How Do You Use A Siphon

webbster45 · 03-23-2007, 02:10 PM

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

**golfish** · 03-23-2007, 03:53 PM

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

***Reefland*** · 03-23-2007, 04:00 PM

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** · 03-23-2007, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefland

briskly suck,

Scott, can you say that here

***Reefland*** · 03-23-2007, 04:03 PM

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

wozza · 03-23-2007, 04:07 PM

hahahahhahaaa TOOOO FUNNY

Frag Hag · 03-23-2007, 04:53 PM

"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 · 03-24-2007, 02:02 PM

hey good idea shay never thorght of that one!

adonis · 04-01-2007, 08:08 PM

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

03-23-2007, 02:10 PM	#1
webbster45 Just Moved In Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 34	How Do You Use A Siphon How the hell do you work a siphon hose to clean, fill and change water in your tank?

03-23-2007, 03:53 PM	#2
golfish Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Alta Loma,Ca Posts: 2,925	Re: How Do You Use A Siphon not sure if I want to reply to this one...Maybe Scott will help out

03-23-2007, 04:00 PM	#3
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,007	Re: How Do You Use A Siphon 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. __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

03-23-2007, 04:03 PM	#5
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,007	Re: How Do You Use A Siphon Common, we're talking about a siphon tube for changing saltwater. __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

03-23-2007, 04:07 PM	#6
wozza Mayor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: uk, devon Posts: 879	Re: How Do You Use A Siphon hahahahhahaaa TOOOO FUNNY __________________ 65 US gal system BLAU 150NW in-sump skimmer 150w giesemann pendent 17 kgs of live rock Amphiprion ocellaris - Ocellaris clownfish Amphiprion percula - Percula clownfish Centropyge bispinosus - Coral beauty Pseudocheilinus hexataenia - Six line wrasse Zebrasoma scopas - Scopas tang Entacmaea quadricolor - BTA Tridacna derasa - Derasa clam 5 x Ceriths snails 10 x nass vibex snails 6 x Trochus snails Feather dusters Star polyps wozza's Aquarium Log

03-23-2007, 04:53 PM	#7
Frag Hag Citizen Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: So. Calif. Posts: 188	Re: How Do You Use A Siphon "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

03-24-2007, 02:02 PM	#8
wozza Mayor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: uk, devon Posts: 879	Re: How Do You Use A Siphon hey good idea shay never thorght of that one! __________________ 65 US gal system BLAU 150NW in-sump skimmer 150w giesemann pendent 17 kgs of live rock Amphiprion ocellaris - Ocellaris clownfish Amphiprion percula - Percula clownfish Centropyge bispinosus - Coral beauty Pseudocheilinus hexataenia - Six line wrasse Zebrasoma scopas - Scopas tang Entacmaea quadricolor - BTA Tridacna derasa - Derasa clam 5 x Ceriths snails 10 x nass vibex snails 6 x Trochus snails Feather dusters Star polyps wozza's Aquarium Log

04-01-2007, 08:08 PM	#9
adonis New in Town Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: leicestershire Posts: 1	Re: How Do You Use A Siphon 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

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