I have a large wooden half barrel, which I want to put fish in...I had problems before when several fish died..I thought it was a residue from the port wine that had been stored in the barrel...I've cleaned and dried it out..Is there anything I can paint it with to stop the same thing happening again?...........

solaara wrote:
I have a large wooden half barrel, which I want to put fish in...I had
problems before when several fish died..I thought it was a residue
from the port wine that had been stored in the barrel...I've cleaned
and dried it out..Is there anything I can paint it with to stop the
same thing happening again?...........

There is a product called G4, which is for sealing fibreglass ponds. I don't
know if it would work on wood.
Give Bradshaws a ring...........

http://www.bradshawsdirect.co.uk/Bra...me/default.asp

and ask. I assume you will be filtering?
HTH

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BoyPete wrote:
solaara wrote:
I have a large wooden half barrel, which I want to put fish in...I
had problems before when several fish died..I thought it was a
residue from the port wine that had been stored in the barrel...I've
cleaned and dried it out..Is there anything I can paint it with to
stop the same thing happening again?...........

There is a product called G4, which is for sealing fibreglass ponds.
I don't know if it would work on wood.
Give Bradshaws a ring...........

http://www.bradshawsdirect.co.uk/Bra...me/default.asp

and ask. I assume you will be filtering?
HTH

Direct link to the fishy forum.............
http://www.karlsforums.com/forums/fo...ay.php?fid=104
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[quote=BoyPete]solaara wrote:
I have a large wooden half barrel, which I want to put fish in...I had
problems before when several fish died..I thought it was a residue
from the port wine that had been stored in the barrel...I've cleaned
and dried it out..Is there anything I can paint it with to stop the
same thing happening again?...........

There is a product called G4, which is for sealing fibreglass ponds. I don't
know if it would work on wood.
Give Bradshaws a ring...........

http://www.bradshawsdirect.co.uk/Bra...me/default.asp

and ask. I assume you will be filtering?
HTH

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I am going to filter and I will give Bradshaws a try.....Thanks for suggestion!... Solaara

"solaara" wrote in message
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BoyPete Wrote:
solaara wrote:-
I have a large wooden half barrel, which I want to put fish in...I
had
problems before when several fish died..I thought it was a residue
from the port wine that had been stored in the barrel...I've cleaned
and dried it out..Is there anything I can paint it with to stop the
same thing happening again?...........-

There is a product called G4, which is for sealing fibreglass ponds. I
don't
know if it would work on wood.
Give Bradshaws a ring...........

http://tinyurl.com/2ae46c

and ask. I assume you will be filtering?
HTH

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I am going to filter and I will give Bradshaws a try.....Thanks for
suggestion!... Solaara

Why on earth would you want to 'filter'?

Alan

solaara wrote:
BoyPete Wrote:
solaara wrote:-
I have a large wooden half barrel, which I want to put fish in...I
had
problems before when several fish died..I thought it was a residue
from the port wine that had been stored in the barrel...I've cleaned
and dried it out..Is there anything I can paint it with to stop the
same thing happening again?...........-

There is a product called G4, which is for sealing fibreglass ponds.
I don't
know if it would work on wood.
Give Bradshaws a ring...........

http://tinyurl.com/2ae46c

and ask. I assume you will be filtering?
HTH

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ßôyþëtë

I am going to filter and I will give Bradshaws a try.....Thanks for
suggestion!... Solaara

Had another thought. If we are going to experience hot summers like last
year, you might like to think about an air pump feeding one or two
airstones. With no plants (I assume) and not a lot of water surface area,
you could have oxygen starved fish. HTH
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Alan Holmes wrote:
"solaara" wrote in message
...

BoyPete Wrote:
solaara wrote:-
I have a large wooden half barrel, which I want to put fish in...I
had
problems before when several fish died..I thought it was a residue
from the port wine that had been stored in the barrel...I've cleaned
and dried it out..Is there anything I can paint it with to stop the
same thing happening again?...........-

There is a product called G4, which is for sealing fibreglass
ponds. I don't
know if it would work on wood.
Give Bradshaws a ring...........

http://tinyurl.com/2ae46c

and ask. I assume you will be filtering?
HTH

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ßôyþëtë

I am going to filter and I will give Bradshaws a try.....Thanks for
suggestion!... Solaara

Why on earth would you want to 'filter'?

Alan
Best explained here Alan.............

http://www.geocities.com/justinm090/faq.html#21

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"BoyPete" wrote in message
...
solaara wrote:
BoyPete Wrote:
solaara wrote:-
I have a large wooden half barrel, which I want to put fish
in...I
had
problems before when several fish died..I thought it was a
residue
from the port wine that had been stored in the barrel...I've
cleaned
and dried it out..Is there anything I can paint it with to stop
the
same thing happening again?...........-

There is a product called G4, which is for sealing fibreglass
ponds.
I don't
know if it would work on wood.
Give Bradshaws a ring...........

http://tinyurl.com/2ae46c

and ask. I assume you will be filtering?
HTH

--
ßôyþëtë

I am going to filter and I will give Bradshaws a try.....Thanks
for
suggestion!... Solaara

Had another thought. If we are going to experience hot summers like
last
year, you might like to think about an air pump feeding one or two
airstones. With no plants (I assume) and not a lot of water surface
area,
you could have oxygen starved fish. HTH

If there is a filter, the filtered circulation water will oxygenate
the water when it re-enters.
My fish have survived 13+ years on that assumption.
But then, they are higgorint. They don't know about airstones.
:-)

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ned

"ned" wrote:

But then, they are higgorint. They don't know about airstones.

I remember reading years ago in an aquarium magazine that airstones didn't
aerate the way you think. It's the constant turning over of the
oxygen-saturated top layer that really does it. Which is why a power
filter accomplishes the same thing.


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

Gary Woods wrote:
"ned" wrote:

But then, they are higgorint. They don't know about airstones.

I remember reading years ago in an aquarium magazine that airstones
didn't aerate the way you think. It's the constant turning over of
the oxygen-saturated top layer that really does it. Which is why a
power
filter accomplishes the same thing.


Gary Woods

In an aquarium, quite correct.
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