Hey Michael, just a thought for skimmer design in general... Biopellets are really popular these days and the easiest way to hook one up to a skimmer is to add a T fitting to the input of the pump so one end of the T receives the effluent from the biopellet reactor and the other end is left open for the skimmer to suck in additional water. This is the most common way for people to hook up their biopellet reactor to the skimmer. However, the input of the skimmer is usually 1" PVC and a 1" T fitting will not fit over it without modification. If there was a better option, like maybe a barb fitting on the side of the skimmer body, or a different size input tube it would definitely be a selling feature for the many hobbyists running biopellets.
On the other hand, these look like nice skimmers. I like the idea of dual pumps instead of one big one. If one breaks down the skimmer can still operate. I really like the skimmer output too from what I can see of it in the pictures - looks like a great design.
That pic of the solid skimmer goo in the bowl...YUCK!
As far as the name goes, "Canadian Skimmer Company", these skimmers aren't manufactured in Canada are they? The price point seems too low for a Canadian manufacturer.
Is it a Canadian company producing the designs then?