How Do You Use A Siphon

[webbster45]

How the hell do you work a siphon hose to clean, fill and change water in your tank?

[golfish]

not sure if I want to reply to this one...Maybe Scott will help out

[Reefland]

Why for it got to be me?

Really it's pretty simple. Acquire the hose/tube you want to use (make sure it is clean and dry), please one end in the aquarium holding it underwater, and briskly suck, only for a brief second, on the other end and the water will begin to move through the tube. Make sure that the end you are sucking on is lower than the end that is end the aquarium.

[golfish]

briskly suck,

Scott, can you say that here

[Reefland]

Common, we're talking about a siphon tube for changing saltwater.

[wozza]

hahahahhahaaa TOOOO FUNNY

[Frag Hag]

"Briskly sucking" aside, you can also start a siphon in your tank.

1. Immerse tube and hose in tank.

2. Taking care to keep both under water, lift one end of the tube under water to allow air bubbles to be released. This may take a couple of times.

3. Once bubbles are completely out of tube and it is full of water, place the vacuumed end into sand, and cover the other end of the hose with your thumb. Remove (thumb still covering) hose and place into a bucket. Release thumb from hose, and voila!, water should be siphoning into bucket.

Shay

[wozza]

hey good idea shay never thorght of that one!

[adonis]

i coudn't believe my eyes and i also couldnt stop laughin when i was looking through this side. i knew what you mean but its so easy to think the opposite and turn the words around ha, nice to have a good laugh on here though, but @least we know what you mean properly for the tanks like