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Posted by Ford Prefect on April 6, 2005, 2:11 pm
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On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 14:54:26 +0100, "Ken Wilson"
>> Bucket on floor.
>> Gravel cleaner or siphon in tank.
>> You suck on pipe till water just reaches the end.
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>The gravel filters with the wider tube at the bottom you can bounce up and
>down to start the syphon going. A tube you can sort of coil one end under
>the water, and keep turning it to fill the whole tube with water. Then
>thumb over end and into bucket.
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>you don't want to drink that stuff - fishes make love in it. (actually they
>do in the water in my coffee as well but at least thats boiled)
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>and i have an old towel that goes under the bucket - wooden floor and all
>that.....
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>ken
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I meant putting the clean water back rather than getting the old water
out (does that make sence LOL) I was thinking of using the top of an
old Fluvel 1 with a tube attached to pump the clean water back in,
rather than pouring or syphoning it. Any comments?
Ford.
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> mean gravity syphon or some sort of pump set up? if it's by gravity
> how do you over come the precarious balancing act of bucket on edge of
> tank routine.
> Cheers.
> Ford.