After the water temperature in your pond drops to 60 degrees or below, you should decrease the amount of food given to your fish and feed them no more than once a day. Ask your dealer about a food designed for cool weather feeding.
The Black Matala can be used as a support grate for other layers of media due to its very sturdy and open design. In a settling chamber the Black will slow down and trap very large particles and hair algae.
When you use the Black or Green Matala for solids filtering you may use the garden hose to spray clean them. The dirt falls off very easily.