Filtering goose pond?

[docdubz]

Ive seen a lot of people talking about attempting to filter goose/duck pond water and it not working out that well. I was wondering if a septic tank type set up might make the difference. What I mean by that is a tub that is plumbed prior to the pump and filter that has a series of baffles to force all the crap in the water to collect at the bottom instead of continuing on to clog the pump and filter.

Thoughts?

 

[aart]

What I mean by that is a tub that is plumbed prior to the pump and filter that has a series of baffles to force all the crap in the water to collect at the bottom instead of continuing on to clog the pump and filter.

Yes, best to have a settling tank and filter(s) before the pump.
Needs to be setup gravity style for that.
Here is a rough diagram:

 

[docdubz]

Yes, best to have a settling tank and filter(s) before the pump.
Needs to be setup gravity style for that.
Here is a rough diagram:

That is exactly what I had in mind. I figured a couple of baffles in the first container would work well but didnt want to lay out the money to test the idea and have it fail.

 

[aart]

That is exactly what I had in mind. I figured a couple of baffles in the first container would work well but didnt want to lay out the money to test the idea and have it fail.

First bucket is a vortex.
Make the water spin in the bucket and it drops out the largest solids.
Can't find most the pics of my filter system(s).