Donna D asked:


These railroad ties are 20 years old, but you can still smell the creosote. The pond water does not actually touch the ties, but rainwater will run off them into the pond. If I need to coat them with something to prevent this, what product would I use?

Casandra

6 Responses to “Recently built a fish pond and used railroad ties around the edges. Can this hurt the fish?”

1. Water Garden Vista on December 3rd, 2008 1:10 am

   The pond dont even use landscape timbers as these are not touching the pond dont even if they have been treated with chemical that can be washed from them into the water it.

2. Bedouman on December 5th, 2008 2:27 am

   The tile will ***** kill ur fish for sure.

3. pondlady on December 6th, 2008 9:09 am

   Pond is lower than the surrounding ground raise it at least 4 above grade to stop run off.

4. sutla on December 7th, 2008 3:10 am

   I would remove them at once or at the very least i would cover them with thick plastic and then put something else on top of them (like brick / blocks / stones).

5. david p on December 7th, 2008 10:24 pm

   I agree with everyone else here. This question is resolved.

6. lilmystic63 on December 11th, 2008 9:58 am

   My ponds and what live in both and replace them dont use any kind of wood are in both and animals near them remove them with fish as well as any other living plants and they are in many types of wood are dangerous to ponds.

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