FAKE NAME if your siphon is connected to your faucet just run the hot water all the way( hot as possible) let it drain for a for a while . The hot water will kill most bacteria and parasites This seems to work for me. My faucet gets super hot .
When I was employed at a children’s science museum, one of my regular tasks was to siphon pebbles from the upper section of the outdoor water and sand flow exhibit using the last method. To accomplish this, we used a short, clear tube, which we submerged completely underwater until it filled up. Then, we covered one end with our thumb, lifted it out of the water, and released our thumb to initiate the siphoning action.
This guys awesome when i was younger i always wanted to be a fish vet. as i got older it didnt seem realistic boy am i wrong this guy is actually doing it. I'd take my sick fish to him.
I've never heard of these ways! This is so cool, thank you! I use the Python Hose that connects to my sink but it uses so much water that I may just start doing it this way!
Great work Doc . I didn't know about the kink method . As I use a garden hose to do water changes this method will help alot. I also run water through the garden hose till I fill the hose, then disconnect the hose from the tap (faucet , that creates a syphon.
Dr. Loh, love the video. Totally addicted!! I'm new to fish keeping and your videos have been a tremendous help! I wish I had a local fish vet on the East coast of US.
Thank you so much been wanting to try this for so long cuz i don't have a pump + Filter yet, my Dad has been telling me now to use my mouth, thank goodness i never tried it, I didn't know you can catch so much diseases from Fish and Animals in general... Will try the regular hose trick!! Taking in this great educational vid as of Thursday 21st May 2020
A fellow hobbyist and best friend contracted some dangerous strain of hepatitis, went to the doctor and to his surprise the first question the doctor asked him was "do you have an aquarium?". He then remembered starting a siphon with his mouth and swallowing some water during the process...
thanks for the tips! I myself put the hose in, aim it up and bring it out of the water, let it start to flow down and immediately flip it down back into the water.
Doc u saved me...... at morning i was feeding my fish some pellets but the container kinda slipped but luckily i caught it before it fell in the tank but a lot of pellets spilled out....i thought the fish would eat then but at evening a fish died so i was concerned that the other fish would also die and if my dad had found out this much food is in the tank he would kill me. I did the 2 method and sucked out all the food from the bottom. Thanks doc
With large aquariums what I do is hook up the hose to the bathroom sinks spout ( with adapter) turn on the water for a few seconds...then disconnect the hose,and drop it into the shower drain . In summer,I use a very long garden hose..run in from the backyard..again start the syphon with hose water,disconnect the garden hose and the tanks water runs back and makes good plant water.
The same way I do it by placing my thumb over the end. Useful info Dr Loh. I know you're probably a busy man but would you please post more regular vids.
I use airline tubing and a small clear acrylic tube that I took from an under gravel filter riser. I carefully check the bucket in case any fry accidentally get vacuumed up. I also curl the airline tube into the bottom of the bucket to create a whirlpool/vortex, I found it stops fry from crashing into the bucket or water and getting hurt if they do get vacuumed up.
Strongly recommend that you use a hose that's long enough to place one end of the hose inside the bucket and have to hold it and aim at the inside of the bucket. Have the hose coiled a couple of times inside the bottom of the bucket or clamped/tired so that it can't flop out. (Never a good look.) If it's possible, don't use a bucket at all. There are very heavy and can overflow very easily. Lash out and buy a garden hose that you can run out the widow to your garden (if a fresh water tank).
For my 32 gallon reef tank I make a small coil with the hose and put the whole thing under water at about a 30 degree angle and then roll one direction or the other 3 or 4 times until all the air is out and then do the thumb method, super easy and 0 mess
Your last method is how we drain our spa. :) We use a 2" flexible hose with a big rock attached to the end to hold it to the bottom of the spa and dump the other end out in the yard. Just drop it in and start stuffing the hose into the spa until it fills up, thumb on the end and drop into yard.
