Originally Posted by
koiman1950
As you only have a single fish right now, your somewhat okay but once you get a few more, they will begin to munch on your hyacinth, especially the leaves and the roots, and it will make a real mess in the pond and your mechanical filter. Those roots are like hair. Ever try to clean the hairs off your neck right after a haircut? Yep, you got it. Also, if you look at you pic, the skimmer is in the corner and there's now way for any surface debris to get to it. Kind of ruins the function factor of having it.