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| I had an outdoors fountain basin that broke so I found a planter that I liked and I plugged up the drainage holes and stuck the water pump in. It holds but the water is really murky.
The planter is metal or fake metal finishing with an antiqued paint, I think. If this is rust or painting leeching into the water, I need to stop this from happening. Is there anything that I can use to coat the inside of the planter to provide a water tight protective layer between the planter and the water? I don't know if any birds will drink from this but if they do, I don't want them to end up with heavy metal poisoning, so that's another reason I need to have a protective layer on it. Keeping that in mind, whatever I use to make a protective layer can't poison birds that may decide to drink out of it. Thanks for any suggestions! |
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- Posted by terrestrial_man 9 (eyuracleo@hotmail.com) on Mon, Jul 25, 11 at 3:22
| The only thing that I can think of that is relatively inexpensive is roofing tar. Once you coat the container you need to let the tar dry completely and then fill with water and set and then drain and then refill and set and drain and so on until the water is clear and there is no odor or filmy residue floating on the water surface. This is what should be done if one uses galvanized steel troughs for ponding as the metal will rust away in time and the tar prolongs its life. |
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- Posted by sleeplessinftwayne z4-5 IND (My Page) on Mon, Jul 25, 11 at 17:42
| You can also use an epoxy paint to seal the inside since it is already painted. It also doesn't leach oil the way tar will. |
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