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Has anyone else had their siphons stop working with time? Really weird -- I've had the same siphon for a couple of years. Recently, I haven't been able to get it started (whereas other siphons work fine). It's not blocked, although I do notice that the particular brand has a little plastic disk in the bell that sometimes flips down, blocking it. But as I said, it worked fine for two years and one day, it just stopped. Now, the only way to get it started is to suck on it (blech!), so I finally replaced it. But is this typical? I had another one do the same thing last year -- same brand, different (smaller) siphon. It's driving me nuts.

Sounds to me that the small diaghphram in the siphon has gotten stiff/brittle and is not sealing properly when attempting to use.

Again, sometimes things just wear out from useage.

Last edited by OldTimer at 26-Apr-2005 20:34

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Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain

Are those little plastic disk thingies really necessary? I have another brand of siphon for another tank, and I don't think it has one.

They are if you don't want to put your mouth on it.


Angel Eel