Re: NANFA-- plankton/small shrimp safe water pumps

Moontanman_at_aol.com
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:50:57 EST

In a message dated 2/24/03 7:20:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, newzoo_at_juno.com
writes:

> Hi Moon,
>
> Don't know about the tiny inverts...but on our cranberry bogs,
> our pumps move fish, frogs, turtles, water snakes, etc....all unharmed!
> Once in a great while a frog will pass through and get kinda turned
> inside out (most likely due to the centrifugal action of the pump). I
> have successfully "pushed" the inards back in and watched them swim away
> normally.
>
> Rick Rego
> MA/New England NANFA
>
What kind of water pump are you talking about?

Moon
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