I can't really tell you as of now Lance its doing pretty good thou. I gave it a bath in vinegar for 20 mins and stuck it in the sump now i have like 2" of brown dark skim mate in the cup since yesterday. so that is pretty good. To be honest with you ever since that i sold my Deltec 851 i really missed that skimmer.
And when I seen from Kien's skimmer that it had the ehiem i had to get it. that pump is so wicked too.
As of now im pretty happy for the 24hr period. now since the house is going n the market as of Monday. Im looking for a new house we have one in mind thou. Then the next question is do I leave that tank in there for the next person or take it with me , leaving it there if they want it wont be so bad. taking it out will be a Pita.
so may be a new tank or a rubbermaid for now
I still have my vertex skimmer thou may be a 8foot tank may pop up or the 10 footer