Re: steam oil vs koi ponds
There is a corner of the bridge visible in the photo of the Single on our (stale - sorry 'bout that) web site www.jobusch.com ... I'll try to get the boss interested in updating the site ... Pete Jobusch At 10:27 PM 5/16/2001 -0700, you wrote: >I personally would love to see photos of this ballasted deck girder bridge >and pond. >Gary of Eugene, OR > > >- Original Message - >From: "Peter Jobusch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 5:10 PM >Subject: Re: steam oil vs koi ponds > > >> Our East Serendipity Railway crosses Walled In Pond on a scratch built >> ballasted deck girder bridge about 62 feet long. The pond is relatively >> small (about 800 gallons). The trains are all live steam. No serious >> polution problems in the seven years we've been running over the pond and >> through the woods ... We have not bought any fish since the first batch, >> but they are Comets, not Koi. >> >> Pete Jobusch >> >> At 12:32 PM 2001-05-16 -0700, you wrote: >> >I am in the stages of completing my garden (steam ) layout . >> >We have two koi ponds that will be circled by tracks that live steam >> >engines will travel my question is , if anyone else has the same >> >situation and if so have you noticed any problems from steam oil >> >contamination of the pond and if it was a problem for the fish . >> > >> >My Steam up Start up area will be away from the ponds . >> > >> >Paul Gamlin >> > >> > >> > >
Re: steam oil vs koi ponds
I personally would love to see photos of this ballasted deck girder bridge and pond. Gary of Eugene, OR - Original Message - From: "Peter Jobusch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 5:10 PM Subject: Re: steam oil vs koi ponds > Our East Serendipity Railway crosses Walled In Pond on a scratch built > ballasted deck girder bridge about 62 feet long. The pond is relatively > small (about 800 gallons). The trains are all live steam. No serious > polution problems in the seven years we've been running over the pond and > through the woods ... We have not bought any fish since the first batch, > but they are Comets, not Koi. > > Pete Jobusch > > At 12:32 PM 2001-05-16 -0700, you wrote: > >I am in the stages of completing my garden (steam ) layout . > >We have two koi ponds that will be circled by tracks that live steam > >engines will travel my question is , if anyone else has the same > >situation and if so have you noticed any problems from steam oil > >contamination of the pond and if it was a problem for the fish . > > > >My Steam up Start up area will be away from the ponds . > > > >Paul Gamlin > > > > >
Re: steam oil vs koi ponds
Paul, a portion of the BSRR rings an 8 foot pond with Koi. Fish are approx 10 years old, railroad 9 and live steam 4, all with no co-habitation problems. I do not run weekly, more likely once or twice a month all year long. mike --- Paul Gamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am in the stages of completing my garden (steam ) > layout . > We have two koi ponds that will be circled by tracks > that live steam > engines will travel my question is , if anyone else > has the same > situation and if so have you noticed any problems > from steam oil > contamination of the pond and if it was a problem > for the fish . > > My Steam up Start up area will be away from the > ponds . > > Paul Gamlin > __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: steam oil vs koi ponds
Paul, a portion of the BSRR rings an 8 foot pond with Koi. Fish are approx 10 years old, railroad 9 and live steam 4, all with no co-habitation problems. I do not run weekly, more likely once or twice a month all year long. mike --- Paul Gamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am in the stages of completing my garden (steam ) > layout . > We have two koi ponds that will be circled by tracks > that live steam > engines will travel my question is , if anyone else > has the same > situation and if so have you noticed any problems > from steam oil > contamination of the pond and if it was a problem > for the fish . > > My Steam up Start up area will be away from the > ponds . > > Paul Gamlin > __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: steam oil vs koi ponds
Our East Serendipity Railway crosses Walled In Pond on a scratch built ballasted deck girder bridge about 62 feet long. The pond is relatively small (about 800 gallons). The trains are all live steam. No serious polution problems in the seven years we've been running over the pond and through the woods ... We have not bought any fish since the first batch, but they are Comets, not Koi. Pete Jobusch At 12:32 PM 2001-05-16 -0700, you wrote: >I am in the stages of completing my garden (steam ) layout . >We have two koi ponds that will be circled by tracks that live steam >engines will travel my question is , if anyone else has the same >situation and if so have you noticed any problems from steam oil >contamination of the pond and if it was a problem for the fish . > >My Steam up Start up area will be away from the ponds . > >Paul Gamlin > >
Re: steam oil vs koi ponds
If you don't have run-off into the pond and there is no bridge going over the water there is no way for the oil to contaminate the pond. Even if it did get in there, I don't know how much steam oil it would take to do any damage. I guess it depends on how much water you have, and how big the fish are.
Re: steam oil vs koi ponds
Paul, There is a steamer here who has SMALL pond with koi and a truss bridge crossing it which has been in place for a number a number of years. Sometimes a drop of oil or two lands in the pond. (pretty colors!) Despite the small size of the pond, he has experienced no casualties with his koi. In fact I have noted that they seem to swim a little faster--lubrication?? Geoff. I am in the stages of completing my garden (steam ) layout . >We have two koi ponds that will be circled by tracks that live steam >engines will travel my question is , if anyone else has the same >situation and if so have you noticed any problems from steam oil >contamination of the pond and if it was a problem for the fish . > >My Steam up Start up area will be away from the ponds . > >Paul Gamlin >
Re: steam oil vs koi ponds
At 12:32 PM 5/16/01 -0700, you wrote: >my question is have you noticed any problems from steam oil >contamination of the pond and if it was a problem for the fish . >Paul They'll get no sympathy here. A good dose of steam oil is paltry repayment, considering how much cod liver oil I had to take as a kid. hw
Re: steam oil vs koi ponds
Does your pond catch run-off? Mine does not catch any runoff due to a rock hidden lip around it. Do you have any bridges that traverse the water area? If the answer is no to both questions I would not worry at all.
Re: steam oil vs koi ponds
My steamer runs right by my pond, but I am the only steamer for hundreds of miles, so only one ever goes by. I can't see it being a problem. Jerry
