From: olin_piclist@embedinc.com (Olin Lathrop)
> Robert Ammerman wrote:
> > > Sounds like a fish tank pump. I've never kept fish, but I did use a
> > > fish tank pump once to agitate a temperature controlled water bath.
> > > It worked fine. I think it meets all your criteria.
> >
> > Potable water???
> 
> I'm not sure what you're asking. Are you worried about whether water
> that has been thru a fish tank pump is safe to drink? I don't see why
> not. Most of them are built such that the water only touches plastic,
> although this is something that would need to be checked. Obviously they
> are designed to not harm fish that have to live in the water. I don't
> think humans are less tolerant of what they drink.

Most fish tank pumps pump air, not water.

-- Dave Tweed
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