I appreciate the information! I'll keep doing research on the virus and keep an eye on him and the rest. If you happen to have any links to articles...
This is the design I had in mind, with a tee on the bottom. One side of the tee for the pond inlet, the other as a waste outlet junk that settles in...
I believe the S/Gs are designed to capture fines not be the first device of the filtration. Should be looking at some sort of sieve, rdf, or settling...