A hydroclone comprising a tank including a fluid inlet, a filtered fluid outlet, an effluent outlet, a process fluid outlet and an inner peripheral wall enclosing a plurality of vertically aligned chambers comprising: a vortex chamber in fluid communication with the fluid inlet, a filter assembly located within the vortex chamber and enclosing a filtrate chamber, a fluid pathway adapted for receiving incoming fluid and generating a vortex fluid flow about the filter assembly, wherein the filtrate chamber is in fluid communication with the filtered fluid outlet such that fluid passing through the filter assembly enters the filtrate chamber and exits the tank by way of the filtered fluid outlet, an effluent separation chamber located below and in fluid communication with the vortex chamber which is adapted for receiving unfiltered fluid from the vortex chamber, a vortex flow barrier located between the vortex and effluent separation chambers (24, 30) which disrupts vortex fluid flow as fluid flows from the vortex chamber to the effluent separation chamber characterized in that a process fluid chamber located below and in fluid communication with the effluent separation chamber which is adapted for receiving a process fluid from the effluent separation chamber and wherein the process fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the process fluid outlet by which process fluid exits the tank, and in that an effluent barrier located below the effluent separation chamber which directs fluid flow from the effluent separation chamber to the process fluid outlet, and wherein the effluent barrier further comprises a centrally located effluent opening in fluid communication with the effluent outlet by which effluent exits the tank. a vortex chamber in fluid communication with the fluid inlet, a filter assembly located within the vortex chamber and enclosing a filtrate chamber, a fluid pathway adapted for receiving incoming fluid and generating a vortex fluid flow about the filter assembly, wherein the filtrate chamber is in fluid communication with the filtered fluid outlet such that fluid passing through the filter assembly enters the filtrate chamber and exits the tank by way of the filtered fluid outlet, an effluent separation chamber located below and in fluid communication with the vortex chamber which is adapted for receiving unfiltered fluid from the vortex chamber, a vortex flow barrier located between the vortex and effluent separation chambers (24, 30) which disrupts vortex fluid flow as fluid flows from the vortex chamber to the effluent separation chamber characterized in that a process fluid chamber located below and in fluid communication with the effluent separation chamber which is adapted for receiving a process fluid from the effluent separation chamber and wherein the process fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the process fluid outlet by which process fluid exits the tank, and in that an effluent barrier located below the effluent separation chamber which directs fluid flow from the effluent separation chamber to the process fluid outlet, and wherein the effluent barrier further comprises a centrally located effluent opening in fluid communication with the effluent outlet by which effluent exits the tank.