[Tfug] *Way* OT... :>

[Bexley Hall]

Hi, Phil,

--- On Mon, 7/7/08, euvitudo <euvitudo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Take a look at pet shops--they have nice siphons (for
> aquaria) where
> you fill a thick tube with water, and lift it sufficiently
> to initialize the
> effects of gravity.
> 
> This thick tube is connected to a hose at the other end,
> allowing the water to 'escape'.

Hmmm.... but could this thing start itself "unattended"?

> On a similar note, I had an aquarium filter that required
> 'manual'
> siphoning to get enough water into the tube to start the
> gravitational
> effects for the filter to work.  Needless to say, I think
> that may be
> worse than rainwater.  Dealing with filters is bad
> enough--let alone
> beginning the siphoning process started manually.

Yeah, getting a mouthful of fish-poo can't be very tastey!  :>

> Thankfully I replaced it with a new filter that has a
> better way
> (albeit still manual) to begin the process.