I put some of my media into my bucket filter over winter and then move that
into the
first part of my veggie filter in late spring. that way dont have to depend
entirely
on the veggie filter before they get going and during winter it slurps up
wastes from
the fish. I also dont have to rush getting everything going which might drop
the
temp in the pond too fast. Ingrid

Ingrid,
Thanks for the tips.
-Pat