how do use the siphon hose....

[gemini9]

without getting salt water all through your mouth, down your shirt and on the floor. The only way I can get the water started for my water change is to suck on the end of the tube to get the flow started and I end up with nasty salt water in my mouth. there's got to be a trick to using these things lol:neutral:

 

[vlangel]

There are 2 ways to start them. One is the way you are doing it or you can submerge the entire unit in the tank until the hose is full of water, plug the small end with you finger and hold it shut until you get the small end in the bucket.

 

[rob92]

Another idea is to see is you can get a (pump ball) or whatever they are called you can but your hose in half and put that in there all you do is squeeze it a few times to start the siphon


10g Frag Tank (cycling)
55g FOWLR
Current Project: 46g Bowfront Project

 

[StikHedRon]

Get you a small maxijet 400 or something, I use the maxi jet 1200 to do my water changes with.

 

[gemini9]

good ideas! I have a maxijet but it's in the tank in circulation mode. Maybe I'll go with the pump ball idea... LFS?

 

[rob92]

I'm not sure where to get them I'm sure you can order them from somewhere I've only seen them on the siphons that's are for sale


10g Frag Tank (cycling)
55g FOWLR
Current Project: 46g Bowfront Project

 

[Squishie89]

I use this http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=23593 I attach it to a garden hose outside, when you turn on the faucet it creates the siphon and all your old water just goes outside. For filling I use a submerisble pump with tubing to get my water from my brute into the tank.

 

[JZ199]

I'm at a reef store and they actually sell ones with the little ball pump now, someone got rich with such a simple idea lol

 

[redfishbluefish]

I have a Python siphon hose. I simply put the first three feet or so (just past the valve) into the tank and kink off the hose with my hand. I quickly pull the valve end out and over the tank and un-kink the hose.....siphon starts.....done.

 

[Jlobes]

all the above are great ideas. Or you could stop sucking as soon as the water is over the edge of the tank. Its just a matter of timing...or kink the hose before you get a mouthful!!

 

[gemini9]

Lol yeah

 

[thormx]

Submerge the hard plastic tube part in the tank, fill it with water, letting all air escape. Lift it out of the water till around half of the water drains from the tube, then submerge it again. You should have a siphon, no sucking or mouth full of water!

 

[Mike in CT]

A little salt and a pod or two never hurt anybody.... Lol

 

[gemini9]

Thank goodneas theres no fish poo in there yet

 

[JZ199]

It'll build up your immune system haha

 

[Dalmatia]

Just go with the maxi jet, it's pretty cheap and helps a lot for syphoning and refilling your tank after a water change (instead of the bucket method, just dumping it)

 

[Dalmatia]

Just try to get the 1200.