i whent out today looking for a new skimmer after shopping around a while i found an lfs that had some used stuff. i pickup this skimmer that cost 229.00 new at the same store for 11.00! i had to fix a leak and replace the valve but for 11.00 what the heck. 1st pic is of the skimmer as purchased second is of water test after fixing and third is behind my 55 doing its job now i got an extra 200 bucks to spend on more stuff. moral of the story is . shop around:headbang2:!