Good points, grimlock. I noticed the same things myself. Especially the pump error. I checked feedback comments and saw a couple of "great product" comments on the skimmer so I figured for $80 (shipped), I'll take a shot.
I'm converting a 55 fw to sw so I don't have pics yet. I'll use my wet/dry for a sump. It came off of a 125 sw so it's more than sufficient. I'm thinking I'll mount it beside the wet/dry anyhow but I'm not sure on that yet.
Q; what do you mean by "skimmate"? I see a lot of foam in the last pic. Thanks for the input. I'll let you know how this thing fares.