i have a little jebo skimmer... they are perdy good for the price u can get them for.. $30 or so.... it remeves a decent amout of skimmate... the skimmate is a little wet but hey.. u get what u pay for... noise?.. well i doont hink it's that noisy... heck it's quiet compared to my big azz iwaki return pump... but yeah i say it's well worth the $30 for a jebo skimmer.. heck worst to worst.. if u dont like the skimmer at least u get a almost decent deal on a 550gph ph....