An apparatus suitable for separating and collecting gas bubbles entrained in a fluid, wherein the apparatus comprises: a housing defining at least one chamber, the chamber having an inlet port and an outlet port; an elongated exit tube (206, 304) with an intake end and an export end (210, 308), wherein the intake end of the elongated exit tube is centrally located within the chamber and the export end (210, 308) of the elongated exit tube is connected to the outlet port of the chamber, characterized in that, the apparatus comprises: an inflow tube with an intake end and an export end, the export end being centrally located within the chamber, and an intake end of the inflow tube being connected to the inlet port a diffuser, and a diverter positioned between the inlet port and the outlet port, said diverter comprising a base portion and a rim, and wherein the rim of the diverter is positioned between the base portion of the diverter and the intake end of the elongated exit tube: the export end of the inflow tube abuts the base portion of the diverter and said diffuser is formed of said inflow tube and comprises a plurality of holes which are spaced apart and positioned in a generally radial arrangement about a circumference of the diffuser, the inflow tube, the diffuser, and the diverter (402, 502, 504) being integrated or the inflow tube is connected to a portion of the diverter by a tether, the tether forming the diffuser and the diffuser comprises at least one hole. a housing defining at least one chamber, the chamber having an inlet port and an outlet port; an elongated exit tube (206, 304) with an intake end and an export end (210, 308), wherein the intake end of the elongated exit tube is centrally located within the chamber and the export end (210, 308) of the elongated exit tube is connected to the outlet port of the chamber, characterized in that, the apparatus comprises: an inflow tube with an intake end and an export end, the export end being centrally located within the chamber, and an intake end of the inflow tube being connected to the inlet port a diffuser, and a diverter positioned between the inlet port and the outlet port, said diverter comprising a base portion and a rim, and wherein the rim of the diverter is positioned between the base portion of the diverter and the intake end of the elongated exit tube: the export end of the inflow tube abuts the base portion of the diverter and said diffuser is formed of said inflow tube and comprises a plurality of holes which are spaced apart and positioned in a generally radial arrangement about a circumference of the diffuser, the inflow tube, the diffuser, and the diverter (402, 502, 504) being integrated or the inflow tube is connected to a portion of the diverter by a tether, the tether forming the diffuser and the diffuser comprises at least one hole. an inflow tube with an intake end and an export end, the export end being centrally located within the chamber, and an intake end of the inflow tube being connected to the inlet port a diffuser, and a diverter positioned between the inlet port and the outlet port, said diverter comprising a base portion and a rim, and wherein the rim of the diverter is positioned between the base portion of the diverter and the intake end of the elongated exit tube: the export end of the inflow tube abuts the base portion of the diverter and said diffuser is formed of said inflow tube and comprises a plurality of holes which are spaced apart and positioned in a generally radial arrangement about a circumference of the diffuser, the inflow tube, the diffuser, and the diverter (402, 502, 504) being integrated or the inflow tube is connected to a portion of the diverter by a tether, the tether forming the diffuser and the diffuser comprises at least one hole. the export end of the inflow tube abuts the base portion of the diverter and said diffuser is formed of said inflow tube and comprises a plurality of holes which are spaced apart and positioned in a generally radial arrangement about a circumference of the diffuser, the inflow tube, the diffuser, and the diverter (402, 502, 504) being integrated or the inflow tube is connected to a portion of the diverter by a tether, the tether forming the diffuser and the diffuser comprises at least one hole.