[BlueAbyss]

I actually have looked for a review thread on a few sites. No luck so far... I'll Google it to be sure.

So I just checked Google out, and there doesn't seem to be an actual review by a magazine or anything of this pump...

I've actually asked around, and nobody that I've come across seems to have used or seen one of these in use. All I've been able to find was a thread somewhere that suggested that a way to control the dryness of the foam (when these modified pumps are found in AIO systems... the thread was for a Rio 600 RV or something) was by controlling the amount of air introduced through the venturi.

So, maybe someone out there is using this pump, but I haven't been able to find them. Anyhow, now I just have to decide on a design. Since I understand fundamentally how a skimmer works, this shouldn't be too hard, I'm just not sure how efficient it will be. For 23 watts, it should be alright, and I can always mod the pump further with a mesh wheel. Off the shelf this pump will run 211 gph... that's a lot of skimming power on a system that's so far planned to be ~16 gallons.

Anyone have any suggestions for the overall dimensions of the skimmer? I'm sort of lost on this one...