One of my buds has extended his fishpond. He took out the old fibre
bottom, extended the pond, concreted the interior, then painted it
with normal waterproof exterior paint. Is this ok or will it kill the
fish, he wonders, a bit late in my opinion? I know there is such stuff
as pond-paint; should he go get some?

BB

"Big Bill" wrote in message
...
One of my buds has extended his fishpond. He took out the old fibre
bottom, extended the pond, concreted the interior, then painted it
with normal waterproof exterior paint. Is this ok or will it kill the
fish, he wonders, a bit late in my opinion? I know there is such stuff
as pond-paint; should he go get some?


I'd give it at least what the manufacturer recommends for curing, and then a
few days extra. I then would not worry about it. My bigger concern would be
that concrete is pourous. He's gonna get moisture penetration from behind.
That paint won't be on there for long. LOL.

BV.

You can paint and waterproof anything with liquid rubber. See
http://www.pondtechnology.com/pages/cim.html
Normal paint may be toxic to fish depending on what's in it (most are not
good).

On Thu, 27 May 2004, Big Bill wrote:

One of my buds has extended his fishpond. He took out the old fibre
bottom, extended the pond, concreted the interior, then painted it
with normal waterproof exterior paint. Is this ok or will it kill the
fish, he wonders, a bit late in my opinion? I know there is such stuff
as pond-paint; should he go get some?

BB


----------------------------------------------------------------
Important Notice! Robyn's web site has moved from
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~rrhudy1/ to http://www.fishpondinfo.com. This
e-mail as well as the old site (which refers to the new site) will be
deleted on 9/24/04 by UMBC (I have no say in it). After that date,
please use the e-mail of instead of this e-mail.
Please spread the word that my site has moved. Thanks.

-----------------------------------------------------------------
Chemist, preservationist, animal lover, aquarist, and ponder. -
Extensive web pages on animals, fish, and ponds. -
http://www.fishpondinfo.com
Free pond newsletter - sign up at my web site -
Finally! Buy Robyn's Pond Book at www.1stbooks.com -
-----------------------------------------------------------------