycle timer with 12 volt solenoids, we have power outages from time to time and with 12 volt I can still cycle my misting for a few hours with the accumulator tank at 100 psi. I also like 12 volt for the wiring aspect. BUT I can't get away from 120 vac completely YET!

I`ve had the option of charging my 100L accumulators to 145psi without any electrical power whatsoever for years . Timer and solenoids will happily run off grid with a 7ah SLA battery and 20w solar charger.

Atomizer said:

I`ve had the option of charging my 100L accumulators to 145psi without any electrical power whatsoever for years . Timer and solenoids will happily run off grid with a 7ah SLA battery and 20w solar charger.

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That is very interesting.
I am not that good with electricity and numbers.
But do you think it would be possible to run a 24 volt/15 Watt pump for about 5 minutes per hour with your set up (7ah SLA battery and 20w solar charger) ?

We need more power, Marty! Without at least 1.21 gigawatts, we'll never make it back to the future!

I think you`d need a tad more than 1.25 amps to power a flux capacitor for 24 hours