Please Doctor could you tell us what kinds of diseases you could catch? To my knowledge there was only one to worry about and that was Mycobacterium marinum or Fish Tuberculosis. As far as I know that can only be caught in humans as a nasty skin infection and I was advised not to put my hand in a tank if it had any broken skin.
I always got problem to start up the external canister like the eheim and jebo I am using. The large button that supposedly helps you to start doesn't work. I am interested to hear how the rest of you resolved this?
I put one end of the hose under a faucet. Let the water fill up the hose up my thumbs to close off the ends of the hose. Then move it to the tank and syphon.
Since I broke a rib I started to use a 7m hose all the way to the drain, I then use it to fill the tank. Much faster than using buckets ( and less painful )
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I've updated the video description to answer questions about diseases humans can catch from fish/aquaria.
its been a while since your last vid, finally! Pls upload more often if possible, otherwise we'll run out of good vids to watch. :P Thanks!
FAKE NAME if your siphon is connected to your faucet just run the hot water all the way( hot as possible) let it drain for a for a while . The hot water will kill most bacteria and parasites This seems to work for me. My faucet gets super hot .
whats the name of that again? and wer can i buy it?
What's on the tip of the hose?
Can i know the name of the device used in the 1st method?
When I was employed at a children’s science museum, one of my regular tasks was to siphon pebbles from the upper section of the outdoor water and sand flow exhibit using the last method. To accomplish this, we used a short, clear tube, which we submerged completely underwater until it filled up. Then, we covered one end with our thumb, lifted it out of the water, and released our thumb to initiate the siphoning action.
Honestly, watching all the crap in my substrate get sucked into the siphon is so satisfying to watch.
rickybobbychuva "satisfying" IS the word!
I have always been using the third method. Discovered it one day by accident
This guys awesome when i was younger i always wanted to be a fish vet. as i got older it didnt seem realistic boy am i wrong this guy is actually doing it.
I'd take my sick fish to him.
Next year I'll be interning at my local fish vet in California lol. They're everywhere, but they're scarce!
Now you got me curious to know how a sick fish get back to normal.
Easiest method for starting the siphon that I have seen- you have just saved me a lot of stress! Thank you!
Dude, thank you for this! I've been using my tube recklessly and it stresses my fish out so bad lol. This was very helpful!
I don't even have a fish tank or a fish but this is good knowledge ngl.
I've never heard of these ways! This is so cool, thank you! I use the Python Hose that connects to my sink but it uses so much water that I may just start doing it this way!
Great work Doc . I didn't know about the kink method . As I use a garden hose to do water changes this method will help alot.
I also run water through the garden hose till I fill the hose, then disconnect the hose from the tap (faucet , that creates a syphon.
I've gotten the tank water in my mouth more times than I'd have liked to 😂 great video! Didn't know there were so many techniques
Dr. Loh, love the video. Totally addicted!! I'm new to fish keeping and your videos have been a tremendous help! I wish I had a local fish vet on the East coast of US.
I used the 3rd option and it worked flawlessly. Thanks
Keep the videos coming man! TH-cam needs you. Specially all of us that love the hobby.
Wow, no need to buy a siphon pump with ur ingenious and free method. Thanks!
Thank you so much been wanting to try this for so long cuz i don't have a pump + Filter yet, my Dad has been telling me now to use my mouth, thank goodness i never tried it, I didn't know you can catch so much diseases from Fish and Animals in general... Will try the regular hose trick!! Taking in this great educational vid as of Thursday 21st May 2020
corona must have been a real shock.
Watched so many videos but this was the only one that worked. Thank you 🙏
Great bid..I've gotten sick a couple times doing it the old fashion way..really liked the third option👍
Look at that flower horn! So beautiful! And thank you so much for the tips!
A fellow hobbyist and best friend contracted some dangerous strain of hepatitis, went to the doctor and to his surprise the first question the doctor asked him was "do you have an aquarium?". He then remembered starting a siphon with his mouth and swallowing some water during the process...
