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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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?

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It will poison the fish.
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"Pawel" wrote in message
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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

Gail Futoran wrote:

"Pawel" wrote in message
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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.
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derek

no. chemicals are nasty. use cedar or pine. Ingrid

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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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no. chemicals are nasty. use cedar or pine. Ingrid

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.

Completely untreated wood doesn't rot very quickly below the water line -
the problem tends to be right at the air-water interface. So, for anything
that will be submerged pine is plenty good enough. For edging, you're
probably best to use an untreated wood, and plan to replace it every 2 or 3
years.
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"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
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Gail Futoran wrote:

"Pawel" wrote in message
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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

Something like TREX (artificial deck wood) might give you permanent
material. Haven't checked about leaching from it.

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"Pawel" wrote in message
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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

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.


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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.



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