Protein Skimmer ... Which one ?

[Sam1969]

So I have figured out a few things and one of them is that I will be going with a sump and protein skimmer. My next question is how much do I really need to spend on a protein skimmer ? I have done some research and I see some cheap coralife skimmers for about 150.00 that say they are good for 125 gal which is basically what I have; 90 gal tank & 40 gal sump. Then I see others for 1200.00 ... good grief .... its a piece of plastic with a pump ... also I dont want alot of noise as this will be in my living room and if its noisy my wife will lose her marbles ... its the small things that drive her crazy ..LOL

I want to be able to keep hard & soft corals with a small fish population

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated