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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
Can I use the pressure treated wood as sort of moulding on the edge of the
pond? Or will it poison fish if it comes in contact with water? pawel |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
"Pawel" wrote in message ... Can I use the pressure treated wood as sort of moulding on the edge of the pond? Or will it poison fish if it comes in contact with water? ===================== It will poison the fish. -- Koi-Lo.... Frugal ponding since 1995. Aquariums since 1952. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 *Note: There are two Koi-Lo's on the Aquaria Groups.* ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
"Pawel" wrote in message
... Can I use the pressure treated wood as sort of moulding on the edge of the pond? Or will it poison fish if it comes in contact with water? pawel Google pressure treated wood and read up on what the wood is treated with. In the USA, the old wood was treated with arsenic (or a type thereof). I don't know what the new treated wood is treated with, but just because it is (presumably) safe for plants and humans doesn't make it necessarily safe for fish. Also remember that even if the wood is above the pond water level, rain will wash any contaminants into the water. Gail near San Antonio TX |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
Gail Futoran wrote:
"Pawel" wrote in message ... Can I use the pressure treated wood as sort of moulding on the edge of the pond? Or will it poison fish if it comes in contact with water? Google pressure treated wood and read up on what the wood is treated with. In the USA, the old wood was treated with arsenic (or a type thereof). I don't know what the new treated wood is treated with, but just because it is (presumably) safe for plants and humans doesn't make it necessarily safe for fish. Pressure treated wood is, in fact, highly toxic to humans. Just read the warnings about working with it. otoh, heavy metals are not very toxic to fish. otth, copper is toxic to the invertebrates. -- derek |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
no. chemicals are nasty. use cedar or pine. Ingrid
"Pawel" wrote: Can I use the pressure treated wood as sort of moulding on the edge of the pond? Or will it poison fish if it comes in contact with water? pawel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/ sign up: http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...s=Group+lookup www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I receive no compensation for running the Puregold list or Puregold website. I do not run nor receive any money from the ads at the old Puregold site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan |
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"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
... Gail Futoran wrote: "Pawel" wrote in message ... Can I use the pressure treated wood as sort of moulding on the edge of the pond? Or will it poison fish if it comes in contact with water? Google pressure treated wood and read up on what the wood is treated with. In the USA, the old wood was treated with arsenic (or a type thereof). I don't know what the new treated wood is treated with, but just because it is (presumably) safe for plants and humans doesn't make it necessarily safe for fish. Pressure treated wood is, in fact, highly toxic to humans. Just read the warnings about working with it. otoh, heavy metals are not very toxic to fish. Derek, I was referring to the new pressure treated wood. I know the older stuff was treated with arsenic. Not the newer wood. http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuild...ges/h00127.asp I still wouldn't use any pressure treated wood around ponds. otth, copper is toxic to the invertebrates. -- derek Gail |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
Something like TREX (artificial deck wood) might give you permanent
material. Haven't checked about leaching from it. -- See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net/personalpages/pwp-jameshurley Ask me about Jog A Thon fundraiser (clears $120+ per child) at: jogathon.net "Pawel" wrote in message ... Can I use the pressure treated wood as sort of moulding on the edge of the pond? Or will it poison fish if it comes in contact with water? pawel |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
the entire face of the veggie filter of my pond is cedar ... the water runs down it.
algae and now moss are growing on it. the fish are fine. of course cypress is just the best. Ingrid Derek Broughton wrote: I'm not convinced that cedar is any safer than PT lumber - the dust is just as unsafe to breath as the sawdust from PT lumber. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/ sign up: http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...s=Group+lookup www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I receive no compensation for running the Puregold list or Puregold website. I do not run nor receive any money from the ads at the old Puregold site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
heavy metals are very toxic to fish. especially if the pH is lower than 7.0
Ingrid otoh, heavy metals are not very toxic to fish. otth, copper is toxic to the invertebrates. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/ sign up: http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...s=Group+lookup www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I receive no compensation for running the Puregold list or Puregold website. I do not run nor receive any money from the ads at the old Puregold site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
Gail Futoran wrote:
Derek, I was referring to the new pressure treated wood. I know the older stuff was treated with arsenic. Not the newer wood. http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuild...ges/h00127.asp I still wouldn't use any pressure treated wood around ponds. They're still toxic to humans - you just have to read the warnings about working with them. Note, also, that that article mentions the copper content has been increased. Even copper isn't good for us internally, and it's deadly to the invertebrates in the pond. We've been using a borate treatment - as the Taunton article says, it's pretty safe, but you'd still want to be really, really, careful about cutting wood that has been treated with it. Still, you shouldn't use a power saw on wood without a mask - sawdust from the most innocuous wood isn't good for you, either. -- derek |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
I bet you wrap yourself up in one large haz-mat chemical bio suit for
daily wear......andn wrap yourself in saran wrap for a body condom before having sex with your old lady! On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:07:35 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote: Gail Futoran wrote: Derek, I was referring to the new pressure treated wood. I know the older stuff was treated with arsenic. Not the newer wood. http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuild...ges/h00127.asp I still wouldn't use any pressure treated wood around ponds. They're still toxic to humans - you just have to read the warnings about working with them. Note, also, that that article mentions the copper content has been increased. Even copper isn't good for us internally, and it's deadly to the invertebrates in the pond. We've been using a borate treatment - as the Taunton article says, it's pretty safe, but you'd still want to be really, really, careful about cutting wood that has been treated with it. Still, you shouldn't use a power saw on wood without a mask - sawdust from the most innocuous wood isn't good for you, either. -- \\\|/// ( @ @ ) -----------oOOo(_)oOOo--------------- oooO ---------( )----Oooo---------------- \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/ The original frugal ponder ! Koi-ahoi mates.... |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
... [snip] They're still toxic to humans - you just have to read the warnings about working with them. Note, also, that that article mentions the copper content has been increased. Even copper isn't good for us internally, and it's deadly to the invertebrates in the pond. We've been using a borate treatment - as the Taunton article says, it's pretty safe, but you'd still want to be really, really, careful about cutting wood that has been treated with it. --Still, you shouldn't use a power saw on wood without a mask - sawdust from the most innocuous wood isn't good for you, either. -- derek --Oh, I agree! Please explain that to my husband. Gail |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
"Derek Broughton" wrote in message ... Still, you shouldn't use a power saw on wood without a mask - sawdust from the most innocuous wood isn't good for you, either. -- derek ========================= We read somewhere not to BURN unwanted treated wood as it releases toxic waste into the atmosphere. But then it releases toxins when buried so we shouldn't bury it - I wonder how we're supposed to dispose of it?!?!?! -- Koi-Lo.... Frugal ponding since 1995. Aquariums since 1952. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 *Note: There are two *Koi-Lo's* on the Aquaria Groups.* rec.pond's FAQ are at: http://www.geocities.com/justinm090/faq.html ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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pressure treated wood for the edge of the pond?
"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" writes:
Something like TREX (artificial deck wood) might give you permanent material. Haven't checked about leaching from it. Can I use the pressure treated wood as sort of moulding on the edge of the pond? Or will it poison fish if it comes in contact with water? When I researched Trex for a cover for a large (12' x 6') filter I was dismayed to find it not recommeded for continuous high humidity. I don't recall if it said anything about ground contact, you might want to check. HTH |
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