I'm not sure how the siphon thing works...I mean I know how to start it and stuff...but I'm not sure whether my tube..thats kinda thin, gonna have the strenth to suck out the debris at the bottom. Also do I do the siphoning with the fish in the bowl?
2007-04-22 06:02:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Yes it will work - as one answerer before me said, it will be much slower to do any major water changes this way. As long as the end outside the bowl/tank is lower than the end inside, you'll get a good suction. You may have to scrape any algae before you start siphoning, though. I've had these clog with small pieces of gravel and plant parts, but this is how I sometimes clean tanks with fry - I like the better control over the amount of area that's cleaned and all I have to do is bend (crimp) the tubing to stop the flow if anyone gets too close. Larger fish aren't that bothered by the tubing - if anything, after a while they're curious about the stuff getting sucked up and will come over to check it out. Just go around them and try not to catch their fins.
2007-04-22 18:41:55 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It might work, it will probably be a little tougher to get started than a gravel vaccuum but you should be able to get it. Shake the end that's in the tank up and down really quickly to try to create a vaccuum, or suck on the end outside the tank until the water gets close to the end. The best thing to do would be to go to a pet store and get one of the gravel vaccuums that are designed for doing this, they have a big tube on the end that makes it easier to get the vaccuum started.
2007-04-22 13:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by Goldbricker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could but it would take a long time to drain and you wouldn't be able to suck any of the larger particles of debris in the tank out, so it really wouldn't be worth it.
2007-04-22 13:32:46 · answer #3 · answered by Eric F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