Thanks Jerri & Joe for the additional comments.

It sounds like the fellow I'm advising is doing more researching and
talking to a lot of people so I think he'll be okay. The only thing I'm
hoping is he'll take the advice to wait on the rocks in the pond. We'll
see. ;o) ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

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