muck from filter is it a health hazard

Maybe I'm over reacting but I am wondering if the Muck I rinse out of the
filter from my goldfish pond can be a health hazard? Does anyone know?

Thanks

Hagar

hviking wrote l Maybe I'm over reacting but I am wondering if the Muck I
rinse out of the
filter from my goldfish pond can be a health hazard?

Well, not really. It's smart to be safe. Over the years I've heard of one dog
who its owner thinks contacted giardia from a garden pond.
And once in a while we'll hear of someone who suffers a mild case of 'swimmer's
itch'. I've included websites below for you to read. On the whole though a well
tended garden pond is pretty safe I'd say.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasi...ht_giardia.htm
and
http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologi...mmers_itch.htm





kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

hviking wrote:
Maybe I'm over reacting but I am wondering if the Muck I rinse out of the
filter from my goldfish pond can be a health hazard? Does anyone know?

Thanks

Hagar



I pump it directly into the garden from my veggie filter -
it's great fertilizer.

--
Bonnie
NJ

"hviking" wrote in message
...
Maybe I'm over reacting but I am wondering if the Muck I
rinse out of the
filter from my goldfish pond can be a health hazard? Does
anyone know?

Thanks

Hagar

Some people are allergic to whatever is in
aquarium and/or pond water. I will sometimes
get a very mild rash after cleaning one of my
aquariums, but nothing major. I stick my bare
hands & arms in the ponds to pull out dead
leaves, & algae, do partial water changes,
move things around etc. with no ill effect.

I also handle muck-ridden pond filter materials
bare-handed with no problems. I'm not sure I'd
use any extracted pond or tank water on vegetables
close to harvest, but I'll put the water everyone
else. My roses especially enjoy a good dose
of fish muck.

I suppose if your fish had some disease you
should be careful of the water & muck, but I
haven't run into that situation yet, so can't give
advice there.

Gail

"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
...
snip
I also handle muck-ridden pond filter materials
bare-handed with no problems. I'm not sure I'd
use any extracted pond or tank water on vegetables
close to harvest, but I'll put the water everyone
else. My roses especially enjoy a good dose
of fish muck.
snip

This year, I drained half of my water and cleaned the mulm from the bottom
of the pond with my bare hands, and I have turned out OK.

BV.

"hviking" wrote in message ...
Maybe I'm over reacting but I am wondering if the Muck I rinse out of the
filter from my goldfish pond can be a health hazard? Does anyone know?

This is really a question for Ingrid.

Given that birds (and in my case, raccoons grrrr) crap in the pond,
the water in general would not be considered potable-quality. And I
suppose walking barefoot in the pond if you had an open cut on your
foot might be asking for something nasty. But provided you observe
basic hygiene (like washing thoroughly after ponding, and before
eating), the muck in general should be no more dangerous than garden
dirt.

-- Kizhe

I think the verdict is still out on that
Bill


"Benign Vanilla" wrote

This year, I drained half of my water and cleaned the mulm from the bottom
of the pond with my bare hands, and I have turned out OK.

BV.

"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
m...
I think the verdict is still out on that
Bill
snip

Yeah, ya know...as soon as I hit send, I realized what I had said, and was
just waiting for JMK to respond. Then I realized that he was on vacation,
and I was safe. I did not anticipate a proxy.

BV.

somebody posted this link
http://www.marylanddoctors.org/outdo..._infection.htm
"For a wound incurred in ocean, river, or lake water, administer
ciprofloxacin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole as an additional
antibiotic". So there must be something. Even though I grew up
swimming in ponds that were funkier than most of your filters.Cow and
horse sewers. All I got was swimmers ear that was very unpleasant.





On 27 Jul 2004 07:18:05 -0700, (Lieutenant Kizhe
Katson) wrote:

"hviking" wrote in message ...
Maybe I'm over reacting but I am wondering if the Muck I rinse out of the
filter from my goldfish pond can be a health hazard? Does anyone know?

This is really a question for Ingrid.

Given that birds (and in my case, raccoons grrrr) crap in the pond,
the water in general would not be considered potable-quality. And I
suppose walking barefoot in the pond if you had an open cut on your
foot might be asking for something nasty. But provided you observe
basic hygiene (like washing thoroughly after ponding, and before
eating), the muck in general should be no more dangerous than garden
dirt.

-- Kizhe

On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 02:02:23 GMT, "hviking"
wrote:

Maybe I'm over reacting but I am wondering if the Muck I rinse out of the
filter from my goldfish pond can be a health hazard? Does anyone know?

Thanks

Hagar


I've heard that almost any nasty anaerobic bateria can be found in
'muck' in fish tanks and ponds. Like Ecolli, so precausions should be
taken. Gloves, eye protection, even if you are like me and just jump
in doing work, atleast have eye protection, and clean up safely
immediatly afterwared(wash hands/shower/etc).

hth,

tom




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