cm, That filter will work fine! Mine happens to have a shut-off valve built in, so you would need a valve to stop the flow.

The reason I used a tire valve was simply because I had one, as well as an old tire pump hose to connect to it. ANY sealed tubing would work as long as you have a valve to stop the air flow.

Any gast pump will produce enough vacuum. Even an air compressor will work if you can isolate the inlet. My pump is the 72R twin vacuum---It produces a max 30psi on the pressure side.

I have even started my siphon by filling the output sipe pipe with water and then sealing all connections before removing the test cap, but hauling 150 gallons of water up the dam was a little more than exhausting and didn't always work when the air form the pond side of the pipe hit the outlet.