Skimmer question

[slough shark]

The footprint for my super skimmer is 25.5(h) x 8(w) x 6(d).
And to be honest most people i speak to say stick with this skimmer until you have a decent amount of livestock in the tank, watch for a deal and then switch.

Have another question as well.
When the water spills over my final baffle into my return chamber the water has to "waterfall" in creating bubbles that my pump picks up and blows microbubbles into my display. When i get home from work i dump a container of water in the sump, filling up the final chamber and generally sorts it out. Are there any DIY tricks without an ATO system that i can use to difuse the bubbles coming into thew third chamber.
Any help would be much appreciated.