ok guys n gals, how do you get that **** cyphon thing to work when cleaning the gravel, the one with the plastic tubing connecting to the plastic cylinder????
gravel cleaning
- Thread starter madroosta
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put your finger over the tube side. fill the head with water, let it run through the tubing. make sure you have a bucket at the same level as the bottom of your tank, or else you will have major problems. As you are letting go of the free end, put the head into your water.
Have a bucket ready. Submerge the whole thing under the water. Make sure the water fills the entire length of the hose. While the end of the hose is under water, seal the end with your thumb and lift it out of the tank and aim it at the bucket. Remove your thumb from the end. As long as the end of the hose is lower than the tank, water will start to flow.
Or you can just suck on it for a second to get the suction going! 
: If this is your plan of attack I would recommend being as quick as possible! Good luck! 
: If this is your plan of attack I would recommend being as quick as possible! Good luck!
kraemerwa2003 said:
apologies, i know how to cyphonw with my cyphoning tube its actually the gravel cleaning i'm having probs with.
thank you tho.
no problem, I scoop up my gravel and then let it fall out. As it's falling out, everything bad goes up into the tubing...works pretty well for me...hmmm...now that I think of it, I'm due for a gravel cleaning on my 10 gallon today...
I try to do it once a week, or once every two weeks, but I do water changes in between. Normally, gravel vac comes when I have time to do it...