Hey, thanks, sasquatch! That's some interesting info there! Thanks for taking the time to send it all to me! Although when it comes to math I'm a total moron and after reading for a while I may start seeing things like this
LOL! Just now I did get an e-mail from Eric at Fins Reef and he said 225-250 gph would be the flow rate. Just a thought--what do you think about the Eheim Compact pumps? Ooops-almost forgot--my skimmer is a recirculating type, and I noticed the article you sent me seemed mostly to be about counter-current skimmers. Don't know if that makes a difference.