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Made a rookie mistake almost 4 years into the hobby
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Aquariums: Made a rookie mistake almost 4 years into the hobby


I was cleaning out this tank a friend gave to me to get rid of…. and I wanted a big siphon to just suck everything out cause im trying to do it quick. I immediately washed my mouth out and did some salt gurgles, am I good? 😅

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16 Comments

  2. GeneforTexas on

    Everyone knows you aquire the qualities of the organisms you ingest. So, congratulations on your new… (check picture)… duck weed powers.

  3. No_Size9475 on

    I’m sorry to tell you that you are already dead. You have less than 3 hours left. Spend it wisely.

  4. mediocre_remnants on

    Doing this with aquarium water is nothing. Try it with gasoline, or worse, diesel. A mouthful of gasoline is bad enough, but with diesel you taste it for the rest of the day.

  6. rjm9280 on

    Do you not know how to start a siphon with just normal physics? You don’t have to use your mouth at all.. just search “aquarium coop siphon start”

  8. seanthebeloved on

    You put your mouth on a siphon? I’ve had tanks for a decade and I’ve literally never done that. Just fill up the top part, lift it up, and once the hose fills, fill the top part again.

  13. Eoncho on

    Fun story when I was a kid we were moving and put some water into an empty sprite bottle, well my mother and a friend of hers thought it was sprite and drank from it before saying “this doesn’t taste right” I (10 at the time) had watched wondering if they would or not.

  14. Llyrithra on

    Best way to start siphon is:

    Place finger (or hand, if using a tube too big for just a finger to block) over end of tube

    Push tube into water ~6”

    Remove block from end of tube

    The water pressure will push the water up so fast that it goes above the waterline and starts the siphon. No water in your mouth.