--= what brand siphon do you use? =--

[J Crew]

just wondering what brand siphon everyone uses? i know there's the standard siphon where you suck on the end to get it going and i've also seen the ones that you hook up to a faucet. thanks

 

[AnotherGoldenTeapot]

Suck on the end? You've got to be joking!

Fill it up with water first and then stick one end in the tank.

 

[J Crew]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by AnotherGoldenTeapot:
<strong>Suck on the end? You've got to be joking!

Fill it up with water first and then stick one end in the tank.</strong><hr></blockquote>


nope wasn't joking... that's how i've always siphoned. thanks for the info though... i bet your way doesn't taste as bad

peace

 

[monkeyboy]

If you're an expert like me you can get a strong siphon by sucking and not get a drop of water in your mouth

I wouldn't have it any other way, no check valves, no hooking it up to the faucet, just a pair of lips! That is of course if you don't have to siphon something out to something higher, then i'd say the Python is your best bet.

I rarely get any water in my mouth and have been more carefull after a buddy of mine was siphoning a dead anemone and sucked a little too long on the tube...

 

[Anonymous]

put one end of the tube in a bucket and press the other against the output of a powerhead for about 5 seconds. works like a charm.

 

[SPC]

I use a Phython type, I think the one I have is made by Lee. Once you've been suckless, you'll never go back.

Steve

 

[cat23]

Gross!

 

[ReefMon]

Siphon LOL!

My water change kit is a Mag 18 (was a RIO 2500, until it blew up) on the end of a piece of tubing connected to a run of old garden hose. I do 40 gal water changes in 15-20 minutes.

Glenn R

 

[fishpoo]

i suck

 

[69kiss]

my wife dose the sucking, she is a pro

 

[Plato1]

I don't know why you'd want to buy a siphon when all you need is empty tubing. Just suck on one end and the water flows right into the bucket. Plus, you don't have to pay as much. Of course, now I just use the powerhead and tubing hooked up to my auto top off to empty my sump each week.

 

[Super Len]

Fluval (amongst others) makes a siphon starter. It's essentially a cone attached to a rubber, hollow bulb. To operate, place one end of the tubing in the water, and insert the cone into the other end. Squeeze the bulb quickly a couple of times, and viola! Siphoning.

 

[amcarrig]

Real reefers suck...hee hee....takes less time than hooking stuff up & friggin with other stuff. Takes less than a second and, depending on your "method", you may never have to taste sea water again...I've left myself wide open on that one.

 

[AnotherGoldenTeapot]

I still like my method best. Fill the pipe with water. Put thumb over end. Walk to tank. Stick end in tank. Release thumb.

A variation, which I use on my FW tanks, is to put the hose pipe in the tank. Give it a quick blast of water and then disconnect the hose from the tap.

 

[SPC]

Real reefers keep their Python hooked up to a spare faucet at all times.

Steve

[ November 14, 2001: Message edited by: SPC ]</p>

 

[J Crew]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by 69kiss:
<strong>my wife dose the sucking, she is a pro</strong><hr></blockquote>

lol, i think this thread has tanken a wrong turn

 

[tim000]

I like that idea with using a PH. im going to try that next time.

 

[bensenvill]

practice practice practice. in a year or so, you'll be sucking like a champ.

 

[micagreenmachine]

Python. Put the narrow (exit) end in the toilet. Not underwater in the toilet, just over the rim and drop the lid down on top of it. Put the wide end in the aquarium underwater upsidedown (kind of at an angle) so it fills with water. Lift it up out of the water (upsidedown, sucking side pointing straight up), water will start flowing into the narrow tubing, as soon as the siphon starts, put it back in upsidedown at an angle fast so that it fills back up with water and doesn't suck air, then go to work!

Sounds complicated, but once you figure it out it makes complete sense. Easy easy easy! No sucking, no pumps, no buckets, everything goes right down the toilet. Just don't suck up anything you don't want to!

It's all in the timing and there shouldn't be any water in the tubing to start with. It'll still work with water in the tubing, but it's harder to start, you may have to lift the wide end way up over your head to get the siphon started.

If I'm feeling really lazy when it comes time to fill, I'll mix saltwater in my storage tank (read: 55 gallon garbage can on wheels $35 at home depot), hook a big powerhead up to a piece of hose (or python), drop it in the garbage can and turn it on.

Enjoy,
~Todd

 

[Anonymous]

I just don't use the second hole for the internal return on AG and Oceanic tanks- take off the stand pipe and install a valve and flexible tubing to the underside. Anytime you want to remove water, just open the drain.