What is "THE" HOB Protein Skimmer

[intarsiabox]

I have an Aquamaxx HOB-1 that skims great, is very quiet and doesn't produce micro bubbles but I do get a trickle of a little larger bubbles that seeps out of the top of the discharge and go directly to the surface without getting dispersed into the tank. Now it did not start out with no micro bubbles, and most HOB's won't at first. They all have a break in period, mine was about a month before the micro bubbles were completely gone. You should probably give yours some more time and give it a couple of full cleans including the pump with some vinegar. I have not owned the eshopps skimmer myself but they are supposed to be a really good skimmer and it sounds like yours skims very well, don't give up on it just yet.