MarAzul wrote in message news:VtUne.742$tr.16@fed1read03...
I personally would never use a hose, but I know of people who do. A friend
on a fish forum posted this..

"I read in one of my fish magazines that you should never fill your tanks
up
with a water hose. They have been chemically treated with a product to
make
them last longer. It will kill your fish within hours. The newer the hose
the greater the danger."
http://www.totalfishkeeping.com/inde...showtopic=4288

I was at a state fair last year, and there was a company selling a clear,
spring-coiled garden hose.
The guy said it was one of the few hoses that was safe to drink out of.
I suppose this hose would probably be safe for fish-tank use.
At the time, I was thinking why anyone would want to drink out of a garden
hose, but he was right in that many garden hoses you find in stores carry
some kind of warning about drinking water from.