Well, I pulled the trigger on a LifeReef yesterday!!!! I stumbled across LifeReef products last week, spent all weekend reading threads and researching. I spoke with Jeff yesterday on the phone for like 2 hours. I ended up going with the SVS3-36 with the Mag18. He said it'll be a couple of weeks until he gets it made. I can't wait!!! This is going on my 210g display with a 180g sump in my basement. Haven't decided if I am going internal or external yet, as my sump is off of the floor in the basement. If I remember correctly the top of my sump is at 54", so I'll have to put the skimmer on a stand of some sort if I do external. I did not get the Mazzei Venturi, Jeff said to try it for a few months and then see how I like the performance and then possibly get the Mazzei. Additionally, we spoke about my plan to upgrade my reef system in the next year where I'll be adding 600g of system volume, so at that time I'll be calling him back and getting an extension to turn it into a 48" skimmer.
-Blair