[jrf1175]

Well I made it through my first week away from my tank and everything is fine....well aside from the fact that there isn't any livestock in it yet! Should be getting the LR this sunday and I am pretty excited to aquascape and see what I can come up with.

Back to the micro bubble question for a second. After checking everything out it seems the micro bubbles are being generate as the water falls from the drain into the sump. They are then travelling under the baffle and across the fuge making there way back into the return. As you can see from my sump there is only one baffle between the chamber where the water enters the sump and the fuge...not sure if this is the best design or if there should be another baffle to slow the water flow and eliminate these pesky bubbles?? However, I am going through the most experience LFS in the area and they have been building and using this sump design for years.

So mu question is, how can so many micro bubbles enter the water column as it falls from the drain to the sump? More importantly how can I eliminate this problem?

Thanks for all you help in advance.

Cheers,
Jayme