John Menezes what the hell??? So what happen
Which led me to this video so that I didnt suck turtle shit into my mouth! Lol I wasnt gonna.
We that’s so nasty 🤢🤮
I heard that some contracted Aids from drinking aquarium water too
Massiveshitinhugeass no I think they just got aids bruh lol
thanks for the tips! I myself put the hose in, aim it up and bring it out of the water, let it start to flow down and immediately flip it down back into the water.
Thanks for your ideas, I have been struggling to clean my 2.5 ltr tank
Who would thumbs down a video like this?
This is a ver y good demonstration bec you gove so many optioms. Congratulations 😊
Doc u saved me...... at morning i was feeding my fish some pellets but the container kinda slipped but luckily i caught it before it fell in the tank but a lot of pellets spilled out....i thought the fish would eat then but at evening a fish died so i was concerned that the other fish would also die and if my dad had found out this much food is in the tank he would kill me. I did the 2 method and sucked out all the food from the bottom. Thanks doc
That was great, I'll use your methods from now on in.
Great tips.. Please.. You should always make videos about the Fish hobby because you are more credible than those I watched in other channels..
Thank you for sharing this. I have become frustrated with lack of sucking from my siphons. Thanks a bunch.
Thanks Fish Doctor. You saved our lives!
I knew a few of em. Thanks for sharing other alternatives. This video was a big help to me. Thanks man. You rock.
With large aquariums what I do is hook up the hose to the bathroom sinks spout ( with adapter) turn on the water for a few seconds...then disconnect the hose,and drop it into the shower drain . In summer,I use a very long garden hose..run in from the backyard..again start the syphon with hose water,disconnect the garden hose and the tanks water runs back and makes good plant water.
The same way I do it by placing my thumb over the end. Useful info Dr Loh. I know you're probably a busy man but would you please post more regular vids.
Is that a humphead cichlid? Loving the attention from the fish, they're so interested in what you're doing
Thank you Sir, hopefully i can use this same technique with my blocked bath.
I think a mouthful of gasoline is safer than aquarium water....yikes..
I totally agree
Oh lord ima die
I used that method yesterday and I still feel sick
why?
can you tell us what diseases could transfer to humans ?
that would be interesting !
theklrdude oo you're asking the right question
He answered in another comment and pointed out this video of him: th-cam.com/video/RW_U4tvtO5k/w-d-xo.html
theklrdude oo Corona virus
One simple demonstration of Pascal's law. Awesome
Some good ideas here Doc. Would love to see more vids from you. Keep up the good work 😊
Any suggestions for doing this with a fry tank. I am worried in case any of them get sucked up the tube.
I use airline tubing and a small clear acrylic tube that I took from an under gravel filter riser. I carefully check the bucket in case any fry accidentally get vacuumed up. I also curl the airline tube into the bottom of the bucket to create a whirlpool/vortex, I found it stops fry from crashing into the bucket or water and getting hurt if they do get vacuumed up.
The Fish Doctor Thanks. Thats an amazing idea re the whirlpool effect.
Loved it! LOVED IT! Thank you so much for the video!! Wishing you all the best from Belgium 💪🙏🍀😁
Awesome video! I don't wanna have to spend a fortune on a pump. This will work great! Thanks!
Great ideas! Thanks for posting!👍
Just tried the kink method to clean out a fountain. Thanks!
Wanted to come back here to say that I've pretty much perfected the kink method for my needs. It's oddly satisfying to clean it out.
So helpful!!! I do not want anymore fish tank water in my mouth, haha. THANK YOU so much!! USA
I use method 3 on my scapeless tank. Ball valve sounds nice, might make one for the planted tank. As i cant soak entire tube there.
Well that was just ingenious! Thank you for sharing the ideas!
Thanks for the wonderful information
Excellent video; thank you very much
Wow!! That was so helpful…thank youu so much!!!!
