Today my Aquacave order is scheduled to arrive. I'm waiting for my sump to get built and still haven't decided on a skimmer. I am leaning more towards the CADLights TIA1220. It is about $100 cheaper than the Vertex and I have read mostly good reviews on it. The reviews on both the TIA1220 and the Omega 150 are very similar, so it makes it tough to justify the extra $$. We'll see how it goes. I have time before I need to decide. I need to get finished with my stand. I'm putting a back on it and will be building an area to hold the electronics and keep them away from the wet side. Once the tank is put in place, I will start on a skin for the stand. That will be the last part of the build.