Paul James RULES!!! Rock on, Dude! (Ahem! gotta act like a grown-up now)

itten, creosote is BAD stuff. Just removing the offending pieces may not be
enough at this time: when it rained, the stuff leached into the water and
REMAINS in the water. You'll have to do several significant water changes to
remove the "stuff".

Lee

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I began losing fish lately as I added some used railroad ties
impregnated with Creosote. I use two pieces as a plant shelf that
surrounds my small water garden on an outdoor deck. While the body of
the water does not contact the railroad ties, water run off from rain
and when I water my plants might cause some of the substance to enter
the pond water. My dead fish count increased dramatically as I added
the ties. Does anyone have any problems with Creosote used near a
pond? I just had my water quality tested and it was good. I'll remove
the ties if it is suggested that I do so.

Creosote is nasty stuff especially when heated, even just by the sun. I
don't know how popular Paul James is with this group (I like his goofy
style), but he recently talked about Creosote on his show. Here is a link
to
the topic...


http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_plants_w...1397094,00.htm
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BV.