It is a piece of crap. Not really a skimmer. I have one from about 10 years ago, and I took the "skimmer" part out, and modified it into a fuge for one of my small tanks. Then the motor died and I threw it out.
How big is your tank? I could reccommend a skimmer for you that isn't too expensive. The AquaC Remora line is the lowest quality I would reccommend. Anything less is a waste of money imo (like Prism, BakBak, SeaClone, Coralife).
Oh, and don't listen to the guy at the LFS anymore. He doesn't know what he's talking about. He was trying to make money off a newbie. Good move asking here. Find a better LFS to go to.
