[Yogre]

I'm running a Water Blaster HY7000 instead of the Mag 12 the skimmer shipped with, it saves about 30 watts, not a huge savings (I got more of a savings by replacing my Blue Line main pump, 88 watts vs. 290. I probably overstated my energy savings from the skimmer pump change.

The skimmer seems to work just fine with the Water Blaster, it's not a pressure rated pump but the higher flow rate vs. the Mag seems to make up the difference. I do get some nasty nog with this skimmer, and its pretty much set and forget.