Thanks a bunch! I really do appreciate your help. Got the hole for the
filter much enlarged. Hope to finish forming the waterfall path today.
Figure if I get the waterfall done first, I won't have to climb back into
the hole to get fallen shale and dirt out of it.

You should see me dig. I dig about two minutes and then sit for ten because
I have run out of energy. It really gets me that I can't just work until a
job is done. I just hope I can get the pond finshed this fall. Next fall I
am going to throw a birthday party for that pond. And I hope I NEVER get
another bright idea like this one.

I have to call about that SP 100S. It seems to almost identical to the
Pondmaster pump. If so, I might j ust keep it. Joe, you should be a
detective. Your online sleuthing isn't bad at all.

When it comes time to hook up the pump with the filter I'll need some more
advice. I think I need a couple of PVC elbows to connect the 2" pipe to
both pump and filter. There is a pump discharge that hooks to the pump that
I believe will need an elbow. Then I think I need another for the rear of
the filter itself to aim the hose in the right direction since it would not
be smart to bend it at 90degrees.

The problem here is, is the PVC glue enough to make a tight seal when
attaching the elbows or is more needed?

Enough said. Maybe too much.