In article , Granny Grump
writes:

Err ummm no, just tossed them in the filter. (What can I say, it was
the first Skippy filter I ever made. LOL)

Won't do that again! Have 6 (1#) bales of barley straw coming this
week, and will put it in a knee-high stocking when I use one.


try adding a layer or two of cotton batting before the water returns to the
pond. it catches fine particulates

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