bubble trap

So this is my first sump setup and I have never seen one setup in person so I have what may be an obvious question/ answer. I have finished my hard plumbing on my 125 and have a trigger 39 sump. I am in process of leak testing my build and noticed the egg crate slats and foam do not sit nearly...

I am having a ton of bubbles coming in from the return pump - coming from the skimmer. I have a reef octopus 300INT 12” skimmer that’s been going for about 3 months. Water level is around 9 inches (recommended is 7.5-8) I’ve tried to lower it all the way to 7 and no difference. Wanted to make...

Trying to just get everything figured out before I start putting together my sump. I have a 29 gallon and am planning on getting a kit for it similar to the Fiji Cube kit. It will have 4 chambers, one for the filter socks, one for the skimmer, one for biomedia/Chaeto, and one for a return pump...

I've seen 2 different designs of bubble traps. Which of the 2 do you think is better in terms of eliminating microbubbles? I was thinking that maybe #1 would be more effective, since water runs through a certain length without contact with the air and then goes directly to the return pump...