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melissa

10-03-2004 04:14 AM

terra cotta pots

hello,
are terra cotta pots safe to use in a fish pond? i want to make a
waterfall/fountain using different size terra cotta pots. any opinions?
thanks
melissa

joe	10-03-2004 04:14 AM

terra cotta pots

The only thing I notice about them is that they don't seem to last very
long. I've never had one in the pond but I have in my yard and they seem to
disintegrate. You may want to consider a pot that is glazed.

Joe

On 3/9/04 4:21 PM, "melissa" wrote:

are terra cotta pots safe to use in a fish pond? i want to make a
waterfall/fountain using different size terra cotta pots. any opinions?
thanks

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Tom La Bron

10-03-2004 04:14 AM

terra cotta pots

Melissa,

If you use the higher fired smoother looking terra cotta pots you shouldn't
have a problem, but it if you get the terra cotta pots that have a rougher
exterior (most of the these come from Mexico or South America) besides not
holding up underwater and flaking rapidly they many times also have higher
quantities of heavy metals in them, such as lead.

Tom L.L.
"melissa" wrote in message
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hello,
are terra cotta pots safe to use in a fish pond? i want to make a
waterfall/fountain using different size terra cotta pots. any opinions?
thanks
melissa

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