how to get rid of bubbles?

[boosst]

my skimmer is pushing out a tone of micro bubbles. i have my overflow going into a filter sock and my skimmer draining into a mesh bag and i have a baffle before my return pump and i still can't get rid of them...any ideas? thanks

[cbeitel]

What is your return flow rate?

I get micro bubbles when my return rate is too high.

I also had this problem early on before the skimmer broke in. Is this a new set up?

[drummereef]

What brand skimmer is it? Did you just install it?

[boosst]

it is an octopus recirc 150 and yes it is brand new. it has been running for almost 48 hours now. i am new at this but by flow rate do you mean the water height in the skimmer or the amount of water moving through the sump?

[davidryder]

It can take a few days for the acrylic to slime over thus stopping/slowing the bubbles. Give it some time... it's also recommended to rinse new skimmers in warm water to loosen up some of the oil - for future reference.

[dendro982]

I had microbubbles only for a short time after adding the crispy new micron sock. I just added the old, washed micron sock to the skimmer output (gate valve mod), and removed it several hours later. Bubbles disappeared.