Well you dumb cocksucker, sorry if you get a decent answer here since
yu seem to put rec.ponds donnwn on the whim of assholes that just had
to create a moderated co ntrol group. Go get your mother ****ing
answer in the moderated group from the assholes without a clue. Sorry
to have wasted your worthless mother ****ing time jerkoff!
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P.S. Sorry if you also read this on rec.ponds, but I was recommended
to repost here do to users fleeing the unmoderated group.
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Some dumb ****s would jump off a cliff like Delbert (name fits him to
a ( Delbert= dumb****) since they have not the first bit of common
sense and arbitraily follow the leader like a ****ing sheep.
On 12 May 2007 16:40:05 -0700, Delbert wrote:
For several months now I've been working on a small koi pond for the
back yard. The shell is formed out of concrete block sitting on a 6"
thick concrete slab. Total capacity of the pond will be about 1300
gallons with a small waterfall at one end and a skimmer at the other.
The concrete block work is now done and I'm turning my attention to
painting. Knowing that concrete block is porous, and will raise the
alkalinity of the water, I need to find a good paint to cover
everything with. My first thought is to use swimming pool paint as it
is designed for constant water exposure.
Has anyone had any experience with the "Smart Seal" line of paints
(
http://www.smartsealco.com/pool/)? They have epoxy, acrylic enamel,
and synthetic rubber products. This brand caught my attention because
it is carried by a local vendor.
I contacted the company via e-mail to ask if their paint is approved
for fish pond use. Their reply was that it is not approved for fish,
but that they have heard of people using it. My guess is that they
have just never gone through any type of formal testing for that sort
of application. Still, considering that a swimming pool has people in
it, you wouldn't think the paint would be allowed to leech toxic
chemicals.
Has anyone used this or another brand of pool paint in a koi pond? If
this is not a good idea, I'd really like to hear of some alternative
coatings which I can get in the Eastern US.
Thanks!
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I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!