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  • Easy Start Syphon

    Originally posted by Mzungu View Post
    Easy start siphon: hook up your gravel vac tube to hosing. Position end of hose in spot where you would like it to drain (i.e., the yard, bathtub, toilet, bucket, etc.). Place gravel vac in tank and let it fill with water. Lift out of water upright and let water drain out into hosing until the gravel vac tube is about half-empty. Dunk gravel vac back under water upright, let fill with water, then turn upside down so the opening is facing the gravel. The suction should already be going, and you can just start vacuuming away! :)
    Somehow in the 2 years I have been maintaining tanks, I never was told about this trick. It inspired my latest youtube video. Thanks for the tip Mzungu!
    Tags: Filtration & Maintenance
    • slydoh
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      slydoh commented
      06-17-2011, 11:29 AM
      Editing a comment
      That is handy. As another way - submerge the hose a few feet past where you normally would. Then plug the other end or use a valve and just lift the hose out those few feet and let it hang off the side of the tank. With enough water in those few feet the siphon will start as soon as you unplug the hose. If you struggle make sure the intake is higher than the water level in the hose hanging off the aquarium (ie if you intake is at the bottom of the tank you will need to submerge enough hose that when you pull it out the water in the hose is below your intake).
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