Do You Start Siphons with Your Mouth?

[Lionfish Lair]

Nom. Nom. Nom.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Not me.....not for my tank anyway. I dip about 3 to 4 feet into the tank and then pinch off the tubing and quickly pull it out and let it rip.

Now gas, that's another story. When Sandy hit and no one had power, including gas stations, I had to siphon gas out of the fleet of cars I had so I could gas for the generator. In that case, I used a length of 1/4 tubing I had from setting up RO/DI and gave it a good suck. Fortunately I could see the gas coming up the tube and therefore didn't take a mouth-full.

 

[Tahoe61]

Yup...

 

[Maritimer]

Most of the cells in my body aren't mine already . . . why not invite a few more to the party?!

~B.

 

[Kershaw]

I start with my mouth but I don't make contact with water. I let a u shape hang down just fill the u. Then when I place end in Bucket the water in u. Starts siphon

 

[redfishbluefish]

Well Renee, if you were @Paul B , you'd believe that the exposure to those micro organisms would make you stronger and you'd start to spawn!

 

[mlivvy]

Been doing it since 98. I'm still alive.

 

[chefjpaul]

Why not?
I make a great bouillabaisse from the old water after a change.... tad salty, but definitely aromatic

 

[saltyhog]

Yep.....ever looked at a slide of the bacteria in a human mouth. Makes that slide look sterile.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Well Renee, if you were @Paul B , you'd believe that the exposure to those micro organisms would make you stronger and you'd start to spawn!

And that had me laughing in a silent room full of people.

 

[NanaReefer]

Always have always will. [emoji13]

 

[Anirban]

Yes ....and don't ask me about the taste

 

[Bdog4u2]

Yep and I've never tasted a bit of water in 16 years. I used to service water treatment systems so I had to do this 10 times a day for 5 years so I got quite good

 

[Tori]

Ah, that explains the mutations I've been seeing...

 

[spllbnd2]

I use to, but now I have sumps with a ball valve that handles the flow to do wc duties.

Cheers,
Alex

 

[Humblefish]

It's a nasty habit, especially when I get a mouth full of SW and then wanna

 

[Ontheway]

I first push existing water in hose by blowing it. Then immediately pull for a short period then direct it to bucket, whatever.
Quite a sexy topic btw, keep away from wifes' eyes or

 

[eatbreakfast]

Well Renee, if you were @Paul B , you'd believe that the exposure to those micro organisms would make you stronger and you'd start to spawn!

This may be the single best post on all of r2r!

 

[BoneXriffic]

It's a nasty habit, especially when I get a mouth full of SW and then wanna

I feel you, dont worry ill hold your hair back

 

[4FordFamily]

I do, you get pretty good at it. My annual mouthful of nastiness is not my favorite though