Coral life 65 skimmer not working.

So i got it all setup on the tank. let me tell you right now, it is a real hassle putting it on a 40 acrylic. The brace bar/minimal space on the back of the tank makes you have to take the pump off and attach it while its underwater (DIFFICULT!!!). Also, I already have a light tea colored wet skim starting, however the micro bubbles are SOOOO Bad. This might be due to not haing completed the output mod. Its supposed to have a mag 2-7 pre-sponge filter around the output pvc, I havent picked that up yet. Also, this pump is HUGEEEE. It looks soo bad in the tank that I have decided after my tank settles for a few weeks. I am going to have to rescape and make a high wall with the rocks where I can cover the pump from being shown. Will post pictures when I can.