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	U NEVER have 2 suck on the tube to vacuum
bayara Hobbyist Posts: 139 Kudos: 117 Votes: 14 Registered: 30-Aug-2004	i only suck on the end when i'm cleaning my feeder breeding tank (don't use the siphon.... only the hose) i just watch for the water to reach about 3/4 the way up the hose, then let it go - i've never got a mouthful of water. for the rest of my tanks, i've always used the instructions that sand provided.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
Beefshank Enthusiast Posts: 246 Kudos: 141 Votes: 36 Registered: 30-Jun-2004	I used to be an auto machanic, and have many times sucked on syphon lines to start gasoline flowing (never stealing it, I promise!) Whenever I suck on a fish tank line, the instant I feel the water, my brain thinks of gas. Then I taste the water and am SO happy. LOL. If anybody thinks it's gross, do it ONCE with gas! I'll take some nitrates any day! -Dennis
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
poisonwaffle Mega Fish Posts: 1397 Kudos: 591 Registered: 11-Feb-2003	I have a siphon that has a one way valve in it, so you just push it down, pull it back up, and push it back down and it'll start right up. I don't use that one anymore since I now have a bunch of curious little bottom feeders and bettas that like to try to get sucked up...I use airline tubing now, and I've always started it the way you described
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Toirtis... I think the key word is by *accident*. I guess you've grown fond of the sushi soup also? Heidi [/font][/font][/font] "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Hey...I have always 'suck-started' siphons...and I haven't had a mouthful of water by accident in 15 years!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
sand Hobbyist Posts: 132 Kudos: 77 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Mar-2004	no they're not John Stone. Also LOT of people don't know that. If you only have something sarcastic to say, call your ex-wife
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
Sin in Style Mega Fish Posts: 1323 Kudos: 1119 Votes: 165 Registered: 03-Dec-2003	directions? what are these "directions" you speak of?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	Umm... Aren't those instructions printed on the package of just about every gravel vac ever made?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Moondog, I resemble that remark!!! I happen to like my weekly drink of sushi water!!![/font] "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:40
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	i think some people just like the taste of tank water "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
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