capekate

Hi everyone..
we have come across this question so many times. How do I get my siphon to work? Some suck up fish water.. others plunge it up and down in the water creating all kinds of waves that disturb the tank and stress the fish.
Others just would like to know how it get it to work! So I asked my daughter while she was still here to demonstrate while I took a video of it. She had not done it before and with the simple instructions you can see how really easy it can be.
This is why I did the video, in hopes that it will help anyone that is interested in doing it another way than sucking up dirty tank water .
I demonstrated in a 10g betta tank with the small siphon. If you use the larger size siphon as I have for the 55g tank, the only difference is letting up on your finger hold enough to let the water fill the hose before releasing the water. You will see what I mean when you check out the vid..
~ kate

PhishFor20

That is super grooooovy awesome of you! thank you, i am on my way to go buy one right now

capekate

Hi Phish..
glad to help!

~ kate

Butterfly

That was excellent! Thanks so much I do my larger one the same way except it is attached to a garden hose that drains outside.
Carol

capekate

Thanks Butterfly...
I dont think that I am the only one that has come across these questions on getting the siphon to work on numerous occasions. Any thoughts to "sticky" this in the care and maintenance section where this thread is located for any future references? It will get lost .... as posts goes by and thought it may be helpful for anyone new that comes along.. Just a suggestion... what do you think?

~ kate

Tavel

that's not what I was talking about...elegant solution though.

Lucy

Thank you so much for the demonstration.
If it matters, I vote for it to be stickied

Chief_waterchanger

Kate that was a very well laid out example of a great presentation and great learning manual.

Fishlore definately benefits from having people like you and your daughter on here.

capekate

Thank you CWC! I have learned so much since joining this forum and always glad to be able to share any input on something that I may know about. At one point I was ready to throw out the sipon because I just couldnt get it to work. lol.. So I sure can understand any frustration when it comes to trying to get them to work. Hope that I have helped someone and saved them the frustration I had at learning how to do it.
Everyday I learn something new... as I try to be a better fish keeper.

~ kate

FL CommunityFans

Sticky this, yesterday!

Thanks Kate Great tool.

Mike

Haha! Great video and thanks for posting it. Folks don't have to drink fish water anymore.

Stickied

capekate

thanks for the sticky Mike.. glad to help.. and hope that the video does too!


~ kate

zeebo

capekate,

THANK YOU!
This is so helpful.

Ntruder1400

I can't see the video? Is it my work computer settings, or is anyone else having this problem?

capekate

I just checked the vid, it seems to be playing fine. Anyone else having any problems seeing the video?

slakey

Thanks for this been looking for an easier way, as I have had the water in my mouth before

Barbrella

OMG!!! I can't believe I've been sucking up icky fishy water since 1980 and never knew about this.

THANK YOU!!!!!!

Martinismommy

Can you come over and do a water change on my new boy's tank and demonstrate on how to keep a jumper in the tank? lololol...Great video, this is how I do my salt tank...I had my share of salt water in my mouth and figured this out a few years ago.....

YES, it should be a sticky!