Plants for the filter?

[nortyler]

I am wondering what plants work well in a Skippy Filter?

[Reel McKoi]

"nortyler" > wrote in message
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> I am wondering what plants work well in a Skippy Filter?
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I'm not sure what a Skippy filter is but do have a settling tank type filter
on my 2000 gallon pond. I use fast growers and heavy feeders in this
filter. These are mainly yellow swamp iris, water lettuce and water
hyacinth. As they crowd each other out I move the excess to the compost
pile.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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[nortyler]

Thanks McKoi,

How do you get the iris to stand up without using a pot?

[jabriol]

you forgot AFN
Reel McKoi wrote:
> "nortyler" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > I am wondering what plants work well in a Skippy Filter?
> ========================
> I'm not sure what a Skippy filter is but do have a settling tank type
filter
> on my 2000 gallon pond. I use fast growers and heavy feeders in this
> filter. These are mainly yellow swamp iris, water lettuce and water
> hyacinth. As they crowd each other out I move the excess to the
compost
> pile.
> --
> McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
> ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>

[Reel McKoi]

"nortyler" > wrote in message
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> Thanks McKoi,
>
> How do you get the iris to stand up without using a pot?
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I do have them in pots. There would be no way to flush and clean the
settling-tank/filter if they weren't. I have them in those black plastic
pond plant pots. The roots grow over and through the pot. The lettuce and
hyacinths just float as you know.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

Plants for skippy filter. Try water cress, you can set it on top of the
filter media, and it will root into it. ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

[dave]

WARNING WARNING
TROLL ALERT


On 4 May 2005 05:59:13 -0700, "jabriol" > wrote:

>you forgot AFN
>Reel McKoi wrote:
>> "nortyler" > wrote in message
>> oups.com...
>> > I am wondering what plants work well in a Skippy Filter?
>> ========================
>> I'm not sure what a Skippy filter is but do have a settling tank type
>filter
>> on my 2000 gallon pond. I use fast growers and heavy feeders in this
>> filter. These are mainly yellow swamp iris, water lettuce and water
>> hyacinth. As they crowd each other out I move the excess to the
>compost
>> pile.
>> --
>> McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
>> ~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>