Hi..

What about using a spray bar in reverse? That way water is
brought into the filter at the same rate as before but
distributed over a large area so no baby fish (as babies
might be able to swim out of the spray bar hole as the
suction would be reduced drastically) get sucked into the
filter? Also would be good for weak / ill fish so they
don't get caught in the filter either? Just an idea, any
comments anyone? Good luck and later!

The most lake fish don't prefer any water flow. Even the
most creek or river fish in nature would prefer to swim in
slow(er) moving water if they had any choice. That's the
reason why I'm convinced of "no filtering" or "slow
filtering" for many years now.. :-)

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cu
Marco