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Lots of times, although not in the past decade or so. No big deal, really.

Although....I once managed at a large fish/pet shop, and one of the new managers with the company was being shown how to 'suck-start' a siphon. She made the near-fatal (literally) errors of:
1. sucking far too hard and long;
2. Inhaling rather than sucking.
She was rewarded with a lungful of grungy aquarium water...which is like partially drowning on dry land...vomited violently several times...nearly passed-out...and had to sit down and recover for about an hour. Fortunately, she was fine, and the introduction of fish gunge into her lungs did not result in a case of bacterial pneumonia or some other delightful infection.

- Blech! Nasty!

nothing better than a mouthful of saltwater

See...I had the same bet....but for only $5...and drank a small cup of it...I only wish it had been for $100.

I was changing the office tank's water today and one of the guys bet me $100 that I wouldn't drink it. I almost did, but since I had just rinsed out the filters in that water I decided against it.

Steph

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I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.
~ Mae West

Be one with the fish!

LOL!

Voted for: EEW Never

That is just...well it's just...gross.

Yup, doesn't bother me although I don't intentionally make a habit of it

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There is water at the bottom of the ocean

Oh John, that's usually the best stuff Especially from Goldfish tanks That is where the really yummy stuff can be found...***heads off to find a fish tank in need of cleaning...***

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

Okay, fine... I have....

But even more then that is was anaerobic stuff from under 3 inches of gravel and I thought I was going to die .

I prefer brandy snifters when I drink my tank water.

Joe Potato

I always suck start the siphon. It's just faster. You can't do that for long withouot getting a mouthful now and again.

Mike

Yep, I have! My mom was really worried lol. I did it like 2 or 3 times, the first time I tried to clean my tank I use a python for my 90 gallon but I still have to do it the old-fashioned way for my 10 and 5 gallons.

Last edited by fishnewbie at 26-Dec-2004 21:46

I didnt know freshwater tanks were that salty.

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-Formerly known as the Ferretfish

Okay, I thought this would be a fun poll...be honest now!

How many people have accidentally taken in a little bit of tank water when trying to start a siphon? I'll admit that I've done gravel vacs when I wasn't exactly, err, "awake"

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-Formerly known as the Ferretfish

lots of it. my new canister filter doesn't have a primer of course, and I was a little out of practice on my syphoning technique. It was a little warm, with a hint of greens, maybe too fresh, a few tannins, almost fruity with a touch of bitter. DOH! That's the wine I'm a drinking!

Voted for yep
and it was actually kinda yummy sweet...not the type of sweet you really want to have again, but well yeah ....of course cynowater is just well.... not gonna go there

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lol better than sucking on the end of a siphon when you're trying to siphon gas outta yer car

been there, done that. Makes fish water taste like a fine wine .

there's always something worse as for tim's method - sucking on the end of the hose is more fun - its a challenge to get the water as close as you can to your mouth before pulling away.. its fun

but then, i'm known to be a little odd - my husband thinks i'm strange.....

one word ........yuck!