Good to see you on here
wow, thanks! now I don't have to worry about installing a drain plug!
Simple and sweet short video...cool..!
The best way I've seen 😊
Thank you made life easier for me.
Doctor plzz upload videos frequently plzz i am always checking for ur videos
Strongly recommend that you use a hose that's long enough to place one end of the hose inside the bucket and have to hold it and aim at the inside of the bucket. Have the hose coiled a couple of times inside the bottom of the bucket or clamped/tired so that it can't flop out. (Never a good look.) If it's possible, don't use a bucket at all. There are very heavy and can overflow very easily. Lash out and buy a garden hose that you can run out the widow to your garden (if a fresh water tank).
This was amazing ty so much
For my 32 gallon reef tank I make a small coil with the hose and put the whole thing under water at about a 30 degree angle and then roll one direction or the other 3 or 4 times until all the air is out and then do the thumb method, super easy and 0 mess
Perfect mate thank you so much.
I like the second and the third methods.👍👍👍
Your last method is how we drain our spa. :) We use a 2" flexible hose with a big rock attached to the end to hold it to the bottom of the spa and dump the other end out in the yard. Just drop it in and start stuffing the hose into the spa until it fills up, thumb on the end and drop into yard.
Very nice tips and techniques Doc. . . Keep-up the good work and happy fish keeping ! ! !
Love you Channel can you show how to put salt in a freshwater tank thank you love your Channel need more videos
What a professional
This was super helpful, thanks!!
How do you get water back up to those tanks on the top when you do water changes surely you don’t lift buckets all the way up to refill them
Thank you fish man
You just changed my life😊
Thnx for this man ...
whats the machine name you use 1st and where i found it?plz replay.....
Please Doctor could you tell us what kinds of diseases you could catch? To my knowledge there was only one to worry about and that was Mycobacterium marinum or Fish Tuberculosis. As far as I know that can only be caught in humans as a nasty skin infection and I was advised not to put my hand in a tank if it had any broken skin.
I always got problem to start up the external canister like the eheim and jebo I am using. The large button that supposedly helps you to start doesn't work. I am interested to hear how the rest of you resolved this?
Very Nice Doc. Post more videos.
Really...... the simplest way is to fill the hose with water from the tap, block one end, insert into tank and it begins draining.
Thanks a lot 🙏
I have a busy birdbath that this will be perfect for. And I definitely will not use the mouth siphon style.
This guy love what's he doing
Thank You.
Thank you 😊
I put one end of the hose under a faucet. Let the water fill up the hose up my thumbs to close off the ends of the hose. Then move it to the tank and syphon.
professorM any way you can prime the hose without having a mouthful of dirty water is always good
Good to see a video from you.
What if my tank is on the ground?
wont work , id get a table
@@breelacinda4582 Im using a spare water pump.
Heads up, be careful when the fish come close to the hose. My blackmoors whole eye socket got sucked clean out. Felt so bad :(
magzire how the hell? Omg & couldn’t u stop it by covering the hole with you finger? Omg I feel so bad. How’s it doing though?
wtf!!!
@@dontalktomebye and its eyeball was in the bucket, some fucking gore shit
Thank you
Since I broke a rib I started to use a 7m hose all the way to the drain, I then use it to fill the tank. Much faster than using buckets ( and less painful )
your the man... ill try also.ty
good info. thank you.
Nice and easy, thanks for this video doc....😀
thank you so much
Thanks
nice watch!
Old school methods from Dr Loh. I got tired of mine and got a big pump instead.
Now I know thanks for tuturial
Thank you for the video sir !
I will sometimes place the end of the hose up to a power heads or warter return.
Nice..a good technique!👍👍
Thanks so much!!!
very nice videos
Thanks for the info 😊
FUCKING BRILLIANT, IM USING MY MOUTH SINCE THE WORLD BEGUN! i should have seen this first
Good Info!!!