I just have to thank you all for your help with my questions on my murky pond and the skippy filter. After reading all your advice and what you have done, I went to the Dollar Store and got scrubbies and a mesh bag and made a psuedo skippy filter from a storage bin. I used a sump pump to stir up the bottom and my pond vac to suck and run it though my homemade filter. It took two afternoons of cleaning and dumping and I can't believe the difference! It's beautiful! Fresh and appetizing!! You are all GREAT!!